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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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Newsby Staff WriterMay 1, 2009

Woman Disputes Sister's Claim Their Father Was the Zodiac Killer

A Southern California woman's accusation this week that her long-dead stepfather was the Zodiac killer just took on a new, strange twist: Another daughter of the man is coming forward to angrily denounce the charge.

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Articlesby David GriffithMay 1, 2009

Cancer Treatments: Battling Cartels

One thing is clear about the battle against the Mexican cartels: Your strategy for countering it tends to reflect your personal world view. And regardless of where you work on this continent, Mexican drug cartels present a great danger to you as an American law enforcement officer.

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