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Fewer Take-Home Vehicles for Denver Officers

May 22 2002 - Top News

A budget-cutting agreement between Denver Mayor Wellington Webb and Police Chief Gerry Whitman will slash by about 14 percent the number of city cars police officers can take home.

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Guns Not Allowed in Cockpits

May 22 2002 - Top News

Despite strong support for arming pilots, the federal government said that pilots will not be allowed to have guns in the cockpits of commercial airplanes.

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Suicide Bombers Expected in U.S.

May 22 2002 - Top News

Walk-in suicide bombers like those who have attacked public places in Israel will hit the United States eventually, FBI Director Robert Mueller said. NYPD is already preparing.

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Congress Funds Seat Belt Campaign Aimed at Teens

May 20 2002 - Top News

Aided by a $10 million federally funded advertising campaign, the largest nationwide seat belt enforcement push ever will place special emphasis on protecting teens and young adults this Memorial Day week.

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Atlanta Cops May Occupy Site of Former Nude Dance Club

May 15 2002 - Top News

Atlanta cops want to move their station to a building formerly used as a nude dance club. Police aren't worried about the club's sordid past.

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FBI 'Super Squad' Proposed to Fight Terrorism

May 15 2002 - Top News

A new FBI "super squad," headquartered in Washington, would lead all major terrorism investigations worldwide under FBI Director Robert S. Mueller's plan to restructure the agency after the Sept. 11 attacks.

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NYC Police Dept. May Shrink Due to Budget Cuts

May 15 2002 - Top News

The NYPD will shrink to its smallest size since 1993 if Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has to put his contingency budget plan in place, Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly said.

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Maryland Gov. Imposes Death Penalty Moratorium

May 9 2002 - Top News

Gov. Parris Glendening has imposed a moratorium on executions in Maryland until the state completes a study of whether there is racial bias in the use of the death penalty.

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NYPD Custody Procedures Questioned After Escapes

May 8 2002 - Top News

Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly said that a suspect's recent escape from a police interrogation room in the Bronx amounted to "gross negligence" on the part of the detectives guarding him. Kelly ordered a review of how people in custody are handled in more than 100 police buildings.

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Police Departments Don't Want INS Duties

May 8 2002 - Top News

Police fear working as quasi-INS agents will keep some people from reporting crimes committed against them.

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Gun Rights for Individuals Broadened

May 8 2002 - Top News

The Bush administration has told the Supreme Court that it believes the Constitution protects an individual's right to possess firearms. This is a first. It reverses decades of Justice Department policy.

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Federal WTC Report Says Fireproofing Needed

May 1 2002 - Top News

Improved fireproofing "hardened" to withstand the catastrophic impact of a plane should be included in high-risk buildings in the wake of the World Trade Center collapse, a federal study says.

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Mo. Concealed Weapons Bill Approved by House

May 1 2002 - Top News

Despite a statewide vote rejecting it, the House overwhelmingly approved legislation that allows Missouri sheriffs to issue permits for concealed weapons.

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Unsatisfied Starbucks Robbers Serve Coffee

May 1 2002 - Top News

Not satisfied with the amount of money they found in a Starbucks safe, two robbers allegedly filled coffee orders and pocketed the proceeds.

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House Votes to Split Up INS

April 27 2002 - Top News

After years of frustration, the House voted to overhaul the Immigration and Naturalization Service, splitting up its law enforcement and service roles into separate bureaus within the Justice Department.

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Some Call Fla. Trooper Weight Loss Bonus 'Bogus'

April 24 2002 - Top News

Florida Highway Patrol Officers must lose weight to be eligible for a $500 bonus this year. And some on the 1,600-member force are not very happy.

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Atlanta PD Test Drives Segway Scooter

April 24 2002 - Top News

Atlanta's finest unveiled a battalion of Segway Human Transporter vehicles Tuesday. The battery-powered, two-wheeled scooters can top out at 15 mph.

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Bank Robberies on Rise as FBI Shifts Focus

April 24 2002 - Top News

Bank robbery is on the rise across the nation, especially the more violent versions of it. Yet the Federal Bureau of Investigation is distracted by a bigger battle: the war on terrorism.

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Judge Supports Ore. Assisted Suicide Law

April 17 2002 - Top News

A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Justice Department lacks the authority to overturn an Oregon law that allows physician-assisted suicides, the only law of its kind in the nation.

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Child Porn Ban Ruled Too Vague

April 17 2002 - Top News

The Supreme Court struck down a congressional ban on virtual child pornography Tuesday, ruling that the First Amendment protects pornography or other sexual images that only appear to depict real children engaged in sex.

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Ohio's Concealed Carry Ban Lifted

April 11 2002 - Top News

An appeals court in Ohio upheld a lower court's ruling that the state's ban on carrying concealed weapons violates the state constitution.

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Michigan Case Could Help Define Entrapment

April 10 2002 - Top News

The case of a Pontiac police officer nailed in a drug sting 10 years ago has finally made it to the Michigan Supreme Court. This could help set Michigan's standard for how far cops can go in undercover stings.

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LAPD Chief Vows to Fight for Job

April 10 2002 - Top News

Police Chief Bernard Parks vowed to take his fight to the Los Angeles City Council after a civilian panel decided not to grant him a second five-year term.

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N.J. Cop Wanted for Murders Is Dead

April 10 2002 - Top News

A police officer wanted in a shooting rampage that killed five people was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound the next day about 15 miles away.

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LAPD Chief Parks' Bid for Second Term Rejected

April 9 2002 - Top News

The Police Commission rejected LAPD Chief Bernard Parks' bid for a second five-year term as his department struggles with understaffing, low morale, and implementing a decade-old reform mandate.

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