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News•by Staff Writer•January 11, 2009

Charlotte-Mecklenburg PD Reports Significant Crime Drop

Mecklenburg crime dropped sharply in the second half of last year after months of spiking violence and home break-ins drove residents to march on City Hall and in some cases hire their own security.

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News•by Staff Writer•January 11, 2009

Los Angeles Officials Expect Crime Dip in 2009

Even as they touted another year of falling crime rates in Los Angeles and expressed confidence that 2009 could bring further declines, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Police Chief William J. Bratton said Monday that the LAPD's success in the upcoming year is tied to the city's financial picture.

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News•by Staff Writer•January 9, 2009

Phoenix Police Aim to Curb ID Theft by Withholding Report Info

Personal identifying information such as names of injured victims, birth dates of criminals and the addresses where crimes are committed will be redacted completely from the written public record in some cases, officials said Wednesday.

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News•by Staff Writer•January 9, 2009

Portland Police "Most Arrested" List Faces ACLU Challenge

For the first time since Portland police created a secret list five years ago identifying the 35 most-frequently arrested petty criminals in the city's core, the American Civil Liberties Union and a trio of defense attorneys are challenging its constitutionality.

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News•by Staff Writer•January 8, 2009

FBI Plans to Hire 850 New Agents

Despite a bleak economic environment featuring wide-ranging layoffs and rising unemployment, the nation's premier law enforcement agency is touting "one of the largest hiring blitzes in our 100-year history."

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Articles•by Dave Smith•January 1, 2009

Hail-Fellow-Well-Met

The door of the unmarked unit swung open and a giant of a man pulled himself out of the car. His humor and informal leadership skills made him not only our favorite instructor but the one who we all hoped to become.

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IACP 2008: Best of Show

As exemplified by IACP 2008 held in San Diego in November, IACP tends to be about big ticket items: vehicles, software, video systems. This year's IACP was no exception.

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News•by Staff Writer•December 24, 2008

Customs and Border Protection Meets 18,000 Border Patrol Agent Hiring Commitment

U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) met the goal to hire 6,000 Border Patrol agents across the U.S. by year’s end. CBP reached its target weeks ahead of schedule and now employs more than 18,000 agents.

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News•by Staff Writer•December 22, 2008

San Francisco Chief Announces Retirement

San Francisco Police Chief Heather Fong, who rose through the ranks to become the city's first female chief nearly five years ago, announced her retirement Saturday on a radio program hosted by Mayor Gavin Newsom.

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News•by Staff Writer•December 19, 2008

St. Louis Police Kept Seized Cash that Should Have Been Returned

For years, St. Louis police wrongly kept and earned interest on millions of dollars seized in the arrests of suspects, the department admitted Wednesday. It amassed a cache of up to about $6 million.

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