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Baltimore PD Aims to Fight Witness Intimidation

April 14 2005 - Top News

After drug dealers in Baltimore started circulating a homemade video called “Stop Snitching,” the city’s police department put out its own DVD called “Keep Talking.”

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Investigators Form Association to Combat Abuse

April 14 2005 - Top News

The National Association of Domestic and Child Abuse Investigators recently formed to provide a resource for investigators across the country.

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Two Charged Under New Human Trafficking Law

April 8 2005 - Top News

Ricardo Contreras and Regino Sanchez are charged with attempting to smuggle an 18-year-old Guatemalan woman into Lantana, Florida under the state’s new law against human trafficking.

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Megan’s Law Website Now Accepts Feedback

April 8 2005 - Top News

California’s sex offender registry Website recently added a feature that allows users to report information to help law enforcement keep its records up to date.

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America Online to Promote E-911/911 Access

April 8 2005 - Top News

America Online has become a program partner in the Next Generation E9-1-1 (NG E9-1-1 Program of the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) to improve and promote access to emergency calling services.

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Community Still Looking for Answers in Deadly Minn. School Shooting

April 1 2005 - Top News

As the investigation continues into the reasons behind 16-year-old Jeff Weise’s Mar. 21st shooting spree at his home and school on the Red Lake Indian Reservation in Minnesota, grieving family members in the close-knit community are trying to come to terms with the event that left 10 dead.

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UK Home Office Approves Police Use of Taser X26

April 1 2005 - Top News

Law enforcement officers authorized to use firearms throughout England and Wales now have approval to use Taser International’s Taser X26.

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Southern Border Security in Question After Iraqis Stopped From Entering U.S.

April 1 2005 - Top News

The arrest of four Iraquis with false passports attempting to enter the United States from Mexico highlighted the concern for border security as law enforcement officials from Mexico and the United States met to discuss the issue in Mexico City.

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Top Gun Training Offers Lifetime Membership

March 28 2005 - Top News

The Top Gun Training Centre, located in Devore, Calif., will now offer its Integrative Firearms Training courses in a lifetime membership package.

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Federal Agencies to Use Smart Card Ids

March 23 2005 - Top News

All federal government departments and agencies are to begin using smart-card-based identification to enter federal facilities and systems, in accordance with President Bush’s call for a government-wide personal identification standard in August 2004.

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Many Agencies Drop Suits Against Ford

March 23 2005 - Top News

Many police departments that joined a class-action lawsuit claiming Ford Crown Victoria police cruisers are unsafe have dropped out because it was the only way Ford would agree to continue selling them cars.

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Collecting Criminals' DNA Ruled Constitutional

March 23 2005 - Top News

A federal law that requires prisoners, parolees, and some people on probation to submit DNA for an FBI database has been ruled constitutional in a Philadelphia appeals court.

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Nationwide Crackdown Nabs Alleged MS-13 Members

March 18 2005 - Top News

Government officials have arrested 103 people believed to be members of the widespread violent street gang Mara Salvatrucha, often called MS-13 as a part of “Operation Community Shield.”

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Not Enough Marshals for Witness Protection

March 18 2005 - Top News

Nearly 25 percent of the U.S. Marshals assigned to the federal witness protection program have been cut in the past eight years, despite a growing number of witnesses being added to the program, according to a report from the Justice Department inspector general.

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New Law to Add Immigration Duties for Arizona Cops

March 18 2005 - Top News

A new Arizona law allows the state to charge a person with felony human smuggling, formerly only a federal charge. Now Arizona law enforcement officers will be expected to take over some of the duties reserved for federal officers in the past, without any additional funding for local law enforcement.

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Defendant Kills Three in Escape from Atlanta Courthouse

March 11 2005 - Top News

A man stole a deputy’s gun while being escorted to his rape trial and shot her in the face. He then entered the courtroom and shot dead the judge and court reporter before killing a deputy who confronted him and then carjacking a reporter’s car to flee the scene. He is still at large.

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Fewer Parents Talk to Teens About Drugs

March 11 2005 - Top News

Twelve percent of parents have never talked to their kids about the risks of drug use, up from six percent six years ago, according to a new survey conducted by the Partnership for a Drug Free America. This trend has many concerned, especially because more parents have been found to underestimate their children’s risk for drug abuse.

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MADD Calls for More Drunk Driving Prevention

March 11 2005 - Top News

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) recently released a Law Enforcement Leadership Summit Report, which includes six recommendations for lowering the number of alcohol-related traffic deaths.

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Radio Host Continues Anti-Cop Program

March 4 2005 - Top News

In response to complaints from Chief Julian Fantino of the Toronto Police Department in Canada, the host of the local radio show “Bad Cop, No Donut!” will change his offensive e-mail address, but the show will continue to air anti-law enforcement sentiments.

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Supreme Court Ends Death Penalty for Minors

March 4 2005 - Top News

The Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that executing those who were under 18 when they committed murder is cruel and unusual punishment, making it unconstitutional.

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Man Coughs up Cocaine While in Custody

March 4 2005 - Top News

A man could face up to 25 years in prison for criminal possession of a controlled substance after coughing up a plastic baggy containing 11 packets of cocaine.

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Border Patrol Struggles to Stem Influx of Illegals

February 24 2005 - Top News

Despite new technologies introduced to help police the border, Border Patrol agents catch only about one-third of the estimated 3 million people who illegally cross the border between Mexico and the United States each year.

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Supreme Court Limits Segregation in State Prisons

February 24 2005 - Top News

The Supreme Court has ruled that state prisons cannot segregate inmates even temporarily except in very rare cases.

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Officers Oppose Montana DUI Blood Test Measure

February 24 2005 - Top News

Police and prosecutors oppose a proposed bill in Montana that would allow someone arrested for driving under the influence to call an attorney before taking a blood alcohol test.

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Bush Nominates New Chief of Intelligence

February 17 2005 - Top News

Following the senate’s confirmation of Michael Chertoff as the new secretary of Homeland Security, Bush has nominated John Negroponte, currently U.S. ambassador to Iraq, to become the first director of national intelligence.

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