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US Supreme Court Briefly Where Are My Guns? Mixed Up State of Mind
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US Supreme ŽƵƌƚ ƌŝĞŇLJ By Levi Wells
Two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions concerning the transfer of weapons from a convicted felon and ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ Ă ƚŚƌĞĂƚ͘
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WŽůŝĐĞ ŽŐƐ are an /ŶǀĂůƵĂďůĞ ƐƐĞƚ to our ŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ By Diandra Ritchie
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The New Police Leader Magazine is a law enforcement magazine which is free to all police chiefs in Texas as well as ŽƚŚĞƌ ůĂǁ ĞŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚ ŽĸĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŽĸĐŝĂůƐ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƚĞ͘ The New Police Leader Magazine is owned and published by Milton Brown, as a professional trade magazine focusing on ƚŽƉŝĐƐ ƌĞůĂƟŶŐ ƚŽ ůĂǁ ĞŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚ ƐƚĂƚĞͲǁŝĚĞ ŝŶ dĞdžĂƐ͘ dŚĞ ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ is solely owned and does not support any ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ Žƌ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ŐƌŽƵƉ͘ The New Police Leader Magazine does not assume responsibility for statements of fact Žƌ ŽƉŝŶŝŽŶ ŵĂĚĞ ďLJ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚŽƌƐ͘ ƌƟĐůĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƉƉĞĂƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶ ĚŽ ŶŽƚ ŽīĞƌ endorsement of products or services from ƚŚĞ ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ Žƌ ĞŵƉůŽLJĞĞƐ͘ dŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ content of the New Police Leader Magazine is copyrighted by the publisher or held as indicated and may not be reproduced in any manner, either whole or in part, ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ƉĞƌŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͘ The New Police Leader Magazine is released ƚǁŝĐĞ Ă LJĞĂƌ ƐƚĂƚĞͲǁŝĚĞ ŝŶ dĞdžĂƐ͘ ĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐ ƌĂƚĞƐ ĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ƵƉŽŶ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚ͘ The New Police Leader Magazine mailing address: W͘K͘ Ždž ϭϰϬϬϳϮ͕ ƵƐƟŶ͕ dĞdžĂƐ ϳϴϳϭϰ WŚŽŶĞ͗ ϮϭϬͲϯϳϱͲϱϱϲϱ &Ădž͗ ϮϭϬͲϯϳϱͲϱϱϲϱ ǁǁǁ͘ƚŚĞŶĞǁƉŽůŝĐĞůĞĂĚĞƌ͘ŽƌŐ &Žƌ WZ ĂŶĚ ĂĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐ ŝŶƋƵŝƌĞƐ͕ ƉůĞĂƐĞ ĐĂůů ϮϭϬͲϯϳϱͲϱϱϲϱ KǁŶĞƌͬWƵďůŝƐŚĞƌ͕ ƉůĞĂƐĞ ĐĂůů ϱϭϮͲϯϬϬͲϰϮϬϬ Sales, please call ϱϭϮͲϯϲϯͲϱϰϬϵ ΞϮϬϭϱ͘ ůů ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ƌĞƐĞƌǀĞĚ͘ ZĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ĂŶLJ ĨŽƌŵ ĂƌĞ ƐƚƌŝĐƚůLJ ƉƌŽŚŝďŝƚĞĚ͘
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US Supreme Court %ULHÁ\ By Levi Wells
Two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions concerning the transfer of weapons from a ĐŽŶǀŝĐƚĞĚ ĨĞůŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ Ă ƚŚƌĞĂƚ͘
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dŚĞ ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞ ŽƵƌƚ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ ŽĨ dŝƚůĞ ϭϴ ͗ ϵϮϮ;ŐͿ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ Ă ĐŽŶǀŝĐƚĞĚ felon cannot legally possess or dispose ŽĨ ĮƌĞĂƌŵƐ͕ ŚĂƐ ĚĞĐŝĚĞĚ ŝĨ ǁĞĂƉŽŶƐ were turned over to the government, which were not involved in the criminal case, the same weapons can be ordered turned over to a third party designated by the felon, if so ordered ďLJ ƚŚĞ ŽƵƌƚƐ͘ dŚĞ ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞ ŽƵƌƚ ƐƚĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ŽƉŝŶŝŽŶ͕ ͕͘͘͞ Ă ŽƵƌƚ ŵĂLJ ĂƉƉƌŽǀĞ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌ ŽĨ Ă ĨĞůŽŶ͛Ɛ ŐƵŶƐ ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚůLJ ǁŝƚŚ ϵϮϮ;ŐͿ ŝĨ͕ but only if the recipient will not grant ƚŚĞ ĨĞůŽŶ ĐŽŶƚƌŽů ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁĞĂƉŽŶƐ͘͟
Where Are My Guns? , E Z^KE ǀ͘ hE/d ^d d ^ EŽ͘ ϭϯʹϭϰϴϳ͘ ƌŐƵĞĚ &ĞďƌƵĂƌLJ Ϯϰ͕ ϮϬϭϱͶ ĞĐŝĚĞĚ DĂLJ ϭϴ͕ ϮϬϭϱ
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n a case involving former border patrol agent, Tony Henderson, the h͘^͘ ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞ ŽƵƌƚ ŚĂƐ ĚĞĐŝĚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ a convicted felon can request, from the ŽƵƌƚƐ͕ Ă ƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌ ŽĨ ǁĞĂƉŽŶ;ƐͿ ƚŽ Ă third independent party for disposal or for sale, and the proceeds given back to the felon, as long as the felon does ŶŽƚ ŚĂǀĞ ƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŽŶ Žƌ ͞ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟǀĞ ƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŽŶ͟ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁĞĂƉŽŶ;ƐͿ͘ &ŝƌƐƚ͕ Ă ůŝƩůĞ ďĂĐŬŐƌŽƵŶĚ͖ ŌĞƌ ďĞŝŶŐ ĐŚĂƌŐĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĨĞůŽŶLJ ŽīĞŶƐĞ ŽĨ ĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŶŐ ŵĂƌŝũƵĂŶĂ͕ dŽŶLJ ,ĞŶĚĞƌƐŽŶ͕ ĂƐ Ă ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ bail turned over to the government ĮƌĞĂƌŵƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞ ůĂǁĨƵůůLJ ŽǁŶĞĚ͘ Henderson, who pleaded guilty, and is now a felon, is prohibited under dŝƚůĞ ϭϴ͗ ϵϮϮ;ŐͿ ĨƌŽŵ ƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŶŐ ĮƌĞĂƌŵƐ͘ ,ĞŶĚĞƌƐŽŶ ĂƐŬĞĚ ƚŚĞ & /͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŚĂĚ ĐƵƐƚŽĚLJ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ĮƌĞĂƌŵƐ͕ to transfer them to a friend, but was ĚĞŶŝĞĚ͘ ,ĞŶĚĞƌƐŽŶ ƚŚĞŶ ĮůĞĚ Ă ŵŽƟŽŶ ŝŶ ĨĞĚĞƌĂů ĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ ŽƵƌƚ ƐĞĞŬŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌ ŚŝƐ ĮƌĞĂƌŵƐ͕ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞ ŽƵƌƚ ĂůƐŽ ĚĞŶŝĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƟŽŶ͕ ƐƚĂƟŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ Henderson’s request would give him ͞ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟǀĞ ƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŽŶ͟ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĮƌĞĂƌŵƐ ŝŶ ǀŝŽůĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ϵϮϮ;ŐͿ͘
Previously, the FBI and presumably other law enforcement agencies were not required, and viewed it as illegal, to turn over weapons previously owned by a defendant to a third party ;ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶ ŽĨ Ă ůŝĐĞŶƐĞĚ ĮƌĞĂƌŵƐ ĚĞĂůĞƌͿ͘ dŚĞ ĂƌŐƵŵĞŶƚ being that the defendant may have ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟǀĞ ĐŽŶƚƌŽů ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ǁĞĂƉŽŶƐ and therefore making it illegal for the ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌ ƚŚĞ ǁĞĂƉŽŶ;ƐͿ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽƵƌƚƐ ŽƉŝŶŝŽŶ͕ ƚŚĞ government overlooked the intent of the law, which was to deny a convicted felon possession of and or control over weapons that the felon previously ŽǁŶĞĚ ůĞŐĂůůLJ͘ 'ŝǀĞŶ ƚŚĂƚ Ă ũƵĚŐĞ ĐĂŶ evaluated whether a third party can be independent enough to insure that the defendant would neither direct nor control how the weapons are disposed of, and that the defendant could not regain control over the weapons, the government can be ordered to transfer weapons from the governments custody to the third party for sale, ŽǁŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ͕ Žƌ ĚŽŶĂƟŽŶ͘ ŐĂŝŶ͕ ĂƐ ůŽŶŐ as the defendant cannot regain control ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ǁĞĂƉŽŶƐ͘ This case appears to keep in tact the laws governing felons possession of ĮƌĞĂƌŵƐ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ƐƚĂƚĞƐ ĂƩŽƌŶĞLJƐ and law enforcement, both federally and at the state level will need to ƌĞǀŝĞǁ ƉƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĞƐ ĂƐ ǁĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ƚŽ follow how this new decision develops ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ůĞŐŝƐůĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƉŽůŝĐLJ͘
Mixed Up State of Mind ANTHONY DOUGLAS ELONIS, W d/d/KE Z ǀ͘ hE/d ^d d ^ EŽ͘ ϭϯʹϵϴϯ͘ ƌŐƵĞĚ ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ ϭ͕ ϮϬϭϰͶ ĞĐŝĚĞĚ :ƵŶĞ ϭ͕ ϮϬϭϱ ĞĐƟŽŶ ϴϳϱ;ĐͿ ŽĨ dŝƚůĞ ϭϴ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ hŶŝƚĞĚ ^ƚĂƚĞƐ ŽĚĞ provides: Whoever transmits in interstate or foreign commerce any ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĂŶLJ ƚŚƌĞĂƚ to kidnap any person or any threat to ŝŶũƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ŽĨ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ͕ ƐŚĂůů ďĞ ĮŶĞĚ ƵŶĚĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ dŝƚůĞ Žƌ ŝŵƉƌŝƐŽŶĞĚ ŶŽƚ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ĮǀĞ LJĞĂƌƐ͕ Žƌ ďŽƚŚ͘
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/Ŷ ƚŚŝƐ ĐĂƐĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĨĞŶĚĂŶƚ͕ ŶƚŚŽŶLJ Douglas Elonis used Facebook to write so called rap lyrics which contained threats as perceived by his wife, his ďŽƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ & /͘ ,Ğ ǁĂƐ ĐŚĂƌŐĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĮǀĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƐ ŽĨ ǀŝŽůĂƟŶŐ dŝƚůĞ ϭϴ ^ĞĐƟŽŶ ϴϳϱ;ĐͿ͘ ,ĞƌĞ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ ŽĨ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ǁƌŝƟŶŐƐ ŝŶ ĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞ͖ “There’s one way to love ya but a thousand ways to kill ya, ŶĚ /͛ŵ ŶŽƚ ŐŽŶŶĂ ƌĞƐƚ ƵŶƟů LJŽƵƌ ďŽĚLJ is a mess, Soaked in blood and dying from all the ůŝƩůĞ ĐƵƚƐ͕ Hurry up and die b**** ….......... (explicit!)” ůŽŶŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ĂƩĞŵƉƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŵŝƟŐĂƚĞ ŚŝƐ ƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶŝŶŐ ƚŽŶĞ ďLJ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ The New Police Leader Magazine l Fall 2015
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If, for example, a person finds a clever
“Did you know that it’s illegal for me to say I want to kill my wife? It’s illegal. It’s indirect criminal contempt. It’s one of the only sentences that I’m not allowed to say. Now it was okay for me to say it right then because I was just telling you that it’s illegal for me to say I want to kill my wife. I’m not actually saying it. /͛ŵ ũƵƐƚ ůĞƫŶŐ LJŽƵ ŬŶŽǁ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ŝůůĞŐĂů for me to say that.”
way of imbedding a threat into a poem, expression or some other conveyance and later after he is arrested uses as a defense that he did not intend to carry out the threat, or that it was meant only as
The defendant argued at trial that his words were not meant as real threats ĂŶĚ ŚĞ ŚĂĚ ŶŽ ŝŶƚĞŶƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ŽƵƚ͘ ,Ğ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŚŝƐ ǁƌŝƟŶŐƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŚĞƌĂƉĞƵƟĐ ŝŶ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚ ŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚ ĂƐ ƌĞĂů ƚŚƌĞĂƚƐ͘ ůŽŶŝƐ͕ nevertheless, was found guilty on ĨŽƵƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĮǀĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƐ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ Śŝŵ͘ KŶ ĂƉƉĞĂů͕ ŚĞ ĂƌŐƵĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ũƵĚŐĞ ĨĂŝůĞĚ ƚŽ ŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƚ ƚŚĞ ũƵƌLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ;ƚŚĞ ũƵƌLJͿ ĐŽƵůĚ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ Žƌ not he intended to threaten or that his ǁŽƌĚƐ͕ ĂƐ ĐŽŶǀĞLJĞĚ͕ ǁĞƌĞ ŵĞƌĞ ĂƌƟƐƟĐ in nature but were not intended as a ƌĞĂů ƚŚƌĞĂƚ͘ /ŶƐƚĞĂĚ͕ ƚŚĞ ũƵĚŐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƐĞ ŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ũƵƌLJ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌ only how a reasonable person would ŝŶƚĞƌƉƌĞƚ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌĚƐ ĂƐ ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĨĞŶĚĂŶƚ͘ dŚĞ ůŽǁĞƌ ŽƵƌƚƐ ƌĞũĞĐƚĞĚ ƚŚŝƐ ĂƌŐƵŵĞŶƚ͘ dŚĞ ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞ ŽƵƌƚ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝŶ Ă ϳ ƚŽ Ϯ ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƉĂƌƟĂů ĚĞĐĞŶƚ ďLJ ũƵƐƟĐĞ ůŝƚŽ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐƐĞŶƟŶŐ ŽƉŝŶŝŽŶ ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ďLJ :ƵƐƟĐĞ dŚŽŵĂƐ ŚĞůĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ dŚŝƌĚ ŝƌĐƵŝƚ͛Ɛ ŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ͕ ƌĞƋƵŝƌŝŶŐ only negligence with respect to the ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ Ă ƚŚƌĞĂƚ͕ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ Ă ĐŽŶǀŝĐƟŽŶ ƵŶĚĞƌ ^ĞĐƟŽŶ ϴϳϱ;ĐͿ͘ &ƵƌƚŚĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ŽƵƌƚ stated that mens rea applies and that it must be proven that the defendant ŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶ͘ dŚĞ ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ ƵƐĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ůŽǁĞƌ ŽƵƌƚƐ ǁĂƐ ŚŽǁ a reasonable person would perceive ƚŚĞ ƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶŝŶŐ ǁŽƌĚƐ͘ dŚŝƐ ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ ǁĂƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐ ŐŝǀĞŶ
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not intend to threaten, he should have known that his words would be perceived as a threat, making his ĂĐƟŽŶ ĐƌŝŵŝŶĂůůLJ ŶĞŐůŝŐĞŶƚ͘ /ŶƐƚĞĂĚ͕ ƚŚĞ ŽƵƌƚ ŽŶůLJ ĞdžĂŵŝŶĞĚ ŝŶƚĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ Žƌ ŶŽƚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐ ŐŝǀĞŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ũƵƌLJ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ƐƚĂƚĞ of mind, or the intent to threaten, and that how his words were perceived was ŝŶƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚ͘
artistic expression, it may create unintended consequences, if what is and isn’t “intent” remains undefined.
ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ũƵƌLJ͕ ĨŽƌ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĨĞŶƐĞ ŽďũĞĐƚĞĚ͘ dŚĞ ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞ ŽƵƌƚƐ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ decision concluded that this standard was more appropriate for civil tort ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ĐƌŝŵŝŶĂů ĐƵůƉĂďŝůŝƚLJ͘ dŚĞ ďŽƩŽŵ ůŝŶĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƐĞ ǁĂƐ ƌĞǀĞƌƐĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƌĞŵĂŶĚĞĚ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ ƌĞŵĂŝŶ ƵŶĂŶƐǁĞƌĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ŽƵƌƚ͘ dŚĞ ƵŶĚĞƌůLJŝŶŐ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĮƌƐƚ ĂŵĞŶĚŵĞŶƚ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ĐĂƐĞ ǁĞƌĞ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůLJ ŶŽƚ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĞĚ͘ ǀĞŶ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ƉĂƌƟĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ŝǀŝů >ŝďĞƌƟĞƐ hŶŝŽŶ͕ ƚŚĞ ďƌĂŵƐ /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ ĨŽƌ &ƌĞĞĚŽŵ ŽĨ džƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ͕ ƚŚĞ ĂƚŽ /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ĞŵŽĐƌĂĐLJ Θ dĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ EĂƟŽŶĂů ŽĂůŝƟŽŶ ŐĂŝŶƐƚ ĞŶƐŽƌƐŚŝƉ ŽīĞƌĞĚ ĂŵŝĐƵƐ ďƌŝĞĨƐ ŝŶ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ŽĨ ƉĞƟƟŽŶ͕ ƚŚĞ ŽƵƌƚƐ ĚŝĚ ŶŽƚ take up the issue of freedom of speech ĨŽƌ ƚŚŝƐ ĐĂƐĞ͘ ůƐŽ ŶŽƚ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĞĚ ǁĂƐ the issue of negligence, which was clearly implied if the actual words ĂƌĞ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŽǁŶ ŵĞƌŝƚ͘ So that even if the defendant did
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POLICE DOGS continued ŽŐƐ ŚĂǀĞ ƵƉ ƚŽ ϯϬϬ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ŽůĨĂĐƚŽƌLJ ƌĞĐĞƉƚŽƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŶŽƐĞƐ͕ ǁŚŝůĞ ŚƵŵĂŶƐ ŚĂǀĞ ĂďŽƵƚ Ɛŝdž ŵŝůůŝŽŶ͘ ůŽŽĚŚŽƵŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽŶĞ ƐĐĞŶƚͲƚƌĂĐŬŝŶŐ ĚŽŐ͘ The large, droopy ears of the bloodhound work to fan odors up into the dog’s ŶŽƐĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ǁƌŝŶŬůĞĚ ƐŬŝŶ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐĞ ƚƌĂƉƐ ƐĐĞŶƚ ƉĂƌƟĐůĞƐ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ĂĚĂƉƚĂƟŽŶƐ ĂƌĞ ǁŚLJ ƚŚĞ ďƌĞĞĚ ŝƐ ƐŽ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů ǁŝƚŚ ƐĐĞŶƚ ƚƌĂĐŬŝŶŐ͘ dŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ŽŌĞŶ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ search for escaped prisoners, and are relentless when they are on the search ĨŽƌ Ă ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ ƐĐĞŶƚ͘ dŚĞLJ ŚĂǀĞ ƐƚƵĐŬ ƚŽ ƚƌĂŝůƐ ĨŽƌ ŽǀĞƌ ϭϬϬ ŵŝůĞƐ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ĚŽŐƐ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ŚĞůƉŝŶŐ ůĂǁ ĞŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚ ĮŶĚ ŵŝƐƐŝŶŐ ƉĞƌƐŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƉƚƵƌĞ ĐƌŝŵŝŶĂůƐ ĨŽƌ ŽǀĞƌ ϮϬϬ LJĞĂƌƐ͘
Savannah-Chatham police Cpl. Amanda McGruder poses with Binky, a ĞůŐŝĂŶ DĂůŝŶŽŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJ ƌĞƟƌĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƌĐĞ͘ ;WŚŽƚŽ ĐŽƵƌƚĞƐLJ ŽĨ Savannah-Chatham police).
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dŚĞ ŽĸĐĞƌƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚƌĂŝŶ ĂŶĚ ĂƌĞ partnered with police dogs are called ƚŚĞŝƌ ŚĂŶĚůĞƌƐ͘ dŚĞ ŚĂŶĚůĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŝƌ <ϵ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐ ĨŽƌ Ϯϰ ŚŽƵƌƐ Ă ĚĂLJ͕ ϳ ĚĂLJƐ Ă ǁĞĞŬ͘ dŚĞ ĚŽŐƐ ůŝǀĞ with their handlers while they are ŽŶ ĚƵƚLJ͕ ĂŶĚ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞLJ ƌĞƟƌĞ͘ dŚĞƌĞ is a very special bond developed ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽ͘ dŚĞ ƉŽůŝĐĞ ĚŽŐƐ are trained to protect their handlers ĂƐ ǁĞůů͘ ,ĂŶĚůĞƌƐ ƵƐĞ ǀĞƌďĂů ĂŶĚ ŚĂŶĚ ĐŽŵŵĂŶĚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŽŐƐ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ƚǁŽ ways that police canines alert to the ƐŵĞůůƐ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ƚƌĂŝŶĞĚ ƚŽ ĚĞƚĞĐƚ͘ KŶĞ ŝƐ ĐĂůůĞĚ Ă ƉĂƐƐŝǀĞ ĂůĞƌƚ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ most commonly used with bomb ĚĞƚĞĐƟŽŶ ĚŽŐƐ͘ dŚĞ ĚŽŐ ǁŝůů Ɛŝƚ ǁŚĞŶ ŝƚ ƐŵĞůůƐ ƚŚĞ ŽĚŽƌ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ ĨŽƌ ďŽŵď ĚĞƚĞĐƟŽŶ ĚŽŐƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ any sudden movements could set Žī ƚŚĞ ĞdžƉůŽƐŝǀĞ͘ tŝƚŚ ŶĂƌĐŽƟĐƐ ĚĞƚĞĐƟŽŶ ĚŽŐƐ͕ ĂŶ ĂŐŐƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ ĂůĞƌƚ ŝƐ ŵŽƐƚ ĐŽŵŵŽŶůLJ ƵƐĞĚ͘ Ŷ ĂŐŐƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ alert is indicated by the dog barking ĂŶĚ ƐĐƌĂƚĐŚŝŶŐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽĚŽƌ͘ dŚŝƐ ŚĞůƉƐ ŽĸĐĞƌƐ ůŽĐĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƌĐŽƟĐƐ͕ Žƌ ŽƚŚĞƌ ŝůůĞŐĂů ŝƚĞŵƐ ůŝŬĞ ǁĞĂƉŽŶƐ͕ ŵŽƌĞ ƋƵŝĐŬůLJ͘ >ŽŽŬŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ŶĂƌĐŽƟĐƐ ŝƐ Ă ŐĂŵĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƐĞ <ϵƐ͘ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ technique is using a white towel to ƉůĂLJ ƚƵŐ ŽĨ ǁĂƌ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĐĂŶŝŶĞ͘ &ŝƌƐƚ͕ the handlers use a towel with no scent, and play with that for some ƟŵĞ͘ dŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ŚĂŶĚůĞƌ ǁŝůů ŚŝĚĞ Ă drug in the towel, say cocaine, and ǁŝůů ƉůĂLJ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŽǁĞů ƵŶƟů ƚŚĞ dog comes to know the scent of that ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ ŶĂƌĐŽƟĐ͘ ,ĂŶĚůĞƌƐ ǁŝůů ƵƐĞ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƐƵďƐƚĂŶĐĞƐ ƵŶƟů ƚŚĞ ĚŽŐ ůĞĂƌŶƐ ƚŚĞŵ Ăůů͘ tŚĞŶ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƟŵĞ
to search a home, for example, the dog is smelling and looking for his toy to ƉůĂLJ ǁŝƚŚ͘ dŚĞ ƐŵĞůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĚƌƵŐƐ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƉůĂLJŝŶŐ Ă ĨƵŶ ŐĂŵĞ͘ dŚĞ ďĂƌŬŝŶŐ͕ ƐĐƌĂƚĐŚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƉĂǁŝŶŐ ŚĞůƉƐ ŽĸĐĞƌƐ ůŽĐĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ŝůůĞŐĂů ƐƵďƐƚĂŶĐĞƐ͕ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŐ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ĞdžĐŝƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĨŽƵŶĚ ǁŚĂƚ ŚĞ ƚŚŝŶŬƐ ŝƐ ŚŝƐ ƚŽLJ͘
There is sometimes the
dŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĐĞƉƟŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ƉŽůŝĐĞ ĚŽŐƐ ĂƌĞ Ăůů ĂƩĂĐŬ ĚŽŐƐ͕ ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJ 'ĞƌŵĂŶ ^ŚĞƉŚĞƌĚƐ͘ ^ŽŵĞ <ϵƐ ĂƌĞ ƚƌĂŝŶĞĚ ƚŽ ďŝƚĞ͕ ďƵƚ ŶŽƚ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵ͘ ŽŐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ƵƐĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƉĂƚƌŽůůŝŶŐ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŽŌĞŶ ͞ĮŶĚ ĂŶĚ ďŝƚĞ͟ ĚŽŐƐ͘ dŚĞLJ ĮŶĚ ƐƵƐƉĞĐƚƐ ďLJ ƚƌĂĐŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐĐĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƚĂƌŐĞƚ ŝƐ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ͕ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŐ ǁŝůů ďŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƐƉĞĐƚ ĂŶĚ ŚŽůĚ ŚŝŵͬŚĞƌ ƵŶƟů ŽĸĐĞƌƐ ĂƌƌŝǀĞ͘ dŚĞ ĚŽŐ ŚĞůƉƐ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚ ŝŶũƵƌŝĞƐ ƚŽ ŽĸĐĞƌƐ ǁŚŝůĞ Ă ƐƵƐƉĞĐƚ ŝƐ ĂƩĞŵƉƟŶŐ ƚŽ ďĞ ĂƉƉƌĞŚĞŶĚĞĚ͘ ĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůůLJ͕ Ă ĚŽŐ ďŝƚĞ ŝƐ ƌĂƌĞůLJ ĨĂƚĂů͘ dŚĞ <ϵ ĂůůŽǁƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ŽĨ ƵƐŝŶŐ ŶŽŶͲĚĞĂĚůLJ ĨŽƌĐĞ ƚŽ ŽďƚĂŝŶ Ă ƐƵƐƉĞĐƚ͘ ^ŽŵĞ ĚŽŐƐ ĂƌĞ ƚƌĂŝŶĞĚ ĨŽƌ ͞ŵŝŶŝŵĂů ĨŽƌĐĞ͕͟ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŐ ǁŝůů ũƵƐƚ ďĂƌŬ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƐƉĞĐƚ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƐƚĂŶĚ ŐƵĂƌĚ ƵŶƟů ŽĸĐĞƌƐ ĂƌƌŝǀĞ͕ ďƵƚ ǁŝůů ŶŽƚ ďŝƚĞ ƵŶůĞƐƐ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƐƉĞĐƚ ĂƩĞŵƉƚƐ ƚŽ ĮŐŚƚ Žƌ ŇĞĞ͘
dogs, especially German
perception that police dogs are all attack
Shepherds. Some K9s are trained to bite, but not all of them.
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POLICE DOGS continued Police dogs have been killed by ďĞŝŶŐ ƐŚŽƚ Žƌ ƐƚĂďďĞĚ ďLJ ƐƵƐƉĞĐƚƐ͘ /Ŷ ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ LJĞĂƌ͕ Ă <ϵ ŶĂŵĞĚ /ŬĞ ǁĂƐ ŬŝůůĞĚ ďLJ Ă ĚŽŵĞƐƟĐ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ƐƵƐƉĞĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂĚ ŇĞĚ ƚŚĞ scene of the crime on a bicycle and ǁĂƐ ĂƉƉƌĞŚĞŶĚĞĚ ďLJ /ŬĞ͘ /ŬĞ ǁĂƐ Ă ϲ LJĞĂƌ ŽůĚ ĞůŐŝĂŶ DĂůŝŶŽŝƐ ǁŚŽ ŚĂĚ been with the police department ƐŝŶĐĞ ϮϬϭϮ͘ ^ŽŵĞ ƉŽůŝĐĞ ĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚƐ ŚĂǀĞ ďĂůůŝƐƟĐ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ ƐƚĂďͲ ƌĞƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ ǀĞƐƚƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉŽůŝĐĞ ĚŽŐƐ͘ ŽŶƐŝĚĞƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ Ă ƐŝŶŐůĞ <ϵ ĚŽŐ ŝƐ Ă ΨϭϬ͕ϬϬϬͲΨϭϱ͕ϬϬϬ ŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚ͕ the vest is an easy way to protect a police dog that may be involved in ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůůLJ ǀŝŽůĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĚĂŶŐĞƌŽƵƐ ĞŶĐŽƵŶƚĞƌƐ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ŝƚ ŝƐŶ͛ƚ ĂŶ ŝŶĞdžƉĞŶƐŝǀĞ ǁĂLJ͘ dŚĞ ǀĞƐƚƐ ĂƌĞ ŵĂĚĞ with the same Kevlar bulletproof ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŽĸĐĞƌƐ͛ ǀĞƐƚƐ ƵƐĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŐ͛Ɛ ǀŝƚĂů ŽƌŐĂŶƐ͘ sĞƐƚƐ ǁĞŝŐŚ͕ ŽŶ ĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ͕ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ĨŽƵƌ ĂŶĚ ĮǀĞ ƉŽƵŶĚƐ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ďŽĚLJ armor vests can cost anywhere from ΨϵϬϬ ƚŽ ΨϮ͕ϱϬϬ͘ KƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ ůŝŬĞ <Ͳϵ ƌŵŽƌ͕ <ĞǀůĂƌ ĨŽƌ <ϵƐ͕ ĂŶĚ WƌŽũĞĐƚ WĂǁƐ ůŝǀĞ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ law enforcement and military ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ ŽďƚĂŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƟǀĞ ŐĞĂƌ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞůƉ ŽĨ ĐŝƟnjĞŶ ĚŽŶĂƟŽŶƐ͘ DŽƐƚ ůĂǁ ĞŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚ agencies are prohibited from spending money on equipment for ŶŽŶͲŚƵŵĂŶ ƵƐĞ͘ dŚĞ DĞƚƌŽƉŽůŝƐ͕ Illinois police department was awarded a vest for their newest <ϵ ŵĞŵďĞƌ͕ :ŽĐŽďŽ͘ dŚĞ ǀĞƐƚ ǁĂƐ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ďLJ sĞƐƚĞĚ /ŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ ŝŶ <ϵƐ͕ /ŶĐ͕͘ Ă ŶŽŶͲƉƌŽĮƚ DĂƐƐĂĐŚƵƐĞƩƐ
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K9 in a bulletproof vest.
The vests are made with the same Kevlar bulletproof material that the officers’ vests use, and cover all of the dog’s vital organs. Vests weigh, on average, between four and five pounds. These body armor vests can cost anywhere from $900 to $2,500. ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƟǀĞ ǀĞƐƚƐ ƚŽ ĚŽŐƐ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͘ The vest will be worn only during ĚĂŶŐĞƌŽƵƐ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ǁĞŝŐŚƐ ϰ͘Ϯϱ ƉŽƵŶĚƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĐŽƐƚƐ Ψϭ͕ϳϬϬ͘ :ŽĐŽďŽ ŝƐ ƚƌĂŝŶĞĚ ƚŽ ƐĞĂƌĐŚ ĨŽƌ ŶĂƌĐŽƟĐƐ͕ ƐƵƐƉĞĐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ůŽƐƚ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐ͘ <ϵƐ are extremely important to law enforcement, and are an expensive ŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ĚŽŐƐ ŚĂǀĞ ƐƵďƐƚĂŶƟĂů ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŚĞůƉ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚ ďŽƚŚ ĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƉŽůŝĐĞ ŽĸĐĞƌƐ͘ This past summer saw several <ϵ ĚĞĂƚŚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ďĞŝŶŐ ůŽĐŬĞĚ ŝŶ ŽǀĞƌŚĞĂƚĞĚ ƉĂƚƌŽů ĐĂƌƐ͘ ^ŽƵƚŚ dĞdžĂƐ ĚĞƉƵƚLJ ǁĂƐ ĮƌĞĚ ĂŌĞƌ ůĞĂǀŝŶŐ ŚŝƐ <ϵ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ͕ :ŽůĂ͕ ŝŶ ŚŝƐ ƉĂƚƌŽů ĐĂƌ ĨŽƌ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ϮϬ ŚŽƵƌƐ͘ dŚĞ ĚŽŐ died from the heat, and had been a ŵĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŚĞƌŝī͛Ɛ ŽĸĐĞ ƐŝŶĐĞ ϮϬϭϮ͘ <ϵ ĚĞĂƚŚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ďĞŝŶŐ ƚƌĂƉƉĞĚ in hot patrol cars also happened in 'ĞŽƌŐŝĂ͕ ůĂďĂŵĂ ĂŶĚ tŝƐĐŽŶƐŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ͘ /Ŷ tŝƐĐŽŶƐŝŶ͕ ƚŚĞ ŽĸĐĞƌ ůĞŌ ŚŝƐ ĚŽŐ ŝŶ ŚŝƐ Ăŝƌ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶĞĚ ĐĂƌ͕ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞ Ăŝƌ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶĞƌ ŵĂůĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĞĚ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƚ ĂůĂƌŵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽĸĐĞƌ͛Ɛ ĐĂƌ ĂůƐŽ ĨĂŝůĞĚ ƚŽ ĂůĞƌƚ͘ dŚĞ ϯͲLJĞĂƌ old police dog was named Wix and
he was on special assignment at the W' ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉ ŝŶ <ŽŚůĞƌ͘ ,Ğ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůŝnjĞĚ ŝŶ ĞdžƉůŽƐŝǀĞ ĚĞƚĞĐƟŽŶ͘ Technology has been developed to ŚĞůƉ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞƐĞ͕ ĨŽƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ ŚĞĂƚ ĂůĂƌŵƐ͘ dŚĞ ƵŶŝƚƐ monitor the temperature of the vehicle and some of them also ŵŽŶŝƚŽƌ ƚŚĞ ǀĞŚŝĐůĞ͛Ɛ ďĂƩĞƌLJ ǀŽůƚĂŐĞ͘ dŚĞ ďĂƩĞƌLJ ǀŽůƚĂŐĞ ŵŽŶŝƚŽƌ ŝƐ ƚŽ ĚĞƚĞĐƚ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƌ͛Ɛ ďĂƩĞƌLJ may fail soon, and cause the air ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƐƚŽƉ͘ KĸĐĞƌƐ ǁŝůů ůĞĂǀĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ <ϵ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ Ăŝƌ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶĞĚ ĐĂƌƐ Ăƚ ƟŵĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ƵŶƐĂĨĞ ŝĨ ƚŚĞ ŽĸĐĞƌƐ ĐŚĞĐŬ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŐ regularly and the temperatures are ŶŽƚ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞ͘ Ƶƚ ŚĞĂƚ ĂůĂƌŵƐ ĂĚĚ ĂŶ ĞdžƚƌĂ ůĞǀĞů ŽĨ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐ͘ /Ĩ ĂŶ ĂůĂƌŵ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶ ŝƐ ĚĞƚĞĐƚĞĚ ;ĞŐ͕ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƌ ŐĞƚƐ ƚŽŽ ŚŽƚ͕ Žƌ ƚŚĞ ďĂƩĞƌLJ ŝƐ ƌƵŶŶŝŶŐ ƚŽŽ ůŽǁͿ various alerts are triggered, based ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƫŶŐƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ͘ ^ŽŵĞ ĂůĞƌƚƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƌŶ ĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐůLJ ŚŽŶŬŝŶŐ͕ ƚŚĞ ƐŝƌĞŶ ĂŶĚ ůŝŐŚƚ ďĂƌƐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ĂĐƟǀĂƚĞĚ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁŝŶĚŽǁƐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ĂĐƟǀĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ƌŽůůĞĚ ĚŽǁŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƚƌŽů ĐĂƌ͘ dŚĞƌĞ The New Police Leader Magazine l Fall 2015
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