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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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Articlesby David GriffithNovember 1, 2008

Information Manager

Detectives can opt for one piece of software that meets all of their needs like IRP Solutions' Case Investigative Life Cycle (CILC). CILC can facilitate the investigation of a crime from initial response to prosecution.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 30, 2008

FBI Warns of Looming Mexican Drug Cartel Violence in South Texas

Frustrated by a crackdown on South Texas drug smuggling routes, the Mexican Gulf Cartel is stockpiling high-powered weapons and recruiting local gang members on both sides of the border to prepare for possible confrontations with U.S. law enforcement, according to an FBI intelligence report.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 30, 2008

S.C. Governor, NAACP Oppose Collection of DNA from Felons

Reggie Lloyd, director of the State Law Enforcement Division, said he also was concerned with the new law and its potential to direct scarce resources away from core functions such as keeping officers on the streets.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 23, 2008

61 Mongols Motorcycle Gang Members Arrested on Racketeering Charges

Dozens of burly, tattoo-covered Mongol motorcycle gang members were arrested today by federal agents in six states from the West Coast to the Midwest on warrants ranging from drug sales to murder after a three-year undercover investigation in which four agents successfully infiltrated the group.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 8, 2008

New Book Details How to Retrieve Forensic Data from an iPhone

"Phone Forensics," Jonathan Zdziarsk supplies the knowledge necessary to conduct complete and highly specialized forensic analysis of the iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPod Touch. Intended for lawful forensic examination of devices by corporate security officers, law enforcement personnel, and private forensic examiners.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 8, 2008

Gangs Blamed in Almost Half of San Diego Homicides in '07

Nearly half the homicides with known motives in San Diego County last year were at the hands of gangs, according to a study looking at victims and suspects of violent crime.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 8, 2008

Sex Offenders Challenge Mo. Law Banning Them from Halloween Activities

Four Missouri sex offenders are challenging a new state law that confines them to their darkened homes on Halloween and restricts them from contact with children that night.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 8, 2008

Spillman Releases Jail Imaging Software

Spillman Technologies officially released Spillman Sentryx 6.0 to nearly 500 public safety personnel at the annual Spillman Users Conference held in Salt Lake City this week.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 5, 2008

Authorities Break Up U.S.-Canada Drug Ring

Late last year, Nathanael Lineham got a panicked phone call, prosecutors say. An associate working with Lineham to bring the drug ecstasy to California from Canada told him a shipment of 85,000 pills had been seized. Lineham was calm. After all, the deals were struck using coded e-mails -- on encrypted BlackBerrys from Lineham's own company.

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