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Decision to drop police beating case spurs claims of political motives

By DAPHNE DURET Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Updated: 10:50 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011 Posted: 9:43 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011 WEST ...

Hillsborough deputy relied on her training

By Shelley Rossetter and Kameel Stanley, Times Staff Writers TAMPA — Moments before Hillsborough Deputy Lyonelle De Veaux was shot Friday night, sh ...

St. Petersburg to give police officers loans to purchase semiautomatic rifles

By Jamal Thalji, Times Staff Writer Thursday, September 22, 2011 ST. PETERSBURG — Semiautomatic rifles are in the hands of everyone these days, fro ...

Atlanta police lapses could imperil prosecutions

ATLANTA (AP) – Hundreds of arrests made by the Atlanta Police Department could be vulnerable to legal challenges, prominent defense attorneys sa ...

Women in law enforcement: The spirit of the female warrior

From Policeone.com By Roy Bedard The female warrior is often more cautious than her male counterpart, spending more time planning, recognizing that br ...

Center Mass -Shooting to Kill

A three part series appearing on PoliceOne.com April 8,15 & 22. Shooting center mass: Shooting to kill or to stop? In part one of this three-part ...

Shoot to Kill or Shoot to Wound?

There is a movement in the U.S. to mandate that crime fighters shoot to wound. Join former police chief Dr. Richard Weinblatt, The Cop Doc, himself a ...

To wear or not to wear a vest? That is the question for local police departments

By Jamal Thalji, Times Staff Writer, St Pete Times Posted: Mar 22, 2011 05:38 PM Back when Dade City police Captain David Duff worked road patrol, the ...

New Media & Police ON LOCATION

Click Here New Media & Police is the topic for this Special Edition of The Cop Doc radio show coming live from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, at the cou ...