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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 26, 2011

St. Louis Ward Hopes To Cut Crime 70% with Wireless Surveillance

St. Louis city and police officials have installed a new wireless video surveillance system in the 21st Ward, and have set a goal to reduce crime by 70 percent. Of the 28 wards in the city, the 21st Ward is the first to deploy this type of solution.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 25, 2011

Video: Dragged Calif. Cop's Partner Relied On Training

After realizing his partner Officer Jarred Slocum was down, Officer McFarland relied on the "dummy drag," a technique he learned at the police academy. Officer McFarland holstered his sidearm, moved into the line of fire, hooked his arms around his partner, and dragged him to safety.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 24, 2011

IACP Certifies Kustom Signals' ProLaser 4 LIDAR

The compact ProLaser 4 is smaller, lighter, and faster than its predecessors. It's powered by four AA batteries and features a ruggedized pistol grip. ProLaser 4 delivers unmatched target acquisition (even through glass) and improved target range up to 8,000 feet, according to the company.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 22, 2011

Rapper Apologizes for Flash-Call Tweet, Blames Friend

The Game, whose real name is Jayceon Taylor and who also uses the name Charles Louboutin on his Twitter page, said one of his friends grabbed his phone while at a photo shoot and sent the message as a prank that he described as a "joke gone wrong."

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 20, 2011

Detroit Police Add 90 Cops to Street Duty

Chief Ralph Godbee, Jr., announced the plan to add 50 new officers funded via three-year Community Oriented Policing Services grants from the U.S. Department of Justice. The remaining 40 are being moved off desk duty on Sept. 1.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 19, 2011

Horace Small Introduces Positive Force Award on Facebook

Horace Small is introducing its Positive Force award for law enforcement officers to Facebook, where the company will give a collection of its apparel to an officer they recognize as having gone "above and beyond the call of duty."

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 19, 2011

ACLU: Shackling Illegals In Court Is Cruel and Unusual

The American Civil Liberties Union's northern California chapter and other groups have sued the federal government to halt the shackling of illegal immigrants during court hearings.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 18, 2011

Fewer Cops In Oakland Results In 'Brazen' Crimes

Oakland Police Chief Anthony Batts is repeating his public call for more officers, after a violent crime spike of "brazen activity" that included the fatal shooting of a 3-year-old boy in broad daylight.

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Videosby Staff WriterAugust 16, 2011

Wash. Police Web Cartoon

Two officers with the Renton (Wash.) Police Department were suspended for this video depicting a mustachioed officer talking to a jail employee clown using robot voices. The video mocked staff and procedures of a new jail in South King County.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 14, 2011

L.A. Sheriff to Rapper: Apologize for Flash Mob Tweet

The message on The Game's Twitter account Friday urged his 580,000 followers to call if they wanted an internship. The number he gave was to the station's help line, according to Capt. Mike Parker.

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