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News•by Staff Writer•February 26, 2009

Napolitano Tells Congress that DHS Needs Help to Quell Border Violence

Border violence, which claimed more than 1,000 lives in January and about 6,000 in 2008, is already on the radar of Pentagon and CIA officials, who have told The Washington Times of their involvement in the current crisis in Mexico and say they are watching developments closely.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 26, 2009

Texas Governor Asks Washington for Troops to Guard Border

Gov. Rick Perry said he wants 1,000 troops to help guard the Texas-Mexico border, and for the U.S. to fund strong security measures to fight the Mexican drug cartels that have spread violence and fear in Mexico, including Juárez.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 25, 2009

Hundreds Arrested in Cross-Country Campaign Against Drug Cartel

Federal authorities arrested more than 750 people across the country in what they describe as "the largest and hardest hitting" operation to ever target the "the very violent and dangerously powerful" drug cartel known as Sinaloa.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 19, 2009

Call For Forensics Overhaul Linked To "CSI" Effect

Millions of people watch CBS's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation every week. But forensic evidence isn't nearly as ironclad as it appears on television. In fact, according to a study released Wednesday by the National Academy of Sciences, the nation's crime labs need a total overhaul.

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Products•February 1, 2009

TriggerPro ID Swab

Relative newcomer Forensic ID has developed the easy-to-use TriggerPro ID swab. It allows street officers to effectively gather “touch” DNA from firearms used in crimes at the scene. The swab is engineered with a tip designed to conveniently and effectively collect DNA specimens from handguns, regardless of environmental conditions.

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Articles•by David Spraggs•February 1, 2009

Turn Their Gadgets Against Them

"I love Facebook!" came the shout from the cubicle next to mine. One of my fellow detectives here at the Boulder (Colo.) Police Department—through a simple Internet search—had just discovered the identity of a sex assault suspect.

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News•by Staff Writer•January 30, 2009

FBI Agent Spent Three Years Undercover with Identity Thieves

Salesmen and parents know the technique well. It's called the takeaway, and as far as Keith Mularski is concerned, it's the reason he kept his job as administrator of online fraud site DarkMarket.

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News•by Staff Writer•January 22, 2009

10 Houston Gang Suspects Nabbed in Federal Drug Case

Ten suspected members of the so-called Houstone street gang, a local prison gang offshoot, are in custody and authorities announced Wednesday they are seeking four more men on federal drug dealing conspiracy charges that could lead to the forfeiture of $18 million in high-end cars, jewelry and cash.

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News•by Staff Writer•January 20, 2009

Mexican Cartels Run U.S. Drug Trade, Report Says

Mexican cartels have taken over most of the drug trade in the United States, and are working with 20 gangs, including the Barrio Aztecas, according to a just-released report by the National Drug Intelligence Center titled, "National Drug Threat Assessment 2009."

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News•by Staff Writer•January 13, 2009

A Hero's Fall: Honored for Trolley Square Bravery, Hammond Now an Ex-Cop

Ogden, Utah, police officer Ken Hammond, called a hero for confronting Trolley Square gunman Sulejman Talovic in February 2007, resigned from the force Friday following accusations of having sex with a minor.

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