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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 26, 2010

Criminals Increasingly Mutilate Fingers To Avoid Fingerprint ID

The case represents an increasing trend where criminals mutilate their fingertips so they can't be connected by police to their earlier crimes. The Suffolk County district attorney said the trend has been increasingly on display during "heavy weight drug cases."

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 17, 2010

Nevada County Adopts Federal Fingerprint Database to ID Criminal Illegals

The resource is provided by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to help local authorities identify high-risk illegal immigrants who have been convicted of crimes such as homicide, rape, kidnapping or drug trafficking, among other violent offenses.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 14, 2010

Ohio Cousins Head to Prison for Providing Material Support to Terrorists

In May 2004, they traveled together to Cairo, Egypt, where they hoped to make contact with the mujahedeen, receive training, and be placed in either Iraq or Afghanistan to fight U.S. troops. They returned to the U.S. where they came in contact with an undercover informant and sought military training.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 8, 2010

DNA Match Ensnares 'Grim Sleeper' Serial Killer In Los Angeles

Franklin is thought to be the "Grim Sleeper" killer who began killing women in 1985. The deaths have been linked via DNA collected from the bodies of the women, who were sexually assaulted and often left for dead in alleys and covered in debris with gunshot wounds to the chest from a small-caliber gun.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 6, 2010

Mexican Cartels Threaten Arizona Sheriff

Babeu has been outspoken about the need to secure his state's border with Mexico, and has called for federal troops in southern Arizona because his department is "outgunned" in a war against drug and human smugglers.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 2, 2010

21 Killed in Massive Gunfight 12 Miles South of Arizona Border

A massive gun battle between rival drug and migrant trafficking gangs near the U.S. border Thursday left 21 people dead and at least six others wounded, prosecutors said.

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Photo Galleriesby Staff WriterJuly 1, 2010

Narcotic Transporter Bust

With "Project Deliverance," federal agencies cooperating with local LE officers arrested more than 2,000 narcotics transporters and Mexican cartel associates in mid-June. The multi-jurisdictional operation also led to the seizure of $154 million and 74.1 tons of drugs, as well as the arrest of a high-priority target. These photos, which are courtesy of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), show some of the evidence seized in the drug trafficking operation.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 1, 2010

ICOP Partners With General Dynamics Itronix

The ICOP products, combined with the General Dynamics notebook, will provide high-quality video and audio to help officers and first responders mitigate risks, reduce losses and improve safety and security in the line of duty, according to a joint announcement.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 27, 2010

Video: Mexican Cartel Threatens Arizona PD's Off-Duty Officers

The threats were issued following two large drug busts by off-duty officers with the department. Nogales Chief Jeffrey Kirkham learned about the threats via a criminal informant in Mexico who told the agency about a list of officers held by the cartel.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 26, 2010

Maryland Implements 'Blue Alert' for Crimes Against LE

The notification system will be called Blue Alert and will be similar to the Amber Alert system to identify missing children and Silver Alert to find missing seniors.

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