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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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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