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Red Sox’ Jarren Duran: ‘It’s still something I feel terrible about’

BOSTON — The Red Sox reinstated Jarren Duran from his unpaid two-game suspension Wednesday. He will lead off and play left field in the series finale against the Rangers at 6:10 p.m. Duran served a two-game suspension for calling a fan a homophobic slur Sunday....

By Larry Smith

‘Totally immersed’: Colo. PD using VR simulator for training scenarios after receiving DOJ grant

By Abbey SoukupThe Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A virtual reality training simulator is helping Colorado Springs police test and improve their skills before taking them to the streets. ...

By Larry Smith

Webinar to explore impact of AI on public safety, criminal justice and security

By Police1 StaffArtificial intelligence (AI) is changing how crimes are committed, investigated and prevented, offering advanced tools for law enforcement but also presenting new challenges. Current efforts to integrate AI across these sectors lack a unified approach, despite the pressing need to address recruitment issues,...

By Larry Smith

HAIX® North America introduces a new multi-use boot

PRESS RELEASELEXINGTON, Ky. — HAIX® is excited to announce the latest edition to its Black Eagle® line up, the Black Eagle® Athletic 2.1 V GTX Mid Coyote. Built as a cross-functional, multi-use boot, it is perfectly designed for many industries including K9 handlers, SWAT teams,...

By Larry Smith

‘Come toward my voice!’: NYPD officers capture harrowing apartment fire rescue on bodycam

By Joanna PutmanPolice1NEW YORK — Video released by the NYPD shows officers responding to a serious apartment fire in Queens, where they rescued a woman trapped inside, WABC reported.The incident unfolded on July 19 when officers were alerted to the fire by a bystander while...

By Larry Smith

Md. sheriff’s office releases BWC footage of 2022 officer-involved shooting of man who shot at officer

By Ceoli JacobyThe Frederick News-Post, Md.FREDERICK COUNTY, Md. — The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday released body camera footage from a 2022 incident in which a man tried to shoot a deputy, who fired back, hitting the man three times. ...

By Larry Smith

Union protests NFL’s biometric data demand for Vegas officers working security

By Estelle AtkinsonLas Vegas Review-JournalLAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas police union has raised concerns about a new NFL policy that would require officers who work security at Raiders games to share their photo for facial recognition purposes and is urging officers to think twice...

By Larry Smith

Mo. police release body camera footage showing protester slamming officer to sidewalk

By Jim SalterAssociated PressFERGUSON, Mo. — Ferguson police on Tuesday released officer-worn body camera footage showing a protester body slamming a police officer to the ground on the 10th anniversary of Michael Brown’s death, leaving the Missouri officer with a life-threatening brain injury. ...

By Larry Smith

2nd woman sentenced in straw purchase of gun used to kill 1 Ill. officer and wound another

Associated PressURBANA, Ill. — An Indianapolis woman has been sentenced to four years in prison after taking part in the straw purchase of a handgun that was used to kill one central Illinois police officer and wound another during a shootout. ...

By Larry Smith