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Newsby Staff WriterJune 18, 2009

Officer Indicted in "Ace Capone" Drug Case

A Philadelphia police detective is being charged with obstruction of justice for using an FBI-issued cell phone to make the call that he knew would warn a drug kingpin that a law enforcement raid was about to go down, and then lying about it to investigators.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 4, 2009

Mesa Officers Under Investigation For Flushing Motel Fetus

Four Mesa police officers and a lieutenant are the subject of separate internal investigations, one of which involves an officer who is accused of flushing a 4-inch stillborn fetus down a motel-room toilet and one of which involves improper use of force against a handcuffed prisoner, the Arizona Republic reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 26, 2009

Department Dismisses Charges Against 12 Baltimore Officers

Internal prosecutor who handled the cases was dismissed, after the police union informed <em>The Baltimore Sun</em> that she backdated charging documents. The move prompted the department to drop prosecution.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 21, 2009

Birmingham Police Beating Video: Did Not Show Beating When First Given to DA

Video of five Birmingham police officers beating an unconscious suspect was edited before it was turned over as evidence to the Jefferson County district attorney's office to use in the suspect's prosecution, authorities said Wednesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 20, 2009

Forensic Lab IDs 7th Victim of Milwaukee Serial Killer

A seventh victim has been linked to the case of Milwaukee's 23-year-old unsolved serial killer who is known as the North Side Strangler.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 15, 2009

L.A. County Sheriff's Department Opens Criminal Probe into El Monte Officer's Kick of Prone Suspect

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department on Thursday opened a criminal investigation into the videotaped kicking of a prone suspect by an El Monte police officer after a high-speed pursuit the day before, authorities said.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 13, 2009

Austin PD Investigates Partially Videotaped Shooting

The Austin police chief has begun an investigation of an officer-involved shooting of an 18-year-old in the Texas capital that was partially captured on a patrol car's video camera, the American-Statesman reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 12, 2009

Digital Ally Assists Law Enforcement Agencies With Grants

Digital Ally Inc., which develops, manufactures, and markets advanced video surveillance products for law enforcement, homeland security, and commercial security applications, is prepared to help law enforcement agencies secure funding for equipment purchases under various government programs.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 6, 2009

North Carolina Agency Loses Investigative Authority

The Spring Lake Police Department, which policed a Cumberland County town with about 8,000 residents until this week, lost the last remnants of its investigative authority, following two years of scrutiny from higher agencies and consultants.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 1, 2009

LAPD Ties 72-year-old Man to Two Waves of Serial Killings

DNA leads detectives to John Thomas Jr., 72. He is held in two slayings, but police suspect he may have killed up to 30 elderly Westside and Claremont women a decade apart.

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