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Former Customs Agent Gets 9 Years for Bribery, Smuggling
A federal judge sentenced former U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer, his girlfriend, his nephew, and two of their associates Thursday for a bribery and illegal alien smuggling scheme spanning two years, the FBI announced.
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Detroit Declares Bankruptcy, Police Union Sues
Detroit filed for bankruptcy today, setting up an historic municipal bankruptcy process in which the city's police union has vowed to fight for retirement and health care benefits for current and retired officers.
Photo via Shawn Wilson/Wikimedia.
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Four Officers Leave Agency In Sex Scandal
The police department sex scandal that landed Lakeland, Fla., in national headlines has now claimed the jobs of four veteran officers implicated in the case, with two getting fired and two resigning this week.
Lakeland PD civilian crime analyst Sue Eberle accused several officers of inappropriate sexual contact. Screenshot via ABC News.
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Video: Tucson Officer Fired for Pointing Gun at Clerk
A Tucson (Ariz.) Police officer on probationary status was fired Tuesday for pointing a gun at a convenience store clerk while intoxicated. The agency confirmed the firing 23-year-old Kyle McCartin on its Facebook page.
News Tucson Cop Pulls Gun
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Shots Fired: St. Croix, Virgin Islands 08/18/2012
Howell leaned forward in pain, his ballistic vest rode up on his torso. A second round tore through his driver's side door, passed through his seat, and struck him in the back. Like the first, this round passed through Howell before striking Jones in the face.
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto.com.
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Calif. Officer Laid To Rest After Off-Duty Crash
A Hawthorne (Calif.) Police sergeant laid to rest Friday was remembered as an avid motorcycle rider, after an off-duty crash claimed his life on July 8.
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Md. Agency Gets Third Chief In a Year
Saying he wants to build trust both with police officers and county residents, Kevin Davis was sworn in Tuesday morning as Anne Arundel County's third police chief in a year.
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Ga. Officer Celebrates 50 Years On the Force
Savannah-Chatham (Ga.) Police Cpl. Clifford Perry Jr. celebrated a rare milestone this week when he marked 50 years of service with the agency.
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Raise Your Honor High
Ah, but the healing is a wonderful thing to see. Daily, each of you earn more and more and more honor for us all. Your courage, your actions, your compassion, is an hourly ratcheting up of our honor.
Illustration by Sequoia Blankenship.
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Fla. Chief: I Was Fired for Not Arresting George Zimmerman
Former Sanford (Fla.) Police Chief Bill Lee told CNN Wednesday he refused to arrest George Zimmerman to appease city officials, who fired him as retribution.
Screenshot via WESH.
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Handcuffing Suspects: 3 Techniques
Too many officers try to handcuff a suspect while he or she is still fighting. Before you can handcuff a suspect, you must obtain control. Here are three techniques for when you're on your own (rear leg sweep), with a partner (rear takedown), or with a group of three or more officers (the swarm). Read our feature, "Closing the Gap," for the full story. Photos by Amaury Murgado.
When you're facing a suspect as a lone officer, a rear leg sweep will help quickly gain control.
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Closing the Gap
The reactionary gap is the distance you must keep between you and the suspect in order for you to respond to any sudden threat. That distance tends to be six to nine feet if you can see the suspect's hands, and 25 feet if you can't. The danger zone is anywhere inside the reactionary gap.
Photo by Traci Dean.
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