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NewsSeptember 19, 2024

California Campus Police Ask for More Drones, Other Tools for Protest Response

“All of the campus’s requests are for non-lethal alternatives to standard-issue firearms, enabling officers to de-escalate situations and respond without the use of deadly force,” UC spokesman Stett Holbrook said in a statement.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 2, 2022

CA Sheriff’s Office Given Restrictions on Less-Lethal Rounds

The settlement restricts the sheriff's department's use of impact munitions and flashbang grenades to situations where it's necessary to defend against the threat to life or serious bodily injury or to bring a dangerous and unlawful situation under control.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 27, 2022

LAPD Officer Burned with “Makeshift Flamethrower” During Abortion Protest

The Los Angeles Police Department said 30-year-old Michael Ortiz attacked an officer with a torch, sending the officer to the hospital with burn injuries.

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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieMay 13, 2022

When/Then Thinking and Training for Police Amid Threat of Post-Roe "Protests"

Regardless of what may come to pass with the SCOTUS decision on Dobbs—and in your community—in weeks and/or months, the police will be the people holding the line between the lawlessness and the law abiding.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 4, 2022

LAPD Officer Injured During Abortion Rights Protest

According to LAPD Chief Michel Moore, officers attempted to disperse the group, but the crowd began throwing rocks and bottles.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 25, 2022

PERF: Feds Should Issue Guidance on Less-Lethal Weapon Use During Unrest

PERF is recommending the Justice Department’s research arm, the National Institute of Justice, begin examining the use of less-lethal weapons and offer resources to law enforcement agencies about when and how to use the weapons.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 19, 2021

Kenosha Calm After Rittenhouse Not Guilty Verdicts

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has activated 500 National Guard members to be prepared for duty in Kenosha if requested by local law enforcement.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 7, 2021

Some UNC Students are Demanding Firing of Campus Police Chief

On Tuesday, UNC-Chapel Hill announced the resignation of Chief David Perry and said Assistant Chief Rahsheem Holland, who has worked at the university for 20 years, would be temporarily taking over the department.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 20, 2021

20 Albuquerque Officers Resign from Crowd Control Unit

Seventeen officers, one lieutenant, and two sergeants resigned from the team. According to Shaun Willoughby, president of the Albuquerque Police Officers’ Association, the officers feel over-scrutinized, so they decided to take a stand with each other.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 10, 2021

CO Officers Fired Over Photo Re-Enacting "Neckhold" Used During In-Custody Death

In decisions upholding the terminations of Aurora Officers Erica Marrero, Kyle Dittrich and Jason Rosenblatt, the Aurora Civil Service Commission noted that the photo caused pain for McClain's family and hurt already-strained relations between police and the community.

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