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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 25, 2014

Take-Home Cars Help With Wash. City Crime, Budget

Yakima, Wash., city and police officials say giving each patrol officer a personal police vehicle to take home is paying off, and not just financially.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 25, 2014

FLEOA Announces Strong Support for Saracini Aviation Safety Act

Today, the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) announced its strong support for "The Saracini Aviation Safety Act," in light of the alarming air travel safety issues depicted in the video "Two Seconds to Breach."

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 24, 2014

Detroit to Spend $38 Million on Tecnnology

At the Detroit Police Department, the city would spend $38 million on tech improvements, including what it calls a “fully integrated public safety IT system” that would wrap in the city’s Fire Department and EMS.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 24, 2014

Fla. Trooper, Miami Officer Save Man After Crash

A Florida Highway Patrol Trooper, with the help of a Miami Beach police officer, saved a man’s life Saturday after responding to a single-car crash and finding the man without a pulse and not breathing.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 24, 2014

Detroit Bankruptcy Plan Calls for Fleet Modernization

The department operates an aging fleet of 1,291 vehicles riddled with maintenance issues. The vehicles lack technology needed for police work such as rugged computers. For officers, getting an operational vehicle is no sure bet, according to a Police Magazine report. In March 2013, a group of corporations pledged $8 million for new vehicles, enabling the department to replace 100 Detroit PD cruisers.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 24, 2014

Buffalo Officers to Carry Overdose Antidote

“We’ve seen a nationwide epidemic of heroin overdoses. It’s hitting Buffalo. It’s hitting the suburbs,” said Police Commissioner Daniel Derenda. “Basically, if somebody’s overdosing, this could save their life.”

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 24, 2014

Retired Houston Officer Killed in Galveston Motorcycle Accident

Dana Tweedie, 61, and Linda Tweedie, 52, were driving along Seawall Boulevard at 7:40 p.m. when 19-year-old Callie Inman of Dayton ran into their motorcycle as she pulled out of a Valero parking lot at 69th Street and Seawall Boulevard, police said.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 21, 2014

Video: "Smart Gun" Goes on Sale in California

The watch’s primary purpose is not to provide accurate time, though it does. The watch makes the gun think. Electronic chips inside the gun and the watch communicate with each other. If the watch is within close reach of the gun, a light on the grip turns green.

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ProductsFebruary 20, 2014

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 18, 2014

Video: 2 CHP Troopers Killed Responding to Accident

Two California Highway Patrol officers died early Monday on Highway 99 while driving to a collision near Kingsburg.

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