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Semifinalists Announced for 2009 IACP/Motorola Webber Seavey Awards for Quality in Law Enforcement

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:52:00 -0500

Two Virginia agencies make the cut: Richmond Police Department, for their project "GRIP - Gang Reduction and Intervention Program", and Purcellville Police Department, for their project "Engagement of our Community Youth"

Jointly sponsored by IACP and Motorola, the Webber Seavey Award is presented annually to agencies and departments worldwide in recognition for promoting a standard of excellence that exemplifies law enforcement's contribution and dedication to the quality of life in local communities.

Move Over Twitter; Step Aside Facebook. Nixle is for Real.

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:22:00 -0500

New communications service has signed up nearly 1,000 agencies in just a few months and the National Sheriffs' Association is communicating with conference attendees via Nixle.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Nixle, the latest entrant into the field of instantaneous communications, is making rapid strides with police and municipal agencies nationwide - not to mention the thousands of citizens who have signed up to receive vital public safety messages.

Guards Who Shot Back at Von Brunn Identified

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:26:00 -0500

The security guards who returned fire when a white supremacist allegedly gunned down their colleague at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum on Wednesday were a recently retired D.C. police officer and a former Marine, both of whom had worked at the museum only a few weeks.

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Security Guard Killed at U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:06:00 -0500

A lone gunman known to authorities as a white supremacist shot and fatally wounded a private security guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in downtown Washington today before being shot and wounded by guards who returned fire, officials said.

The wounded security guard and the gunman were both taken to George Washington University Hospital with serious injuries, police said.

Authorities later said the guard died in the hospital.

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FBI Releases Preliminary Annual Crime Statistics for 2008

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:40:00 -0500

According to the FBI's Preliminary Annual Uniform Crime Report released June 1, the nation experienced a 2.5 percent decrease in the number of violent crimes and a 1.6 percent decline in the number of property crimes for 2008 compared with data from 2007.

The report is based on information that the FBI gathered from 12,750 law enforcement agencies that submitted six to 12 comparable months of data to the FBI for both 2007 and 2008.

Deadline extended for JAG Program funding under the Recovery Act of 2009

Tue, 26 May 2009 19:55:01 -0500

The Recovery Act Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Formula Program: Local Solicitation deadline has been extended. The new application deadline is 8:00 p.m. ET on June 17, 2009.

Obama names Sotomayor as Supreme Court nominee

Tue, 26 May 2009 10:19:00 -0500

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama has chosen federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor as his nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, two sources told CNN on Tuesday.

Sotomayor would be the first Hispanic and third female U.S. Supreme Court justice if confirmed.

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National Law Enforcement Museum Receives $1.5 Million Grant from Verizon Foundation

Mon, 04 May 2009 11:16:00 -0500

Money to Fund Innovative Education and Technology Programs, Domestic Violence Prevention Program at Museum

Supreme Court Limits Warrantless Searches

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:44:00 -0500

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court ruled that police need a warrant to search the vehicle of someone they have arrested if the person is locked up in a patrol cruiser and poses no safety threat to officers.

The court's 5-4 decision puts new limits on the ability of police to search a vehicle immediately after the arrest of a suspect.

Virginia State Police Trooper Receives National “2008 Trooper of the Year” Award

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:44:02 -0500

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Virginia State Police Trooper Justin T. Mahalik made Department history Friday night, March 13, 2009, for his valiant, life-saving actions during a traffic stop in Northern Virginia last April. At its annual State and Provincial Police Conference in Alexandria, the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) selected Trooper Mahalik as its “2008 IACP/Motorola Trooper of the Year.” He is the first trooper since the Virginia State Police was established 77 years ago to achieve such a prestigious honor.