Law Enforcement News

• Oregon could become 1st US state to decriminalize hard drugs

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  People caught with amounts for their personal use would have the option of paying $100 fines or attending new, free addiction recovery centers

• 5 simple rules for staying safer during a Terry stop

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  The Terry stop is a versatile law enforcement tool for officers, but we must be aware of the hazards in these contacts and use tactics to mitigate them

• On-Demand Webinar: Meeting public safety challenges with policy and training solutions

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  Learn how policies and training, backed by accountability tools, help mitigate risk and prepare law enforcement agencies for today's challenges

• DOJ announces certification standards for federal funding

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  Credentialing organizations will determine if applying law enforcement agencies meet requirements for funding

• Cop shot in Breonna Taylor raid sues Taylor's boyfriend

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  The lawsuit is a counterclaim to a civil complaint that Kenneth Walker filed against Louisville Police

• 2021 SHOT Show canceled due to rising COVID-19 cases

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  Organizers say they intend to bring the event back in 2022

• Ore. deputies team up to give hitchhiker 'relay-race' ride home

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  Four officers across four counties coordinated a carpool to make sure one man was able to get home safely from a court appearance

• DOJ to allow BWCs on federal task forces

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  Federally deputized officers will now be permitted to wear cameras during arrest operations and search warrant executions

• Portland, Oregon, delays vote to cut $18M more from police

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  Police Chief Chuck Lovell said the new round of proposed cuts could threaten additional programs and result in layoffs

• Deputy uses CPR to save baby with COVID-19

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  The infant was unresponsive and waiting for medics when a South Carolina deputy stepped in

• Man charged with tossing molotov cocktail at NYPD vehicles

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  A Bronx man faces up to 20 years in prison for throwing a Molotov cocktail at parked NYPD vehicles in June

• Video: Man fatally shot charged at police with metal rod

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  San Diego police said the man had been using the rod to smash windows and items

• Portland passes resolution to limit actions of local police deputized as federal officers

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  The measure orders that the 56 police officers, federally deputized amid civil unrest, only make arrests under state or local law

• The FBI’s NIBRS deadline is fast approaching. What agencies need to know.

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  Is your department ready to transition to the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) on January 1, 2021?

• Photo of the Week: K-9 tricks for treats

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  K-9 Nicha, a.k.a. Wonder Woman, is ready for Halloween

• Cop IQ

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  How smart should cops have to be, what kind of smart, and how do we measure and promote it?

• Militias and police preparations for the upcoming election

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  Three legal principles everyone in law enforcement should know and understand

• DC releases bodycam footage from fatal crash amid protests

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  A fatal moped crash during a police pursuit sparked protests and clashes with police

• LAPD deals with chaotic night after Dodgers World Series victory

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  At least 8 people were arrested and three officers suffered minor injuries, police said

• COVID-19: Law enforcement deaths

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  Tracking the coronavirus-related deaths of U.S. police officers and other LE personnel

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