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APCO SEEKS COMMENTS ON REVISIONS TO MINIMUM TRAINING STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS

 July 1, 2009, Alexandria, Va. – The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International today released for comment a standard to identify minimum training requirements for public safety telecommunicators. The revision includes information for those typically charged with receiving, processing, transmitting, and conveying public safety information to dispatchers, law enforcement officers, fire fighters, emergency medical and emergency management personnel.

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APCO INSTITUTE PRESENTS NEW TRAINING ON PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS STAFFING AND EMPLOYEE RETENTION 

November 2, 2009, Daytona Beach, Fla. - APCO Institute today announced the release of its new course, Public Safety Communications Staffing and Employee Retention.  This course is designed to provide guidance and information to public safety communications center employees at every level.

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Team SIG’s Max Michel Captures
His Fifth United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) Handgun National

Las Vegas, NV  – September 22, 2009 – Team SIG Champion Shooter, Max Michel, edged out the country’s top shooters to win the USPSA Handgun Nationals held September 11 – 19, 2009 at the Desert Sportsman’s Rifle & Pistol Club in Las Vegas, NV. Michel was the 100% match winner in the Open / Production Class. This is his fifth championship...

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Victor Amato
Monmouth County Chief of Police

Victor “Buddy” Amato has been Chief of Police for the Monmouth County SPCA for the past five years. During this time, he has been instrumental in law enforcement on behalf of all animal cruelty cases in Monmouth County. Chief Amato’s dedication goes beyond that of a fulltime position -

Forensics Source Lightning Powder Now Available in an Aerosol Spray

JACKSONVILLE, Florida Oct.27,2009 – Safariland™, a BAE Systems line of business, announces that its Lightning Powder® is now available in a convenient aerosol spray. Lightning Spray™ Aerosol Fingerprint Powder is the latest innovation in forensic latent fingerprinting technology, and is offered by Forensics Source™, Safariland’s full range collection of forensics products.
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LEADERSHIP AND HEALTH HEAD APCO’S 75th CONFERENCE IN VEGAS 

 July 27, 2009, Las Vegas, Nev. – The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International announced today the keynote and supersession speakers for its 75th Annual Conference and Exposition taking place next month in Las Vegas.
Commander Kirk Lippold, (Ret.) U.S. Navy, commanded the USS Cole when terrorists attacked it one of the seminal events in the war on terror.

NRF Organized Retail Crime Survey Finds Criminals View Global Recession as Opportunity to Abuse Retailers and Consumers

--Organized Retail Crime Activity Jumps by 8%, According to NRF Survey--
Washington, June 10, 2009 – As another illustration of the wide effect of the down economy, retailers and consumers are increasingly being victimized by organized retail crime groups. According to NRF’s fifth annual Organized Retail Crime survey, nine out of ten retailers (92%) report that their companies were victims of organized retail crime during the past year, up eight percent from 2008.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – An emergency medicine researcher at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center has just published the first large, independent study of injuries from “conducted electrical weapon” (CEW) or Taser® use, finding that serious injuries occurred in fewer than 1 percent of 1,201 Taser uses by law enforcement officers.