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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 11, 2008

Body Count Climbs in Mexico's Bloody Drug War

So far this year in Mexico's drug war, 5,376 people have been killed, double the number of last year and more than all U.S. troops killed in Iraq.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 3, 2008

FBI Sting Nets 15 Corrupt COs and LEOs in Illinois

Drug charges were unsealed Tuesday against 15 officers: four Harvey cops, 10 Cook County correctional officers and a Chicago Police officer. The FBI orchestrated 12 fake drug deals over the last year.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 3, 2008

North Carolina Toughens Gang, Hate Crime Laws

Adults and young people involved in gang activity as well as people who burn crosses or sexually assault children now face tougher punishments as 25 new laws took effect Monday in North Carolina.

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ProductsDecember 1, 2008

Digital Inspection Camera

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ProductsDecember 1, 2008

Telescopic Pole Camera for Patrol

TacView is announcing an affordable IR/color telescopic pole camera designed to be carried in a patrol car trunk. Because its original SWAT version was also popular with patrol officers, TacView now has a new version, the TacView PV (patrol version), that is designed to be carried in a patrol car trunk.

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Contacting Mentally Ill Subjects

Fill your tool belt with things you need to keep yourself safe when dealing with the mentally ill. Each piece of information gathered before arriving on scene is another tool you may need.

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Articlesby David SpraggsDecember 1, 2008

Just a Touch: Using Touch DNA Evidence

Amazing. This unknown suspect left behind enough DNA from just briefly touching the sides of the victim's underwear to provide a statistically significant partial DNA profile.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 13, 2008

L.A. County Sheriff's Officials Acknowledge that Genetic Evidence in 5,635 Rape Cases May be Untested

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, under pressure from county supervisors and watchdog groups to account for its handling of DNA evidence from sexual assault cases, acknowledged Wednesday it did not know whether genetic evidence from more than 5,600 rape cases had been examined.

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ProductsNovember 1, 2008

VRAD Video Radiological Adapter

Zistos Corp.’s new patent pending VRAD Video Radiological Adapter generates an early warning by enunciating radiological alarm events on the surveillance video screen. This can alarm against an act of terrorism or industrial sabotage, using a dirty bomb or radiological materials as a contaminant. The system cost-effectively adds radiological detection into fixed or mobile surveillance camera systems using existing video cameras, cables, and monitors.

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Articlesby Matt Smith and Justin GipsonNovember 1, 2008

Don’t Get Burned

Although arson laws and reporting requirements vary from state to state, here are some basic things to consider when investigating fire incidents, especially as a patrol officer.

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