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LEOPARD Challenge Finals Held

The national championship finals for the athletic obstacle course called the LEOPARD Challenge will take place Saturday, October 18, in Pikesville, Maryland.

October 16, 2003

Suspects Running Down Cops in Edmonton

Police officers in Edmonton, Canada, are rethinking their procedures after suspects aimed at them with cars six times in the last month.

October 9, 2003

New Sheriff’s Badges Designed to Defy Copying

Sheriff’s officials in Cobb County, Georgia, are banking on the ability of new identification badges to help deter and spot impersonators.

October 9, 2003

CHP Plans for Gov. Schwarzenegger’s Protection

California Governor-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger met with California Highway Patrol officials on Thursday to discuss security options once he takes office, including whether he will move to the state capital, Sacramento, or commute from Los Angeles.

October 9, 2003

Deputy Catches Most Wanted Felon

After nine months on the run, a man wanted for killing his adoptive parents in Dallas was caught by a deputy in a traffic stop.

September 25, 2003

Native American Law Enforcement Awarded $36M in Federal Grants

The DOJ’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) has awarded a total of $36 million to 124 tribal law enforcement agencies in 24 states. The grants were awarded under the COPS Tribal Resources Grant Program. Funds will be used to hire community policing officers and to purchase much-needed equipment.

September 18, 2003

Permanent Exhibit Remembers 9/11

The New York City Police Museum has opened a permanent exhibit dedicated to the 23 city officers killed in the terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2001.

September 14, 2003

U.S. to Add Thousands of Air Marshals

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.

September 3, 2003

Talk Show Appearance Leads to Sentence

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

August 7, 2003

Conference to Feature Biometric Technologies

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.

August 7, 2003

New Yorkers Give Cops High Rating

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

July 24, 2003

Court Denies Davidians Damages in Claim Against U.S.

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.

July 15, 2003

Tacoma Manager Fired for Promoting Chief

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

July 8, 2003

New 311 Line to Lessen 911 Calls

A 311 non-emergency line was recently established on Martha's Vineyard to keep down the number of bogus 911 calls taking time away from answering truly urgent calls.

July 2, 2003

Research Leads to Advanced DNA Analysis

With a new DNA analysis method, samples that were once considered too damaged or degraded to be analyzed through conventional methods can now be accurately identified.

June 26, 2003

Space-Age Video Solution Now Available

A video enhancement system originally developed at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., to study the Sun is now being used by law enforcement to help agencies investigate crimes.

June 12, 2003

DOJ Offers $78.1 Million in Grants to Hire Cops

The U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) has announced $78.1 million in grants to fund the hiring of 1,004 new law enforcement officers in 181 cities and towns across the country.

June 5, 2003

Man Sues Over Pot-filled Car

When Jose Aguado Cervantes bought a car at a U.S. marshal’s auction four years ago, he didn’t know that 119 pounds of marijuana were stashed in the bumpers.

June 5, 2003

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