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News•by Staff Writer•August 3, 2010

Five Men Face Murder Charges In Chandler Officer's Slaying

Ledesma, 34, was part of an operation involving nearly 12 Chandler police officers, including SWAT members. The type of operation where police bait drug suspects with seized evidence is known as a "reversal."

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News•by Staff Writer•August 3, 2010

Sheriff Arpaio Says Mexican Cartel Placed $1 Million Bounty On His Head

The sheriff's spokeswoman relayed the threat, which came from the FBI, according to the Arizona Republic. As a vocal proponent of tougher enforcement of illegal immigration, Arpaio said death threats against him are not unusual. He said the more recent bounty was for $5 million.

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News•by Staff Writer•August 2, 2010

Headshot Ends Illinois Standoff With Armed Man

Officers shot the man after a three-hour standoff. The man's wife, 9-year-old son and a one-year-old child were able to exit the house before the standoff. Officers reported muzzle flashes inside the house and returned fire after the man fired at them from the rear of the house.

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News•by Staff Writer•July 29, 2010

Chandler Officer Fatally Shot During Undercover Operation

The shooting occurring inside a home in a south Phoenix neighborhood known for drug-related crimes. The officers were involved in an operation that also involved SWAT officers.

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News•by Staff Writer•July 29, 2010

Chandler Officer Killed In Shootout Identified

Carlos Ledesma, a 34-year-old father of two, may have been killed by drug dealers planning to rob the undercover officers.

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News•by Staff Writer•July 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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News•by Staff Writer•July 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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News•by Staff Writer•July 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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News•by Staff Writer•July 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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News•by Staff Writer•July 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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