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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 7, 2010

Digital Ally's LaserAlly LIDAR System Achieves IACP Certification

LaserAlly was listed on the Conforming Product List (CPL) for enforcement-technology equipment released July 30 by IACP. This equipment is intended for use in highway-safety programs, and LaserAlly was found to be both accurate and reliable when properly operated and maintained.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 4, 2010

Illinois Chief Allegedly Attacked State Candidate

The police chief in a Chicago suburb is under investigation, after needing to be restrained during an alleged attack against a state political candidate over campaigning in a housing subdivision.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 3, 2010

Chicago's Top Cop: Violent Crime Isn't Out of Control

Superintendent Jody Weis said Monday that homicides have dropped in the past two decades and for the first seven months are "holding even with last year," the newspaper reported.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 28, 2010

Murder Suspect Runs for Police Chief

David Brown, a former corrections officer, is running for the post against John Herty, the existing chief. The department has named Brown as a suspect in the death of his fiance Tamara Dupuy, who was found handcuffed and shot in a laundromat.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 22, 2010

Detroit Mayor Forces Police Chief to Resign, Cites Poor Judgement

Mayor Dave Bing, who hired Chief Warren Evans one year ago, said he and Deputy Mayor Saul Green decided Tuesday night to ask the chief to resign based on decisions Evans made "that compromised his position as chief."

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 20, 2010

Another California City May Disband Police to Save Money

Pomona is hardly the first L.A. County city to look at disbanding its police department. Tiny Sierra Madre considered doing away with its force, but ultimately rejected the idea. Maywood pulled the plug on its police force and virtually every other City Hall job earlier this month. Cudahy, which had been policed by Maywood, is now patrolled by sheriff's deputies.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 16, 2010

Boston Police Supervisors to Get Pay Raise

The highest-ranking supervisors in the Boston Police Department are expected to receive 14 percent salary boosts, which city officials say is necessary to keep their pay on par with that of the officers they oversee.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 15, 2010

California PD Suspends SWAT, K-9 Units To Delay Officer Layoffs

The city's budget adopted in June provides for 92 sworn positions for the 95-officer force. The department is hoping to reach 92 via attrition, according to the report.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 15, 2010

Two Southern Arizona Sheriffs Set Up Legal Defense Fund

Sheriffs' Dever and Babeu are strong advocates of the new SB 1070 law that requires officers with reasonable suspicion to ask subjects about their immigration status.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 14, 2010

Oakland Chief Releases List of 44 Crimes PD Won't Respond To

Chief Batts released a list of situations police won't respond to that includes grand theft, burglary, car wrecks, identity theft and vandalism. Several of the lesser crimes include discarding an appliance with a lock, an unauthorized cable TV connection and a stolen license plate.

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