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U.S. to Add Thousands of Air Marshals

September 4 2003 - Top News

Making use of available resources, the Bush Administration is reorganizing its homeland security programs to make 5,000 agents available to fly on commercial airlines.

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Customer Dials 9-1-1 Over Fast Food Charge

September 4 2003 - Top News

Police in Avon, Ohio, responded to a 9-1-1 call at a McDonald’s restaurant. The emergency was a customer being charged for extra sauce with her meal.

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Transcripts of 9/11 Radio Transmissions Released

September 4 2003 - Top News

The Port Authority has released to the public transcriptions of audio transmitted among its officers and others in and around the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.

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PA State Police to Improve Information Sharing, Collection

September 4 2003 - Top News

The Pennsylvania State Police has created the Pennsylvania Criminal Intelligence Center within its ranks to improve the way information is collected and shared by the law enforcement community in the state.

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Ford to Offer Fire Suppression Option in 2005 Police Vehicles

August 29 2003 - Top News

Ford plans to offer a fire-suppression system originally developed for military vehicles on its 2005 Crown Victoria Police Interceptors. In response to complaints of rear-impact car collisions causing fuel-tank fires in Ford police cruisers, the company has pledged to correct the problem with this most recent development.

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Squad Car or Donut Shop?

August 20 2003 - Top News

This week, the Discovery Channel series Monster Garage featured a project vehicle that might be considered controversial to some cops—a black-and-white converted into a donut shop, complete with a coffee maker and display case.

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Police Supplier Website Launches

August 20 2003 - Top News

Police magazine has added to its Website a powerful new resource for any officer who is shopping for police equipment and supplies. PoliceSupplier.com is not just an online extension of the annual Police Buyer’s Guide, but an expanded, continually updated source of product information.

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Ashcroft Defends Patriot Act

August 20 2003 - Top News

Attorney General John Ashcroft has launched a campaign to defend the anti-terrorism law passed shortly after 9/11. The law, often called the USA Patriot Act, has received harsh criticism for giving the government too much power over the rights of citizens and immigrants.

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Afghani Police Station Attacked

August 20 2003 - Top News

The same day a raid on a Kabul police station killed 22 people, attackers set fire to another police compound in southeast Aghanistan and took four policemen as hostages.

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Officer Fights to Wear Religious Headgear On Duty

August 15 2003 - Top News

A Muslim police officer has been told she will be fired from the Philadelphia Police Department if she returns to work wearing a head scarf.

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Conference to Feature Biometric Technologies

August 8 2003 - Top News

Recent advances in biometrics as well as technological and security issues concerning the industry will be hot topics at the Biometrics Consortium Conference 2003, Sept. 22-24 in Arlington, Va.

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Talk Show Appearance Leads to Sentence

August 8 2003 - Top News

Paul Alexander traded in a few minutes of fame on television for a yearlong prison sentence.

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Patriot Act II Most Likely a Dead Issue

August 1 2003 - Top News

Although the Patriot Act passed easily soon after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a planned expansion of the powers granted to the Federal government with that bill is not getting the same welcome.

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COPS tackles methamphetamine

August 1 2003 - Top News

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Driver Ties Up Traffic for Dry Sofa

July 25 2003 - Top News

A woman swerved under a freeway overpass when it started to rain to protect the sofa sitting in the open bed of her truck.

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Officer, City Dispute Over Reservist Pay

July 25 2003 - Top News

After initially denying the request, Port Richey, Fla. officials finally decided to pay a police officer for his time spent in active military duty.

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New Yorkers Give Cops High Rating

July 25 2003 - Top News

Residents of New York like the job the NYPD is doing, according to a Quinnipiac Universtiy poll.

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Zodiac Boats Featured on History Channel Series

July 16 2003 - Top News

The History Channel’s new fall series, “Tactical to Practical,” will include coverage of Zodiac North America’s inflatable watercraft.

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Court Denies Davidians Damages in Claim Against U.S.

July 16 2003 - Top News

Survivors of the 1993 confrontation between the FBI and members of the Branch Davidian cult may not collect damages from the government for a wrongful death claim filed in 2000, a federal appeals court ruled.

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Drive-Thrus May Be Dangerous for Cops

July 16 2003 - Top News

Police are advised to take caution at restaurants after two deputies in Tampa, Fla., were served burgers containing shards of glass.

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TASER International Acquires Taser Technologies Assets

July 16 2003 - Top News

Less-lethal weapons manufacturer and distributor TASER International has acquired all significant assets owned by Taser Technologies Inc. and Electronic Medical Research Laboratories, formerly known as Tasertron.

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DNA Catches Dog Red Pawed

July 10 2003 - Top News

A chicken farmer used science to find the canine responsible for raids on his henhouse.

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Trooper Killed in Mich. Standoff

July 9 2003 - Top News

A Michigan State trooper died while entering the home of a man who had barricaded himself inside and shot at officers. The standoff ended when the building burned to the ground.

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Murderers Escape New York Prison

July 9 2003 - Top News

Two inmates convicted of murder escaped from a maximum-security prison in upstate New York.

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Tacoma Manager Fired for Promoting Chief

July 9 2003 - Top News

The Tacoma, Wash., city council fired the city manager because it holds him accountable for making David Brame the chief of police.

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