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TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN - Altus Brands, LLC, a Northern Michigan-based manufacturer of BughatsTM is extending a helping hand to the Louisiana coastline oil spill clean-up, by donating 1,000 of its hats to volunteers helping in the "Save Our Gulf" effort.
Bughats unique design will not only protect clean-up workers from biting insects, but also the sun, explained Altus Brands, LLC president Gary Lemanski, in announcing the donation this week.
"Following news about the spill caused us to think about what a small company could do," explained Lemanski. "And though large corporations and government are ramping efforts, we decided to do something quickly that might help a little. We're in this together and need to help each other."
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New radar speed display will be used to slow traffic in school zones.
All Traffic Solutions, the leader in solutions for traffic safety outcomes, awarded the Fort Myers Police Department (FMPD) in Fort Myers, FL with a Traffic Safety Grant. The department presented compelling information on its traffic safety needs in and around its schools, a situation compounded each year by the influx of "snowbirds," or temporary residents coming to Florida for the winter. The outstanding grant application submitted by FMPD earned them a portable radar speed display.
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Harris Provides Critical Communications and Coordination- on January 12, 2010, an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale struck the island nation of Haiti 16 miles west of the capital Port-au-Prince. Approximately 300,000 people were injured, one million were left homeless and an estimated 230,000 perished in the devastation. Critical infrastructure, including electrical networks, hospitals and communications systems, were severely damaged in the quake, and hundreds of relief organizations from around the world rushed to Haiti to aid in the recovery. Harris Corporation responded by sending a team equipped with communications equipment whose mission was to deploy an EDACS (Enhanced Digital Access Communication System) Xtreme LMR System and distribute hundreds of handheld radios to provide critical communications for delegations from the United Nations, CHF (Cooperative Housing Federation) International, USAID, the Federal Aviation Authority, Immigration and Customization Enforcement, NetHope and other emergency responders and relief teams.
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Written by Richard C. Paddock, AOL News
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (May 17) - Each day when San Jose police officer William Pender goes to work, he straps on his badge, gun, radio and Taser. And then he attaches a small video camera to his left ear.
The camera is part of a test program. Throughout Pender's shift, it records whatever is in front of him. With the push of a button, he can save the video and audio of his interactions with citizens, suspects and fellow officers. It is the way of the future, he points out.
"It's actually really cool," he says. "You can look from my point of view. What I see, the camera sees."
Pender, a 15-year veteran, is one of 18 San Jose police officers participating in a pilot program to test the head cameras. Called the Taser Axon, the camera is made by Taser International, which also makes Taser electroshock guns.
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Pfizer, the world's largest research based pharmaceutical company, is getting behind the effort to build the first-ever National Law Enforcement Museum in Washington, DC, with a donation of $25,000 to the Museum's capital campaign, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) announced today.
The National Law Enforcement Museum will tell the story of law enforcement in America through exhibits, collections, research and education. Groundbreaking for the world-class institution will take place on October 14, 2010, with the Museum scheduled to open in late 2013.
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Company Provides Sponsorship and Product Support to COPS for 11th Year
EAGLEVILLE, PA - May 14, 2010 -- Streamlight®, Inc., a leading provider of lighting tools for the law enforcement market, renewed its sponsorship of Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS) for the 11th year in a row with a contribution of cash and in-kind product donations. The company's contribution will help to fund COPS observances during National Police Week, May 9-15, in Washington, D.C, an annual event honoring fallen officers and their families, as well as support programs held throughout the year.
"As the lighting tools brand of choice by law enforcement professionals who put their trust in our products in the line of duty, we are steadfast in our commitment to COPS for the support they provide survivors of fallen officers," said Streamlight President Ray Sharrah. "We share a deep commitment to law enforcement, and are proud to support COPS programs that help the families of fallen officers re-build their lives."
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Developed in Conjunction with the U.S. Coast Guard
Charlestown, W.Va., April 26, 2010 - American Military University (AMU) (www.amu.apus.edu) introduced today a concentration in Maritime Law Enforcement for its Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice program. AMU developed the concentration in response to its selection by the U.S. Coast Guard as one of 10 universities nationwide to participate in its new Maritime Law Enforcement College Partnership Program.
AMU is a member institution of American Public University System (APUS), an accredited, online, university system serving more than 60,000 working adults studying worldwide. APUS offers 76 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in an affordable and flexible format (http://www.amu.apus.edu/academic/programs/list).
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RUAG Ammotec GmbH joined forces with Precision Ammunition LLC, aligning one of Europe's largest ammunition manufacturers with a highly innovative specialist in non-toxic, lead-free frangible ammunition strengthening its international position in the small caliber ammunition business.
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FNH USA, LLC is proud to be teaming with established optics producer Leupold as co-sponsor of the 16th Long Range Precision Shooting Competition, held June 7 to 11, 2010, at Fort George G. Meade in Maryland. This competition will showcase 30 two-man teams representing the finest sniper/counter sniper teams from the United States military as well as local, state and federal law enforcement communities. Teams will participate in demanding tests of tactical rifle marksmanship, scouting and observational skills, and physical fitness through events including: the Poker Run, a Team Observation Exercise, a Moving Target Phase, a Cold Bore Phase, Range Estimation Exercise, Stationary Phase, a grueling Obstacle Course and Movement Phase, as well as an Unknown Distance Phase. The competition is hosted by Baltimore and the District of Columbia metro area local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.
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"I give credit to C.O.P.S. and the National Police Survivors' Conference during National Police Week. That is where I got the courage, confidence, and hope. Where I met other survivors who lost their husbands years before me and realized that if they can rebuild and laugh again then I'm going to be able to do it, too," said Jennifer Thacker, surviving spouse of Agent Brandon Thacker, Kentucky Department of Alcohol and Beverage Control, End of Watch April 16, 1998, "That was what kick started my grief walk to where it is today."
Many law enforcement survivors attending National Police Week find that the strong peer support ... survivors helping survivors, what Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) was built upon, helps them rebuild their shattered lives. National Police Week will be observed from May 9-15, 2010. America's law enforcement officers and law enforcement surviving families from across the nation will gather in Washington, DC, from May 12-16 to remember and honor America's fallen officers.
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