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Articlesby James SpurgeonJune 26, 2014

Get Ready for a Fight

Your defensive tactics training should be intense, exhausting, applicable, and eye-opening. Don't come to in-service training dressed for vacation or expecting to sleepwalk through the course.

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Articlesby David GriffithJune 21, 2014

Seattle PD Lawsuit: Calling Out Goliath

Late last month 126 officers of the Seattle Police Department decided it was time to stand up and challenge Goliath, in this case the federal government. Instead of a sling and a stone, they wielded a lawsuit.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 19, 2014

Seattle Responds to Officers' Use-of-Force Policy Lawsuit

But in alerting U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman to the prior finding, the notice gave Pechman an option to keep the case, transfer it to the other judge, U.S. District Judge James Robart, or consult with him on what course to take.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 8, 2014

Video: Utah Police Chase Caught on Traffic Cameras

A police chase in West Valley City, Utah, was caught from many different angles, as a man suspected of committing a residential burglary fled from pursuing police vehicles.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 5, 2014

Police Chief Reverses Finding on Use of Excessive Force

Citing newly discovered evidence, Interim Seattle Police Chief Harry Bailey has reversed a finding that an officer used excessive force when he stepped on the head of a handcuffed man outside a Ballard bar in 2010.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 29, 2014

Seattle Officers Sue Over Use-of-Force Reforms

The civil-rights suit, filed in U.S. District Court, contends the changes have effectively created “hesitation and paralysis” among officers, stripping them of their constitutional and legal right to make reasonable, split-second judgments in the line of duty.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 1, 2014

Boston Considering 3-year Residency Requirement for Police and Fire Applicants

City leader is pushing for 3-year residency requirement for Boston police and fire applicants.

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Articlesby Melanie BasichMarch 31, 2014

Building Leaders

Even if people receive some training, there is more to becoming a leader than taking a class. Training in all its aspects needs to change with the times. But it's a pervasive cultural issue. And it takes time to change a culture.

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Articlesby David GriffithMarch 14, 2014

Pursuit Tracking

The StarChase system uses a patrol car-mounted launcher to shoot a GPS tracking device at a fleeing vehicle. Officers can catch up to the vehicle later without speeding after it.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 11, 2014

Border Patrol Tightens Use-Of-Force Rules

New use-of-force rules that limit when weapons can be fired were issued Friday for Border Patrol agents, who have been under increasing criticism for their roles in more than 40 deaths since 2005.

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