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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 20, 2010

Louisiana Detective's Domestic Battery Allegations Imperil Drug Case

Domestic battery charges have come to light involving the lead detective in St. Charles (La.) Parish Sheriff Greg Champagne's year-long drug operation, causing charges to be dropped against 60 of 100 suspects.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 15, 2010

Alabama City's HD Surveillance System Drops Crime Reporting 75 Percent

A citywide HD system connecting the Selma PD and the Selma Housing Authority offers greater surveillance coverage across the municipality. Since installing the system, Selma has seen a reduction in criminal activity at GWC—crime reporting has fallen from 40 to less than 10 incidents per week.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 14, 2010

Iris Scans Arrive at Texas Border Checkpoint

In October, the Department of Homeland Security will begin testing iris-scanning technology at a border checkpoint in McAllen, Texas, as a way to stem illegal immigration and identify fraud.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 12, 2010

Man Shot By LAPD Used Three Names

Investigators say the man used Manuel Jamines, Manuel Ramirez and Gregorio Luis Perez at various times.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 12, 2010

Kentucky Man's Rampage Triggered By Breakfast Rage

An Eastern Kentucky man who killed his wife, stepdaughter and three neighbors apparently was set off because his wife served him eggs that weren't hot enough.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 9, 2010

Video: Rhode Island Officer Gets 40 Years for Substation Rape

A judge sentenced Providence (R.I.) Police officer Marcus Huffman to serve 40 years in prison for raping an intoxicated, 19-year-old woman in the bathroom of a South Providence substation.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 7, 2010

LAPD Investigates Mystery of Mummified Infants

The remains were found when residents of an apartment building were cleaning out a community basement. The detectives and coroner's officials examined other items found with the infants inside the steamer trunk that was marked with the initials J.M.B.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 31, 2010

Mexican Cartel Leader Will Face Trafficking Charges In Atlanta

The Texas-born Valdez-Villareal, who is known as "the Barbie" because of his blond hair and blue eyes, brought thousands of kilograms of cocaine between 2004 and 2006. His cartel is thought to have brought 100 kilos a week into the Atlanta area using tractor trailer trucks that crossed the border in Laredo.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 31, 2010

Deputy Accused of Choking Wife After She Threatened to Take Away PS3

Deputy Gary French told investigators his wife wrapped a towel around her own neck and squeezed it, when he was interviewed by Mount Dora PD officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 31, 2010

Oklahoma Cop Shooting Suspects Accidentally Confess On Camera

Video surveillance cameras captured three arrestees discussing their ambush of Oklahoma City PD's Katie Lawson in Spanish in an interrogation room, while being recorded by cameras and watched by a bilingual detective.

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