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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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Minnesota Police Alliance Created

April 3 2002 - Top News

Two of the largest peacekeeping groups in the state of Minnesota have formed the Police Officers Alliance of Minnesota Inc., a non-union professional organization dedicated to improving the compensation, benefits, and working conditions of its members throughout the state.

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Deadline Approaches for 2002 Vest Funding

April 1 2002 - Top News

If you want to obtain federal funding for your agency's bulletproof vest purchases made since Mar. 1999, the application deadline is rapidly approaching. The 2002 application submission period ends on April 13, 2002.

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NJ City Plans to Sue Gun Makers

April 1 2002 - Top News

Just a day after the City of Boston abandoned its lawsuit against the firearms industry, opting instead for the voluntary cooperation of the industry to reduce gun violence, Jersey City, New Jersey officials announced they will sue gun makers for criminal and accidental misuse of firearms.

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BASF Land Gift Will Become Law Enforcement Training Site

March 29 2002 - Top News

BASF Corporation has announced the donation of more than 60 acres of land to the Ascension Parish, La., Sheriff's Office to be used as a site for law enforcement training.

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Federal Aid to Help PA First Responders Fight Terrorism

March 29 2002 - Top News

The U.S. Department of Justice has released an additional $5.7 million to Pennsylvania to purchase specialized personal-protection equipment for first responders under the state's Regional Counter-Terrorism initiative.

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Report Reveals Reasons for WTC Collapse

March 29 2002 - Top News

The twin towers of the World Trade Center withstood the impact of the hijacked planes that crashed into them, but could not withstand the intense fires from ignited fuel, according to a federal report.

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PA Gov. Schweiker Dedicates `Emergency Responder Plaza'

March 26 2002 - Top News

Pennsylvania Gov. Mark Schweiker officially dedicated "Emergency Responder Plaza" on Tuesday, March 26, at Third and North streets (between the State Museum and the Commonwealth Keystone Building) in Harrisburg.

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DNA Database Benefits Outweigh Problems

March 14 2002 - Top News

A new law went into effect on Jan. 1 in Michigan. It ordered everyone convicted of a felony or sex-related misdemeanor in Michigan to give authorities a sample of their DNA. This would be very helpful to investigators -- if everything were in place to carry it out.

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Kerik Accused of Special Treatment for Friend

March 14 2002 - Top News

Detectives from the Manhattan South Homicide Task Force came to the doors of several network employees late at night. The detectives had come to question the people, fingerprint them, and tell them they would have to take lie detector tests. All this for a missing necklace and cell phone.

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