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LexisNexis Group Solution Helps Law Enforcement Monitor Movement of Sex Offenders

March 11 2008 - Product News

LexisNexis Risk & Information Analytics Group today announced the release of Sex Offender Alerts, a solution that provides law enforcement officials with automated notification of the location of sex offenders, especially as they move from one law enforcement jurisdiction to another.

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Arms Dealer Charged with Conspiracy to Provide SAMs to Terrorists

March 11 2008 - Top News

Michael J. Garcia, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michele M. Leonhart, the acting administrator of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), announced today the unsealing of charges against Viktor Bout, an international arms dealer, and his associate Andrew Smulian for conspiring to sell millions of dollars worth of weapons to the Colombia-based FARC terrorist group. Bout was arrested by Thai authorities in Bangkok.

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Man in Witness Protection Murdered in California

March 11 2008 - Top News

The bullet riddled body of a man was found in a Sonoma County beach parking lot last week. Authorities say the man was a protected witness, and he was kidnapped and killed to prevent him from testifying against alleged gang members.

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Gary, Ind., Chief, Deputy Chief, and Sergeant Indicted for Civil Rights Violations

March 10 2008 - Top News

Chief Thomas Houston, Deputy Chief Thomas Branson, and Sergeant Thomas Decanter of the Gary (Ind.) Police Department have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Hammond for multiple civil rights violations against four people.

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St. Paul Police Shoot Man with Sword

March 7 2008 - Top News

St. Paul, Minnesota, police shot and seriously wounded a man who reportedly lunged at them with a sword Thursday.

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California Man Electrocuted, Suspected of Stealing Copper from Power Lines

March 7 2008 - Top News

San Diego County deputies say that a man was electrocuted earlier this week while trying to steal copper wiring from power lines.

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San Diego Harbor Police Deploy BIO-key Automated Vehicle Location System

March 7 2008 - Product News

BIO-key International, a leader in finger-based biometric identification and wireless public safety solutions, has announced the award of a contract from the San Diego Harbor Police Department to deploy BIO-key's automated vehicle location (AVL) capability in its patrol vehicles.

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FOX Home Entertainment Gives $10,000 Gift to NLEOMF

March 7 2008 - Top News

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) received a $10,000 gift from FOX Home Entertainment in honor of the 20th Anniversary DVD of the "COPS" television program. The check was recently presented by "COPS" creator John Langley at the NASCAR Auto Club 500 race at California Speedway.

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Jury Rules Against Tenn. Trooper for Injuring Man at Traffic Stop in which Family Dog was Killed

March 7 2008 - Top News

A federal jury awarded $9,100 to a North Carolina man who was injured by a Tennessee state trooper during a traffic stop. The man's dog was also shot and killed by police during the incident.

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Beretta Announces New PX4 Storm Sub-Compact

March 6 2008 - Product News

Built around Beretta's latest Px4 Storm modular technology, the company's new Px4 Storm Sub-Compact delivers concealed carry handling with large frame firepower.

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Pipe Bombs Found in California College Dorm

March 6 2008 - Top News

About 455 freshman students were safely evacuated from a University of California at Davis campus dormitory last night after police found pipe bomb materials in a student's room.

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S.C. Sheriff's Department Armored Vehicle with Belt-Fed Machine Gun

March 6 2008 - Top News

The Richland County (S.C.) Sheriff's Department has acquired an armored personnel carrier complete with a turret-mounted .50-caliber belt-fed machine gun for its Special Response Team.

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St. Louis Officer, Car Theft Suspect Shoot it Out

March 6 2008 - Top News

A St. Louis police officer ran out of ammo in a shootout with a car theft suspect today and was forced to crawl to cover.

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FNH USA Extends Promotions on Selected Guns Through April

March 5 2008 - Product News

FNH USA currently has three promotions running with dealers. Because of the success of the promotions, the end date has been extended to April 30, 2008.

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L.A. Sheriff’s SWAT Team Rescues Elderly Woman in Standoff

March 5 2008 - Top News

LASD SWAT was called to home in an unincorporated area of Claremont around 6:20 a.m. Tuesday. Deputies say they were responding to two 911 calls from the alleged shooter and his wife. The wife, 51, was shot in the chest and fled to a neighbor’s home, leaving her mother, 95, inside.

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Los Angeles Police Find Stash of Loot Near Freeway

March 5 2008 - Top News

Investigators from the Los Angeles Police Department used a master thief's hand-drawn map to recover hundreds of thousands of dollars of stolen valuables underneath a freeway overpass.

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Idiots Try to Rob Aussie Biker Club

March 4 2008 - Top News

A man and a 16-year-old boy face charges of robbery for trying to knock over an Australian biker club outside of Sydney.

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Teen Rape Victim Identifies Suspects via MySpace

March 4 2008 - Top News

A 16-year-old Seattle-area girl recently used MySpace.com to identify four males who allegedly raped her.

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FBI Announces Contract Award for Next Generation Identification System

March 3 2008 - Top News

The FBI announced it has awarded Lockheed Martin Transportation and Security Solutions the contract for the design, development, documentation, integration, testing, and deployment of the Next Generation Identification (NGI) System.

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N.M. Man's Chain Saw Assault Foiled by Empty Gas Tank

March 1 2008 - Top News

A New Mexico man was arrested earlier this week for attacking his girlfriend with a chain saw. The saw ran out of gas before the woman was hurt.

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Judge Orders Murder Trial for Convict Who Paralyzed Officer in 1966

February 29 2008 - Top News

A Philadelphia judge has ordered a 71-year-old onetime career criminal to stand trial for murder in the shooting of a police officer in 1966. The officer died last year after being paralyzed for 41 years by his assailant's bullet.

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Shotguns Find Favor with New York City Criminals

February 29 2008 - Top News

Federal authorities report that shotguns are now one of the favorite weapons of criminals operating in New York City. It's the first time in seven years that shotguns have been so prevalent in Big Apple crime circles.

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Pennsylvania Capitol Police Seeking New Recruits

February 29 2008 - Top News

In order to provide additional police protection in the Capitol Complex, the Pennsylvania Capitol Police have announced the start of a statewide recruiting effort to add approximately 20 officers to its force by 2009.

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Charlotte Officer Wounded in Shooting

February 29 2008 - Top News

Charlotte-Mecklenburg SWAT came under fire Wednesday as they served an arrest warrant in a north Charlotte home. An officer and a suspect were wounded in the gunfight. A Salvadorian illegal immigrant and his brother were charged and arrested.

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Chicago Police Chief Suspends Weekly "CompStat" Meetings

February 28 2008 - Top News

Jody Weis, Chicago's new police superintendent, has decided to indefinitely postpone the department's weekly meetings in which high-ranking officers discuss trouble spots in the city.

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