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Download this eBook to learn how drones and other devices can be used as a de-escalation tool and force multiplier. In the face of significant understaffing, increasing workloads, lengthy response times, and the daily dangers inherent in their profession, today’s law enforcement agencies are grappling with a number of daunting challenges. Amid growing calls for police reform and an emphasis on “de-escalation,” the demand for additional training and innovative tools has never been greater. Could the integration of drones and cutting edge technologies be the solution to improve police response and in turn ensure safer interactions between the police and…

By Angelina BerubeThe Eagle-Tribune, North Andover, Mass. SALEM, NH — The police department has put out bids for its drone program, which will help the department with search and rescue efforts. Salem Police have seen other agencies such as Derry Police, New Hampshire Fish and Game and the Southern New Hampshire Special Operations Unit successfully use drones in various scenarios such as finding missing persons, traffic accidents and crime scenes, said Salem Capt. Jason Smith told The Eagle-Tribune in an email. The department saw their potential in Salem, he added. They have been drawing up plans for the drone program…

Download this week’s episode on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Stitcher, Spotify or via RSS feed, and watch the video version on Police1’s YouTube channel. In “Twins in the City: Let’s Learn About Police Officers”, Madison and Mia visit the city with their police officer parents. They wonder what police officers do? Join the sisters as they learn all about the different cultures that make up the police community and the many different ways they help and build relationships with the people they serve. Have you ever walked the beat or walked into a coffee shop and heard, “See that police…

CHIEVRES, Belgium – The Chievres Veterinary Treatment Facility hosted an international military canine training event in tactical combat injury care for U.S. Army and Air Force military canine handlers, medical personnel and host nation police.Military working dogs play a crucial role in the military. But more often than not, when they are deployed and injured, their handlers and medical staff are the first on the scene to administer first aid until a veterinarian can provide treatment. Not only must military service dog handlers be trained to provide tactical care to their dogs, all individuals who interact and work with the…

An empty school building this summer provided an optimal environment for area law enforcement to get active-threat training in real classrooms.The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center ran and delivered the Active Shooter Threat Training Program at Gettysburg Area High School last week at no cost to the district, according to James O’Shea, Gettysburg Area School District (GASD) director of safety and security, school police officer.The training was held 18.-21. July, O’Shea said.”The goal of this training is to educate and train law enforcement on how to immediately respond to an active threat situation in a densely populated area like our…

AURORA, Colo. — If they won’t apply for paid job openings, how about not paying them?The Aurora Police Department had 68 vacancies last month, with 11 officers leaving in May.Aurora City Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky has an idea to fill some of the open positions: unpaid officers.”There are a lot of people that they can’t commit to full time,” Jurinsky said. “It’s no secret that our staffing levels are pretty low, and if this is a way that we can prevent officers from having to respond to things alone, this is a good way to do it.” When the Aurora City…

French President Emmanuel Macron began his Pacific visit yesterday, starting with New Caledonia, then Vanuatu and en route to Papua New Guinea at the end of this week. Macron’s visit is historic for Papua New Guinea, as he is the first French president to visit the country, which has never had the country as its colony. The five-day visit, which began yesterday (July 24) with New Caledonia, followed by stops in Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea, is also designed to strengthen his Indo-Pacific strategy and reaffirm his country’s role in the Pacific region. According to the Elysée, the French presidential…

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh University Police Department is an accredited law enforcement agency serving the students, faculty and visitors of Lehigh University. To increase the reliability of its wireless communications, the agency upgraded its two-way radio system to an all-digital network. It then sought a vendor to remove the decommissioned radio equipment and chose New York-based Radiowell. Radiowell provided Lehigh University with the market value of its retired equipment. And to support the university’s ambition for sustainability, Radiowell pledged to pay the cost of planting a tree for every radio received from Lehigh. The trees are planted in America’s…

Mike Lowe, Neshmia Malik and Eli Ong 1 hour ago CHICAGO – Police said a 10-year-old boy is in custody after a SWAT incident was resolved on the Far South Side Monday afternoon. According to the Chicago Police Department, SWAT responded to an incident in which a 10-year-old boy suffering from mental illness fired a single shot at responding officers near a home in the 9800 block of South Charles Avenue. $10,000 reward in fatal shooting of pastor’s grandson After establishing a perimeter around the home, SWAT first fired bean bag rounds into the house without hitting the 10-year-old. After…

By Grace TooheyLos Angeles Times LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department search and rescue dog was euthanized over the weekend after overheating while trying to find a missing hiker last seen in Monrovia. The dog was airlifted out of the Angeles National Forest on Saturday as dangerous heat rose in the region’s mountains and valleys. The Sheriff’s Department Special Enforcement Bureau searched near Clamshell Peak in the national forest for Colin Brian Walker, 53, according to posts on social media from the agency. Sheriff’s officials did not immediately respond Monday to questions about the dog’s condition. The…