"We can attach a body camera with a live feed back to our cell phone or we mount a cell phone to the front and use a communication app to see and verbally communicate from a safe location," said APD Sergeant Brian Kakach.
Law enforcement students use the buildings to train for various scenarios, from search warrant procedures and perimeter checks to domestic issues and crime scene investigations.
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A Minn. man found dead on walking path told family he was a 'goner' after being identified as a confidential informant. Yet despite the suspicious death, police closed his case, labeled it a suicide.
Data from the Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training show the number of law enforcement agencies in Minnesota declined from 501 in 2000, to 420 in 2020.
The homeowner said the officer then told the intoxicated man to get up off the couch, and when the man didn’t comply, the officer talked about tasing him, which motivated the man to his feet. She said the officer then brought the man to his patrol car and her husband followed them outside.
