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Agencies Prepare for Busy Thanksgiving Weekend

November 23 2005 - Top News

While families travel across the country and gather together for countless helpings of turkey, cranberry sauce, and Aunt Millie’s eggnog, police officers brace themselves for the beginning of the busy holiday travel period, often punctuated by party revelers speeding and driving under the influence.

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Golden Gate Bridge Toll Collectors Get Body Armor

November 23 2005 - Top News

Toll collectors at San Francisco's landmark Golden Gate Bridge have been issued body armor to guard against armed bandits.

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U.S. to End 'Catch and Release' at Mexican Border

November 23 2005 - Top News

The United States is closing a legal loophole which has allowed tens of thousands of illegal immigrants to slip into the country and join the estimated 11 million undocumented foreigners already here.

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Organization Trains Law Enforcement to Handle Alzheimer’s and Dementia Patients

November 17 2005 - Top News

The National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners (www.nccdp.org) provides training in the area of Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care to law enforcement agencies to equip officers with knowledge of how to assist or find people suffering from dementia.

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‘Smart’ Buildings to Guide Future First Responders

November 17 2005 - Top News

The best response to a building emergency is a fast and informed one. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is working with the building industry as well as the public safety and information technology communities to achieve both objectives.

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New Megan’s Law Changes Affect Cops' and Citizens’ Ability to Track Sex Offenders

November 17 2005 - Top News

Changes in Megan's Law will mean less information on the Internet about some sex offenders, but law enforcement agencies can inform the public about a particular offender if they deem it necessary.

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Virginia Officers Help Louisiana City’s Cops to Decrease Crime and Increase Safety

November 17 2005 - Top News

Law enforcement officers left their homes and families in Virginia two weeks ago partnering with the Picayune Police Department to ensure safety and protection for Picayune residents. This is in response to an increase in the city's post-Hurricane Katrina population.

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Retired Marine Helps Americans Send Gifts to Troops

November 10 2005 - Top News

Americans who want to send gifts to military personnel serving in Iraq or Afghanistan this holiday season may want to contact Jack McHugh.

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Perceived Gang Violence Declines

November 10 2005 - Top News

According to a National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), victims perceived perpetrators to be gang members in about 6 percent of violent victimizations between 1998 and 2003. That’s down from 9 percent between 1993 and 1996.

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Lawsuit Challenges Handgun Ban in San Francisco

November 10 2005 - Top News

Gun owners and advocates wasted little time Wednesday in challenging San Francisco's newly enacted prohibition on handgun possession by filing a lawsuit in the same court that tossed out a local handgun ban 23 years ago and vowing to, if necessary, use shotguns to protect themselves.

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Supreme Court Seems Split on Police Searches of Homes

November 10 2005 - Top News

The Supreme Court appeared deeply divided Tuesday over whether police have the right to enter a home to search for drugs if one resident of the home gives permission to search and another resident refuses.

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Customs and Border Protection Arrests Murder Suspect in Mexican Border Town

November 3 2005 - Top News

Nogales, Arizona may not be the biggest port of entry into the United States, but when it comes to apprehending murder suspects, it may well be the busiest for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers.

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Maryland State Police Department Honors Trooper and NCO of the Year for 2004

November 3 2005 - Top News

More than 50 troopers from across Maryland gathered to find out who among them had won the competitions for 2004 “Trooper of the Year” and “Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year.”

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3M Develops New Security Feature for License Plates

November 3 2005 - Top News

3M’s Traffic Safety Systems Division has developed new technology that incorporates an indelible mark into reflective material that is nearly impossible to duplicate, making illegal license plate altering or duplication difficult.

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Grants Available for DVSA Truth Verification Systems

November 3 2005 - Top News

E. Gary Baker, Ph.D., developer of the Digital Voice Stress Analyzer, has announced the continuation of his firm’s Private Grant Program for 100 additional DVSA truth verification systems to be awarded to certified law enforcement, corrections, and other public agencies.

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Wrongful Death Suit Against TASER Dismissed

October 27 2005 - Top News

TASER International announced that because the coroner admits his comments regarding a man's cause of death were reckless, a stipulation for dismissal with prejudice was filed by the parties in the James Borden wrongful death lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. This is the fifth wrongful death or injury lawsuit that has been dismissed against TASER International in the past 18 months.

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Firearms Training Associates Offers Course in Advanced Live-Fire Entry for Law Enforcement

October 27 2005 - Top News

Firearms Training Associates (FTA), based in Yorba Linda, Calif., is offering a comprehensive two-day course in advanced live-fire entry, designed to teach individuals to work as a team, utilizing entry techniques and engaging multiple targets with marking cartridges.

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Police Equipment Recovery Award Nominations Open

October 27 2005 - Top News

Law enforcement and rental companies have been working together to prevent theft and recover stolen equipment. In recognition of these efforts and many success stories, an annual award was established in 2004 by the American Rental Association (ARA), ARA Insurance Services, and the National Equipment Register (NER).

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Suggestions Requested for Rescue Robot Standards

October 27 2005 - Top News

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has asked ASTM International to work with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and other involved parties to develop voluntary consensus standards for urban search-and-rescue (US&R) robots.

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Applications for Free Ranger Utility Vehicles Available

October 27 2005 - Top News

U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company (USSTC) is now accepting applications for Polaris Ranger 6x6 utility vehicles to be awarded in 2006 through its Operation Ranger donation program to assist America’s emergency first responders.

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New North Carolina Law Calls for More Paroles

October 24 2005 - Top News

Even many legislators were unaware that part of North Carolina’s budget bill that was approved in August says the state’s Parole Commission should aim to parole at least 20 percent of inmates eligible for parole who were sent to prison before structured sentencing guidelines took effect in 1994.

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5.11 Challenge Finalists Donate Prizes to Agencies Hit By Hurricanes

October 24 2005 - Top News

The finalists of the 2005 5.11 Challenge elected to donate their prizes, amounting to more than $175,000 worth of gear, weapons, and apparel, to agencies devastated by the recent Gulf hurricanes. To match this generosity, the sponsors of the annual law enforcement shooting competition have agreed to provide the hurricane-ravaged agencies with an additional $350,000 worth of products.

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New Device Uses GPS Projectile to Track Fleeing Vehicles

October 24 2005 - Top News

The StarChase GPS vehicle tagging and tracking system is so new it’s still in the development stages, but it could soon help to reduce the number of high-speed pursuits.

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Humane Association Honors 13-Year-Old Boy for His Dedication to Police Dogs

October 24 2005 - Top News

The American Humane Association recognized the work of 13-year-old Michael Valdez, a young man in Arizona working to improve the safety of Arizona’s police canines, by naming him one of the grand-prize winners of its Be Kind to Animals Kid Contest.

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ATF Works with Kentucky Bomb Squads to Investigate Explosives Incidents

October 20 2005 - Top News

In Louisville, Ky., members of the Kentucky Explosives Incident Response Task Force (KEIRTF) were federally deputized. The deputization of state and local officers who are members of the task force allows them to assist ATF in explosives-related incidents which may occur outside their normal areas of jurisdiction.

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