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L.E.O. Self-Education

@NEMRTLibrary

Retired law enforcement librarian, who still believes in the (self) education & professionalization of police officers, through reading books!

 North Aurora, IL
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This @BrianRWillis TEDx Talk is a condensed #UseofForce lecture: youtu.be/qwC-RHsC6gw An 18-min Citizen Police Academy! #TACop
The most dangerous weapon in law enforcement | Brian Willis | TEDxNaperville

The most dangerous weapon in law enforcement | Brian Willis | TEDxNaperville

There is a growing perception of distrust between law enforcement o...

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Blood drive scheduled to help Chicago police officers abc7chicago.com/videoClip/20…
Blood drive scheduled to help Chicago police officers

Blood drive scheduled to help Chicago police officers

A blood drive has been scheduled to help Chicago police officers.

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DuPage County Sheriff’s Office warns against law enforcement caller scams nctv17.org/news/dupage-count…
DuPage County Sheriff’s Office warns against law enforcement caller scams | NCTV17

DuPage County Sheriff’s Office warns against law enforcement caller scams | NCTV17

The DuPage County Sheriff’s Office has alerted residents to a law enforcement impersonation scam asking for money.

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from @CalibrePress : What If Professional Athletes Trained Like Police Officers? calibrepress.com/2026/11/wha…
What If Professional Athletes Trained Like Police Officers? - Calibre Press

What If Professional Athletes Trained Like Police Officers? - Calibre Press

By Josh Logan Imagine an NFL quarterback reporting for practice in July and being told he will receive only a few hours of training before playing the upcoming season. There will be no regular...

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Normal Police seek community feedback through biennial survey 25newsnow.com/2026/11/06/nor…
Normal Police seek community feedback through biennial survey

Normal Police seek community feedback through biennial survey

The Normal Police Department is asking residents to help shape policing in the community through its biennial community survey.

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Police chief seeks to reassure IWU families 1 week after mass shooting 25newsnow.com/2026/11/07/pol…

Police chief seeks to reassure IWU families 1 week after mass shooting

The chief spoke on Saturday with students, families, faculty, and staff during Family Weekend at IWU.

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Champaign County, IL: License Plate Cameras Help Catch 4 Juveniles countryherald.com/illinois/c…

Champaign County, IL: License Plate Cameras Help Catch 4 Juveniles

Champaign, IL – Automated license plate reader technology helped Champaign police locate a reported stolen vehicle Saturday afternoon, leading to a crash, four juvenile arrests and the recovery of thr

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Local first responders fight in the ring to support children in Winnebago and Boone counties mystateline.com/news/rockfor…
Local first responders fight in the ring to support children in Winnebago and Boone counties

Local first responders fight in the ring to support children in Winnebago and Boone counties

Stateline law enforcement officers and local firefighters competed in the second annual Rockford Hero Rumble at the Hard Rock Casino Rockford to raise funds for the Carrie Lynn Children’s Cen…

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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Off-duty Indiana State troopers help rescue pregnant woman after crash wgntv.com/northwest-indiana/…
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Off-duty Indiana State troopers help rescue pregnant woman after crash

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Off-duty Indiana State troopers help rescue pregnant woman after crash

An expectant mother is out of the hospital and recovering well after a husband and wife, both Indiana State Police troopers, and bystanders jumped into action Sunday following a rollover crash.

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St. Louis police launch drones for rapid 911 response, aiding in search for missing boy ksdk.com/article/news/crime/…
St. Louis police launch drones for rapid 911 response, aiding in search for missing boy

St. Louis police launch drones for rapid 911 response, aiding in search for missing boy

St. Louis police launched a "drone as first responder" program to aid in 911 calls Wednesday, sparking debate over privacy and resource allocation.

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Sandwich weighs 3.5% tax levy as police pension costs continue to rise wspynews.com/news/local/sand…
Sandwich weighs 3.5% tax levy as police pension costs continue to rise

Sandwich weighs 3.5% tax levy as police pension costs continue to rise

Sandwich officials are considering a 2026 property tax levy of approximately $2.02 million, a 3.5% increase from the previous year, as the city works to capture available property tax revenue

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Man arrested in Chicago following police chase after he allegedly assaulted woman in Palatine and forced her into car wgntv.com/news/northwest-sub…
Man arrested in Chicago following police chase after he allegedly assaulted woman in Palatine and...

Man arrested in Chicago following police chase after he allegedly assaulted woman in Palatine and...

A man was arrested on Chicago’s South Side after he allegedly assaulted a woman and crashed his car following a police chase that began in northwest suburban Palatine on Wednesday afternoon, …

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Iowa 911 Dispatchers Train for Crashes, Pursuits and Emergencies countryherald.com/iowa/west-…

Iowa 911 Dispatchers Train for Crashes, Pursuits and Emergencies

WEST UNION, IA – Emergency dispatchers from Fayette County and other Iowa agencies participated in specialized training this week focused on vehicle crashes, dangerous police pursuits and coordinating

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How ATF and CPD solved murder of Chicago police officer abc7chicago.com/post/identif…
Identifying a killer: Exclusive look at how high-tech ATF lab helped solve murder of CPD officer

Identifying a killer: Exclusive look at how high-tech ATF lab helped solve murder of CPD officer

The ABC7 I-Team got a rare glimpse at how the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives helped CPD solve the high-profile murder of Chicago Police Officer Aréanah Preston.

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‘Will never be forgotten’: Retired Libertyville deputy police chief who served 41 years in law enforcement dies at 82 lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…
'Will never be forgotten': Retired Libertyville deputy police chief who served 41 years in law...

'Will never be forgotten': Retired Libertyville deputy police chief who served 41 years in law...

The Libertyville Police Department is mourning a retired deputy chief who died Friday after a 41-year career that included serving on President George H.W. Bush's campaign security detail and...

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'An ideal location': Buffalo Grove nears closing on new village hall, police headquarters dailyherald.com/20261103/new…
‘An ideal location’: Buffalo Grove nears closing on new village hall, police headquarters

‘An ideal location’: Buffalo Grove nears closing on new village hall, police headquarters

Buffalo Grove trustees voted Monday to authorize closing on an office building designated for a new village hall, police headquarters and a possible satellite location for the Indian Trails Public...

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'A legacy of integrity, service and compassion': Libertyville mourns passing of retired deputy police chief dailyherald.com/20261103/new…
‘A legacy of integrity, service and compassion’: Libertyville mourns passing of retired deputy...

‘A legacy of integrity, service and compassion’: Libertyville mourns passing of retired deputy...

Libertyville police and the community are mourning the loss of retired Deputy Chief Ronald Fry, 82, a longtime village resident who died Oct. 30 peacefully at home. An Army veteran, Fry served in...

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St. Louis police could begin using drones to respond to 911 calls this week ksdk.com/article/news/crime/…
St. Louis police could begin using drones to respond to 911 calls this week

St. Louis police could begin using drones to respond to 911 calls this week

St. Louis police could deploy drones to certain 911 calls by the end of the week if the Board of Police Commissioners approves proposed policies Wednesday.

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Winnebago County, IL Police Launch 2026 Holiday Toy Drive countryherald.com/illinois/w…

Winnebago County, IL Police Launch 2026 Holiday Toy Drive

Winnebago, IL – With the 2026 holiday season approaching, the Winnebago Police Department is asking residents to help bring Christmas cheer to local children through its annual Toys for Tots donation

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How to use the EMMIE framework for evaluation of police training: a practical case example tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
How to use the EMMIE framework for evaluation of police training: a practical case example

How to use the EMMIE framework for evaluation of police training: a practical case example

Police training is essential to prepare officers for complex and potentially dangerous situations, yet systematic evaluation of such training remains limited. EMMIE (an acronym of Effects, Mechanis...

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from @CalibrePress : When the Evidence Lies: Deepfakes and the Threat to Law Enforcement calibrepress.com/2026/10/whe…
When the Evidence Lies: Deepfakes and the Threat to Law Enforcement - Calibre Press

When the Evidence Lies: Deepfakes and the Threat to Law Enforcement - Calibre Press

“Falsehood flies, and the Truth comes limping after it; so that when Men come to be undeceiv’d, it is too late; the Jest is over, and the Tale has had its Effect…” — Jonathan Swift, England 1710 By...

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