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Oregon Deputy Uses Naloxone to Save K-9 from Accidental Overdose

A deputy with the Clackamas County (OR) Sheriff's Office was with his K-9 partner Abbie on Tuesday when the dog was exposed to heroin in a container.

Coast Guard Joins Local Alabama First Responders for Marine Training

Seven boats manned by members of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary (USCGA), St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office (SCCSO), Pell City Police Department (PCPD), Lincoln Fire and Rescue, and the New London Fire Department recently conducted training exercises on an Alabama lake.

Police Product Test: Optical Dynamics OD40 Long Distance Illuminator

The OD40MM Illuminator Kit from Optical Dynamics provides high-power illumination with minimal light bleed.

The OD40 comes with a zippered nylon case and both red and green filters. There’s also a mounting kit available with dual rings and a remote pressure switch. (Photo: Optical Dynamics)

No One in Custody Over Chicago's Weekend Shootings, 12 Murders

"I think it is disheartening that we are at Tuesday after the weekend we had without anyone being charged," Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx told the Tribune in a phone interview. "The feeling that people can do this with impunity makes the work that much more difficult."

Chicago Plans to Send Hundreds of Officers into Areas Plagued by Shootings

The "strategic deployments" will add 430 officers to five South Side and West Side police districts: Calumet, Gresham, Ogden, Harrison and Austin.

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Matching Night Vision Gear to Your Mission

The experience of law enforcement agencies proves the benefits of having different night vision tools in the field.

Night vision is used in a variety of domestic law enforcement operations. (Photo: Abboud Bedro)

The Evolution of SWAT Operator Selection

The SWAT candidate assessment process at a South Carolina agency shows how tactical teams are looking for more than just extreme athletes and great shots.

(Photo: W. Thomas Smith Jr.)

Improving SWAT Operations

Experts say the chance for positive outcomes during tactical team callouts will increase with better selection of team members, organization of teams, training of operators and commanders; and with more effective use of equipment and technology.

(Photo: Franklin Rau)

Oklahoma Investigator Dies 11 Years After Being Shot on Duty

As agents attempted to breach the door of the suspect's residence, the man opened fire from inside, shooting through the door and striking Investigator Cole and an Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics agent. Other agents returned fire and killed the subject.

Investigator Timothy Dale Cole, Sr. (Photo: ODMP)

Philadelphia Officer Shot While Serving Warrant in Critical Condition

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross said that Officer Jaison Potts suffered "very serious" facial injuries, including a broken jaw, and may have artery damage. Commissioner Ross said that despite the critical nature of his injuries, the 20-year veteran officer is expected to survive.

Texas Police Continue Search for Officer Missing Since Thursday

According to Chambers County Sheriff Brian C. Hawthorne, 46-year-old Baytown Police Officer John Stewart Beasley is believed to have walked out of his house in the mid-afternoon. His cell phone — which had been separated from its battery — was found in a wooded area behind the home.

Virginia K-9 Shot, Killed in Pursuit of Murder Suspect

Geller said the suspect continued firing at the state police vehicles and "one of the suspect's bullets pierced a K9 trooper's back passenger window and struck a state police canine riding in the back seat compartment."

K-9 Vader was two years old. (Photo: Virginia State Police)

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