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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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‘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 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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Chicago Police Department Overspent Its Budget By $520.5M From 2023-2025: Data | Chicago News | WTTW news.wttw.com/2026/10/28/chi…
Chicago Police Department Overspent Its Budget By $520.5M From 2023-2025: Data

Chicago Police Department Overspent Its Budget By $520.5M From 2023-2025: Data

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed spending plan for 2027 would increase CPD’s budget by approximately 6% to reach $2.24 billion, records show.

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Kendall County Sheriff's Office joins Blue Envelope Program wspynews.com/news/local/kend…
Kendall County Sheriff's Office joins Blue Envelope Program

Kendall County Sheriff's Office joins Blue Envelope Program

The Kendall County Sheriff's Office is the latest law enforcement agency to join the Blue Envelope Program.

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Chicago police increasingly under attack, data shows wgntv.com/news/wgn-investiga…
Chicago police increasingly under attack, data shows

Chicago police increasingly under attack, data shows

Chicago police officers are increasingly finding themselves the target of attacks and shootings, according to department data reviewed by WGN Investigates.

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ISP Releases Video Of Officer-Involved Shooting Incident In Granite City metroeaststar.com/2026/10/31…
ISP Releases Video Of Officer-Involved Shooting Incident In Granite City

ISP Releases Video Of Officer-Involved Shooting Incident In Granite City

GRANITE CITY — Illinois State Police released video Oct. 30, 2026, of a fatal police shooting in Granite City, citing a commitment to integrity and public transparency. The agency investigated […]

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Waukegan, IL Police Offer Free Safety Vests Starting October 31 countryherald.com/illinois/w…

Waukegan, IL Police Offer Free Safety Vests Starting October 31

Waukegan, IL – Residents walking or biking through Waukegan can begin receiving free high visibility safety vests Saturday, October 31, as the city's police department launches a new initiative aimed

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'They are the good guys': Palatine police thanked for foiling alleged terror attack on Hindu temple dailyherald.com/20261029/new…
‘They are the good guys’: Palatine police thanked for foiling alleged terror attack on Hindu temple

‘They are the good guys’: Palatine police thanked for foiling alleged terror attack on Hindu temple

Members of the suburban Hindu community offered handmade thank you cards, food and plenty of gratitude to Palatine police officers Thursday for their work helping to stop an alleged terror plot...

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Woman accused of kicking 2 officers, spitting at another after threatening boyfriend at Six Flags in Gurnee lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…
Woman accused of kicking 2 officers, spitting at another after threatening boyfriend at Six Flags...

Woman accused of kicking 2 officers, spitting at another after threatening boyfriend at Six Flags...

A 21-year-old woman kicked two police officers, spat at a third and scratched one, breaking his skin, after officers found her threatening her boyfriend at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, prosec...

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‘He’s gotta go’: Protesters shut down Mundelein board meeting over sergeant who fatally shot armed woman lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…
'He's gotta go': Protesters shut down Mundelein board meeting over sergeant who fatally shot armed...

'He's gotta go': Protesters shut down Mundelein board meeting over sergeant who fatally shot armed...

Village officials were forced to cancel a Mundelein board meeting after protesters filled the room chanting "He's gotta go!", days after prosecutors declined to charge the police sergeant who fatally...

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Chicago alderpersons press CPD on mayor's gunshot detection pilot abc7chicago.com/post/chicago…

Chicago alderpersons press CPD on mayor's gunshot detection pilot during budget hearing

Chicago Police Department leaders faced questions from City Council members Wednesday during a budget hearing, with much of the discussion focused on a new gunshot detection pilot program announced...

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Iroquois County, IL Deputy Shoots Knife-Wielding Man Wednesday countryherald.com/illinois/o…
Iroquois County, IL Deputy Shoots Knife-Wielding Man Wednesday

Iroquois County, IL Deputy Shoots Knife-Wielding Man Wednesday

Onarga, IL – A 29 year old man was shot by an Iroquois County sheriff's deputy Wednesday evening after allegedly charging at officers with a knife during a call for a psychological evaluation at a res

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5 arrested after police chase ends in crash in Villa Park wgntv.com/western-suburbs/ea…
5 arrested after police chase ends in crash in Villa Park

5 arrested after police chase ends in crash in Villa Park

VILLA PARK, Ill. — Authorities say five burglary suspects were taken into custody on Thursday morning following a chase and crash in Villa Park. According to Villa Park police, it all began around …

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State Police investigating officer involved shooting in Iroquois County wcia.com/news/iroquois-count…
State Police investigating officer involved shooting in Iroquois County

State Police investigating officer involved shooting in Iroquois County

ONARGA, Ill. (WCIA) — A call for help in Iroquois County took a dangerous turn when the Sheriff’s Police said a man charged deputies with a knife, leading one of them to open fire. Illi…

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Policing by the numbers: a look inside Urbana's data-driven police department wcia.com/news/policing-by-th…
Policing by the numbers: a look inside Urbana’s data-driven police department

Policing by the numbers: a look inside Urbana’s data-driven police department

URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — One Central Illinois police department is championing a special kind of approach to law enforcement. The Urbana Police Department prides themselves in being a data drive…

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