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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 2, 2010

Budget-Strapped L.A. Considers Police Layoffs

As the Los Angeles City Council weighed options to address a $208-million shortfall, Councilman Bernard C. Parks on Monday ordered the city's top budget analyst to prepare a plan that could include layoffs of police officers and firefighters.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 29, 2010

CrimeReports iPhone App Tops 100,000 Downloads in First Month

CrimeReports, publishers of the national crime map, announced its popular iPhone app has had more than 100,000 downloads and has been used to complete more than eight million crime searches across North America in the 30 days since its release.

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Articlesby Melanie BasichJanuary 27, 2010

Stats at a Glance

CrimeReports' eponymous flagship product allows a law enforcement agency to show the public where and when crimes are being committed in their jurisdiction via online maps. The company's Command Central takes this idea one step further by putting these statistics in the hands of the agency itself.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 14, 2010

MySpace Brags Spur Busts of Crips, Bloods Who Terrorized Housing Project

Crips and Bloods drug dealers who terrorized a Manhattan housing project and boasted of their gang ties on MySpace were busted Wednesday, authorities said.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 14, 2010

PoliceMag.com Adds Video Gallery

We've organized it the same way the main site is organized—into topic areas. So you'll be able to browse recent videos on the main page or look within topics such as Gangs, SWAT, Weapons, Recruit, Patrol, Technology, Vehicles, and Women in Law Enforcement.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 8, 2010

Chicago PD May Eliminate Entrance Exam

Critics think the concept of eliminating the written entrance exam is a mistake, and without the test the city would basically be giving badges and guns to people who have met only basic physical and mental requirements.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 7, 2010

Texas County to Use Twitter to Shame DWI Suspects

People caught driving while intoxicated in Montgomery County, Texas, are being busted in more ways than one. The county district attorney's office is now calling them out in the status-sphere by posting their names on its Twitter page for everyone to see.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 7, 2010

Massachusetts Officer May Have Posted Dead Body Picture On Facebook

The department is now investigating whether the picture depicting an apparent overdose victim laying face down on a couch with clutter and trash surrounding the couch is authentic.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 30, 2009

LAPD Struggles To Fill Openings In Gang Unit

Candidates to work gang-related assignments for the Los Angeles Police Department have been reluctant to volunteer because of a new rule passed in the spring that requires them to disclose details of their personal finances.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 30, 2009

Drunk Drivers Using Twitter To Avoid DUI Checkpoints

Drivers are sending each other "tweets" that include the intersections of checkpoints, as well as text messages and an iPhone application that allows drivers to input checkpoint locations.

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