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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 20, 2011

Ariz. Task Force Bust Nets Marijuana, Guns, Illegals

A task force in southern Arizona seized 4,369 pounds of marijuana, 40 undocumented aliens, four vehicles, and three weapons during an operation that involved multiple agencies, the Pinal County Sheriff's Office announced.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 19, 2011

Whistleblowing Officers Allege Corruption, Cartel Ties in Border Agencies

Two former law enforcement officers allege that they cannot get anyone to investigate allegations that the Mexican drug cartels have corrupted U.S. law officers and politicians in the El Paso border region.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 13, 2011

S.C. Cop who Fatally Shot Former Mayor Laid Off

A Cottageville (S.C.) Police officer under investigation for fatally shooting the town's former mayor has been laid off. Officer Randall Price has been let go due to "budget constraints," according to the city.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 8, 2011

Holder Says He Didn't Know About Fast and Furious

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said he and the "upper levels of the Justice Department" were not aware of the Fast and Furious initiative that resulted in the supplying of Mexican drug cartels with firearms.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 3, 2011

Tenn. Auto Theft Investigator Shot In Struggle Over Gun

Sgt. Norman Benjamin, 47, was taken to The MED in extremely critical condition, and is expected to survive the encounter. Sgt. Benjamin was shot in his unmarked police vehicle. The 14-year veteran is assigned to the auto-theft bureau.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 2, 2011

Hacker Group Attacks Texas Cops' E-mail

The group known as Anonymous claims to have hacked into the email accounts of more than two dozen Texas law enforcement agencies or officials in retaliation for arrests of its supporters and what it sees as harassment of immigrants by authorities in the state, the Associated Press is reporting.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 1, 2011

Video: Charges Dropped Against Suspect In Parking Lot Take-Down

An attempted-murder charge has been dropped against a man Orlando Police officers said attempted to ram them with his van outside a Target store in November.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 23, 2011

Man Gets 60 Years for Shooting Chicago Detective In Back

A South Side man was sentenced to 60 years in prison for shooting a Chicago Police gang detective in the back while the officer was attempting to question him.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 22, 2011

NYPD Cop Accused of Gunpoint Rape Says DA Targeted Him

Officer Michael Pena, 27, is accused of pointing his 9mm service weapon at a 25-year-old Bronx teacher and raping her behind an Inwood apartment building on Friday morning. In an interview with the Daily News, Pena said the DA is "arresting cops, indicting cops."

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 22, 2011

Video: Shot Calif. Cop Dragged to Safety by Partner

Dramatic footage captured by a news cameraman shows the officer holding a bleeding neck wound after being struck. The officer runs from the cover of a vehicle and collapses near a chain-link fence. The second officer then runs toward his partner and drags him to safety.

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