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Friday, February 10th, 2012
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Southwest Florida crime fighting “fusion center” opens to identify threats, foster communication (video).
The center is part of the Florida domestic security strategy that requires the state to create a multidisciplinary information-sharing platform. It serves 10 Southwest Florida counties and is part of the Florida Fusion Center Network, which covers the entire state.
The center is an environment for exchanging information relating to all crimes and all hazards. The [...]
Thursday, February 9th, 2012
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Illinois SWAT gets green light for suppressor usage.
Image: Dave Bahde/ Jet Suppressor
Under a just passed law, Illinois SWAT units can now attach silencers to their weapons. The silencer is designed to give police special operations teams the advantage if they find themselves in a firefight .
The sponsor of the measure, state senator Dave Koehler says if police have to enter [...]
Related Topics: Illinois, Silencer, Suppressor, SWAT
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
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Texans sentenced for buying guns for Mexican cartel.
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Nine Texas men and women have been sentenced to prison for purchasing firearms for Mexico’s Los Zetas drug cartel, and a dozen others face charges linked to a Department of Justice probe into weapons trafficking, officials said on Wednesday.
U.S. Attorney Robert Pitman said that in many cases, the purchasers were paid a couple of [...]
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
Law Enforcement »
Fort Bend, Texas county SWAT acquires BearCat armored vehicle.
The BearCat is used in high-risk situations. It carries up to 10 people and can traverse a variety of terrains. Police often employ it for barricaded situations, high-risk warrants, active shooters and dignitary transport.
Last year, in Tyler, a SWAT team used a BearCat to approach a kidnapping and murder suspect who was armed with an [...]
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
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Pasadena, CA police make first arrest with new license plate readers.
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Pasadena Police Officials announced this week that they have made their first arrest using new automated license plate recognition system (ALPR) technology, a new system which allows Police Officers to scan thousands of plates every shift via cameras mounted on their patrol cars.
According to the Pasadena Police Department, Christopher Castillo, 24, was arrested last [...]
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Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
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Thermal-imaging gear gives Montana law enforcement power to see in darkness.
Image: Casey Page, Gazette Staff
“It’s a really good tool, and it’s an officer safety thing,” said Lt. Vince Wallis.
It’s the kind of equipment you’d expect to see in a high-tech spy film: an officer points a cameralike device and, either through a viewfinder or on an onboard computer screen, a clear, detailed image of the [...]
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Monday, February 6th, 2012
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Get an up close look at a USA/Mexico border tunnel (video).
Get an Up Close Look at a Border Tunnel: MyFoxPHOENIX.com
A new report out by the Associated Press shows that Border Patrol agents are working a lot of overtime these days — an average of two hours each day.
Add it all up and that’s about $1.4 billion over the last six years.
FOX 10’s Troy Hayden just [...]
Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Law Enforcement »
South Carolina trooper pulls over mayor for speeding, mayor then pulls over trooper for interfering with a police officer (video).
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The South Carolina Department of Public Safety has released a copy of a patrolman’s dash camera video showing the trooper ticketing Norway’s mayor and then being pulled over himself — by the mayor.
DMV records show Norway Mayor Jim Preacher was driving the town’s unmarked Dodge Charger 70 mph in a 55 mph zone on [...]
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Friday, February 3rd, 2012
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Hacking network Anonymous “intercepted” FBI and Scotland Yard phone call.
Image: De facto flag for the Anonymous group; Wikipedia.
The call, said to have taken place last month, covers the tracking of Anonymous and similar groups, dates of planned arrests and evidence details.
Anonymous also published an email, apparently from the FBI, showing the email addresses of call participants.
The FBI confirmed the intercept and said it was [...]
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Friday, February 3rd, 2012
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Unmanned aircraft a controversial surveillance tool for North Dakota law enforcement.
In a first for local law enforcement in the region, 16 North Dakota counties will soon use two small unmanned aircraft to monitor crime scenes and track suspects.
The new law enforcement tool also raises questions about privacy and surveillance.
Sheriff’s deputies and police officers from the Grand Forks area have been training since last fall, Frazier [...]
Related Topics: Drone, North Dakota, UAV
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N.Y. Senators propose legislation to oversee NYPD.
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Father of New York subway bomb plotter faces up to 40 years.
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