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• Heavily fortified statehouses around US see small protests

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  Small groups, some armed, gathered at state capitols on Sunday but remained peaceful

• Official: No 'direct evidence' of plot to kill at Capitol

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  Federal prosecutors said there was “strong evidence” the mob aimed to “capture and assassinate elected officials,” but the head of the investigation cautioned Friday that the probe is still in its early stages

• Ind. county public safety agencies seek new dispatch system to speed emergency responses

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  Fire, EMS, police and 911 departments in Porter County are collaborating to apply for funding for the more efficient alerting system

• NY Attorney General to sue NYPD over response to Floyd protests

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  The lawsuit is expected to demand a federal monitor oversee changes on how the NYPD handles protests in the future

• Can public safety employers require employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine?

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  Understanding the legal exemptions to vaccine mandates, and 4 next steps for public safety organizations

• Police leaders, lawmakers call for ‘9/11-type’ commission on Capitol attack

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  A former NYPD commissioner and Houston’s Chief of Police joined calls to investigate why law enforcement was unprepared for the events of Jan. 6

• Ill. lawmakers pass bill that would require police bodycams, end cash bail

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  The bill, a sweeping overhaul of the state’s criminal justice system, must still be signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker before becoming law

• Seattle FD paramedics to go door-to-door with vaccines at adult care homes

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  The mobile vaccination teams will work to vaccinate older adults, people with disabilities and their caregivers at about 100 adult family homes in the city

• Public employee speech and consequence of unlawful action

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  When does a public employee’s First Amendment rights give way to an employer’s right to suspend or terminate the employee?

• US asking states to speed vaccine, not hold back 2nd dose

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  Releasing more doses of the vaccine will expand the pool of recipients and increase the number of places where the shots can be distributed

• FBI warns of plans for nationwide armed protests next week

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  An internal FBI bulletin warned, as of Sunday, that the nationwide protests may start later this week and extend through Biden’s Jan. 20 inauguration

• Off-duty LEOs involved in DC rally face investigation

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  Agencies are determining if off-duty officers who traveled to DC played a role in the violent Capitol siege

• Calif. mutual aid system dispatches FF-EMTs, medics to help hospitals with COVID-19 patients

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  Fire officials say the call to assist hospitals is the first time the system has been used for something other than a major wildfire

• DC mayor pushes for increased security around inauguration

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  In a letter to acting secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser asked for a "pre-disaster declaration"

• Georgia EMS crews near 'breaking point'

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  EMS providers in the state are struggling with diversions, staffing shortages and fears about needing to ration care as COVID-19 cases overwhelm the healthcare system

• Capitol siege raises security concerns for Biden inaugural

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  The Secret Service said in a statement that it's committed to making sure the inauguration is safe and secure

• Nearly $4.3M in grants awarded by Calif. EMS foundation in 2020

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  The CARESTAR Foundation grants supported organizations, projects and programs focused on improving emergency response across California

• Protesters swarm Statehouses across US; some evacuated

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  While chaos reigned in the US Capitol, police evacuated state lawmakers in Georgia, New Mexico, Texas and Utah

• Trump supporters storm US Capitol in deadly clash with police

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  A woman who was killed by police was part of a crowd that was breaking down the doors to a barricaded room. Three other people died from medical emergencies during the protest

• These agencies are now vaccinating cops against COVID-19

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  Here’s the latest roundup of police agencies now offering the vaccine

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