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Police: Motorcyclist Flipped Bird, Popped Wheelie, Crashed

May 9 2008 - Top News

A Long Island man who flipped his finger at a police cruiser and then popped a wheelie on his motorcycle is recovering from injuries after crashing.

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Pennsylvania Troopers Make Record Number of DUI Arrests

May 9 2008 - Top News

As part of its efforts to keep Pennsylvania's highways safe for all travelers, State Police last year arrested 15,583 people for driving under the influence, a 3 percent increase over the number arrested for DUI in 2007, and the highest total for a single year in the department's history, State Police Commissioner Jeffrey B. Miller announced today.

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Scott Health & Safety and Grayling Sign OEM Agreement for ClearCalm

May 8 2008 - Product News

Scott Health & Safety and Grayling Wireless USA Inc. announced that they have entered into an OEM agreement for the marketing of Grayling's ClearCalm wireless communication system for first responders.

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Maryland State Police to Carry Beretta’s Px4 Storm

May 8 2008 - Product News

The Maryland State Police has chosen the Beretta Px4 Storm to replace their Beretta 96D pistols. The department will issue 1,065 Px4 Storm D Model pistols in .40 S&W to its officers.

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Six Philly Officers Off Street Duty Because of Violent Arrest Video

May 8 2008 - Top News

A Philadelphia police sergeant and five officers have been removed from street duty in connection with Monday night's violent arrest of three shooting suspects, an event that a Fox29 news helicopter recorded and that yesterday aired nationally on ABC News.

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Another Philly Cop-Killer Suspect Caught

May 8 2008 - Top News

Eric DeShawn Floyd, 33, the fugitive wanted in the slaying of police Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski, quietly went with police after authorities raided a vacant home in West Philadelphia late last night where he was sleeping with his girlfriend.

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Philadelphia Mosque Refuses to Bury Cop Killer

May 8 2008 - Top News

The leadership of the Germantown Masjid has refused to conduct funeral services for Howard Cain, the bank robber who killed Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski with a Chinese-made semi-automatic rifle.

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Suspect Hurt in Attempted Denver Court Escape

May 8 2008 - Top News

A man charged with attacking a stranger at a bus stop dived through a closed third-floor courtroom window in Denver on Tuesday and was seriously injured when he landed on a metal grate below. Josephus Haynes, 41, was in critical condition at Denver Health Medical Center on Tuesday evening.

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NOPD Hopes Ads Lure Officers

May 8 2008 - Top News

The New Orleans Police Department will spend $1.3 million in two years to bolster recruitment efforts, reaching out to potential new officers with a series of advertisements also aimed at encouraging community appreciation of police officers.

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Investigation Reveals that N.H. Officer was Shot in Training Accident

May 8 2008 - Top News

The four Concord, N.H., police officers involved in an accidental shooting inside the Granite State Credit Union on May 1 were conducting a training exercise, a law enforcement source said last night.

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COPLINK Introduces First Fully Automated CompStat Solution

May 7 2008 - Product News

Knowledge Computing Corporation today announced the availability of CompStat Analyzer -- a powerful crime trend analysis and performance enhancement solution that integrates seamlessly with the company's award-winning COPLINK solution suite. CompStat Analyzer is the first in a series of innovative new product modules that the company will release in 2008.

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96 Arrested in San Diego State Drug Bust

May 6 2008 - Top News

Ninety-six people have been arrested, including 75 students, after a six-month undercover drug investigation centering on San Diego State University, the district attorney's office announced today.

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Safer Shot to Begin Independent Testing and Certification of Its M-22 Non-Lethal Weapon

May 6 2008 - Product News

Safer Shot Inc. announced today that they will begin independent testing of the M-22 Non-Lethal Weapon in May. The independent field trial program, which is expected to last 30 days, is designed to measure product durability, safety, and non-lethal cartridge velocity. In conjunction with the phase two testing program, the safety training and certification courses designed for law enforcement agencies and individuals are scheduled for completion.

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Philly Cop-Killer Suspect Paroled in 2006

May 5 2008 - Top News

The man who police said killed Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski was under parole supervision for a 1996 Philadelphia robbery after serving the minimum of a 9- to 18-year prison sentence, according to state officials.

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Budget Crunch May Prevent LAPD Expansion

May 5 2008 - Top News

On paper, paying for the new officers looks easy. If the City Council approves the mayor's budget, annual trash fees will have been raised by more than $140 million since 2006. But hiring so many new officers is much trickier when home sales are flat, sales taxes are down and city employee pay raises have cost nearly $90 million extra with each successive year.

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Illinois Officers Hit Dunkin' Donuts Roofs Special Olympics Benefit

May 5 2008 - Top News

For the sixth year in a row, Illinois police officers will stake out Dunkin' Donuts rooftops to benefit Special Olympics Illinois.

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Charlotte Extends Medical Insurance to Widows of Slain Officers

May 4 2008 - Top News

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police and Charlotte firefighters now have additional peace of mind in the form of extended insurance coverage. The city is extending medical insurance to family members of those killed in the line of duty.

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L.A. Police Aggressively Target Hard-Core Gangs

May 4 2008 - Top News

The mayor's office and the LAPD are promising to consolidate thinly scattered anti-gang resources and pour them into 12 beleaguered neighborhoods -- gang reduction zones -- where intense suppression would be coupled with gang intervention and prevention programs.

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UNC Murder Suspect Pleads Guilty to Parole Violation

May 3 2008 - Top News

A lawyer for the man accused of killing UNC student leader Eve Carson told a judge today that his client did not know he was on probation at the time of Carson's death. Damario Atwater, 21, pleaded guilty today to violating his probation on break-in and gun charges. Superior Court Judge Ripley Rand activated what had been probationary sentences, meaning Atwater will serve 20 to 35 months in prison.

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Texas Trooper Murder Suspect Found Dead; Girlfriend Arrested

May 2 2008 - Top News

An alleged cop killer, who was once an officer himself, reportedly took his own life Thursday as police closed in on him after an extensive manhunt.

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N.C. Highway Patrol Suspends K-9 Program Over Accusations of Rough Training

May 2 2008 - Top News

The N.C. Highway Patrol took its police dogs out of service indefinitely Wednesday, after a hearing exposed rough obedience techniques such as shocking, suspending and kicking dogs.

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$30,000 Reward Offered for Info on Trooper Slaying Suspect

May 2 2008 - Top News

Several East Texas businesses and district attorneys’ offices have put up a $30,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and indictment of the person responsible for the death of Trooper James Scott Burns, the Department of Public Safety announced today.

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LAPD Crackdown Credited with Lower Crime on Skid Row

May 2 2008 - Top News

The Los Angeles Police Department and some people who live and work on Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles - the city with the nation's largest population of homeless people - say that crime is dropping and that the streets are safer and cleaner than they were just two years ago.

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Chicago Cop's Lawyer Seeks Gag Order in Bar-Beating Case

May 2 2008 - Top News

The lawyer for a Chicago police officer captured on tape viciously beating a female bartender wants to bar attorneys and witnesses from speaking publicly about the case.

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Officers to Sit on Krispy Kreme Roofs for Special Olympics

May 1 2008 - Top News

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. and law enforcement officers have united again this year for the annual Cops on Doughnut Shops program to benefit Special Olympics.

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