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Stater Bros. Donates $7,500 to San Bernardino PD for Purchasing and Training New Police Dog

Southern California grocery chain Stater Bros. Markets has donated $5,000 to the San Bernardino Police Department for the purchase of a police dog. In addition, the company will provide $2,500 for training the dog.

January 24, 2008

National Law Enforcement Groups, Brady Center Urge Supreme Court to Rule for D.C. Gun Ban

Nine law enforcement groups, including the International Association of Chiefs of Police, have allied with the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence in filing a "friend of the court" brief urging the Supreme Court to reverse a federal appeals court ruling that strikes down a District of Columbia gun law as a violation of the Second Amendment.

January 24, 2008

L.A. City Council Claims Jurisdiction Over LAPD Financial Disclosure Rules

The Los Angeles City Council has decided that it has dominion over the civilian Police Commission. Specifically, it will determine whether the city's anti-gang and narcotics officers will have to disclose detailed information about their personal finances.

January 23, 2008

LAPD Officer Wounded by Underground Blast

An underground explosion downtown that threw two manhole covers in the air slightly injured a Los Angeles police officer Monday.

January 22, 2008

S.C. Officers Raid Wrong Apartment

Officers of the Hanahan Police Department searching for one of three suspects in the fatal shooting of a man in a local bar raided the wrong apartment Sunday morning.

January 3, 2008

Maryland Transportation Officer Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver

Maryland Transportation Authority Police say that one of the department's officers, Courtney G. Brooks, was killed New Year's Eve in Baltimore by a hit-and-run driver.

January 3, 2008

Quartermaster Opens New Retail Location In Southern California

Quartermaster's new store in Santa Ana, Calif., offers personalized customer service for law enforcement and public safety professionals. Grand-opening events include drawings for free gear.

January 2, 2008

Fort Worth Police Arrest Teens Pretending to Be Cops

Fort Worth police took two teens into custody Thursday after they witnessed the two pull over a motorist using red and blue lights in their car.

January 2, 2008

Philadelphia Housing Authority Police 1st in City with GPS

Philadelphia Housing Authority Police have become the first and only police force in the city with Global Positioning Systems in all of their marked vehicles. The system is designed to increase the department's efficiency and provide cost savings to PHA.

January 1, 2008

San Diego Residents Help Police Catch Would-Be Tagger

Two San Diego residents helped police catch a would-be tagger near Horton Plaza earlier this week.

December 27, 2007

N.J. Officer in Critical Condition After Accident

A south New Jersey police officer was critically injured when his car collided with an SUV Wednesday night.

December 27, 2007

Indianapolis Officials Fret Over Police Retirements

Indianapolis city officials are facing a severe shortage of law enforcement personnel.

December 27, 2007

Border Patrol Reports Sharp Increase in Attacks on Agents

The U.S. Border Patrol reported Wednesday that its agents have been attacked 250 times on the Mexican border since Oct. 1, a 38-percent increase over the same period last year.

December 19, 2007

San Antonio Police Officer's Association Pledges $100K to National Law Enforcement Museum

The San Antonio Police Officers' Association (SAPOA) Executive Board recently voted unanimously to commit $100,000 to the National Law Enforcement Museum, scheduled to open in the nation's capital in 2011. The donation will be raised over the next four years by the Association.

December 12, 2007

Robbers Hit Multiple Denver-Area Banks

The FBI is searching for two men suspected of robbing at least three Denver-area banks during the last two months.

December 5, 2007

Ohio State Police Cars to Get Fire Protection System

Gov. Ted Strickland has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to move forward with outfitting the Ohio State Highway Patrol's fleet of Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptors (CVPIs) with a vehicular fire protection system manufactured by FIRE Panel.

November 29, 2007

Miami-Dade PD to Deploy UAVs

The Miami-Dade Police Department is experimenting with using unmanned aerial vehicles for law enforcement operations.

November 29, 2007

Fingerprint Catches Robber on the Run for 11 Years

Cuong Phan, also known as Dien Le, was booked into the Johnson County Jail in Kansas for a second time in as many days after deputies discovered through a fingerprint that Le was Phan and Phan was wanted by Jackson County, Mo., officers for a robbery conviction some 11 years ago.

November 26, 2007

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