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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 7, 2014

Cartel Leader Arrested in Amsterdam on San Diego Charges

A suspected top enforcer for Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel is facing extradition to San Diego on drug trafficking charges after his arrest in Amsterdam last week.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 6, 2014

Veterans Trained to Hunt Online Child Predators

Zepeda, 29, is part of a 17-member class of veterans trained in computer forensics and sent to Immigration and Customs Enforcement field offices.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 2, 2014

S.C. Officer Attacked During Domestic Dispute

A Rock Hill, S.C., man involved in a domestic dispute with his mother came to blows with a police officer on Wednesday, punching the policeman in the mouth, scratching his face, digging his fingernails into his skin and wrestling with him on the ground before he was cuffed and taken to jail with a bloody lip and swollen face.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 31, 2013

Top 10 PoliceMag.com Articles of 2013

PoliceMag.com readers couldn't get enough of articles focusing on weapons and tactics in the past year, according to the numbers. These topics dominated our list of the most well-read feature articles of 2013.

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ProductsDecember 23, 2013

Omnivore Video Capture

Ocean Systems has included a feature known as Active Audio Sync with version 2.0 of its Omnivore video capture system to help investigators collect and process low-frame-rate video that has associated audio.

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Articlesby Amaury MurgadoDecember 23, 2013

12 Tips From Homicide Detectives

I work with some highly recognized homicide detectives who have provided tips that could help detectives and patrol officers alike. The following bits of wisdom apply to all investigations, regardless of the nature of the crime or who is investigating.

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Articlesby David Griffith and Paul ClintonDecember 23, 2013

IACP 2013: Both Sides of Today’s Police Products

There's the stuff that you would expect to see at any law enforcement exposition and there's the stuff that seems to have dropped out of a science fiction movie. And all of it has the potential to be important to what you do in contemporary policing.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 19, 2013

New Philly PD Interrogation Policy Takes Effect Jan. 1

On Jan. 1, the Philadelphia Police Department will implement a sweeping new interview policy that's aimed at protecting the rights of people who are questioned by detectives and eliminating instances of investigators being accused of coercing confessions from suspects.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 12, 2013

Dallas Police Add More Digital Eyes to Nab Bad Guys in Crime Hot Spots

This year, the Dallas Police Department installed 76 new surveillance cameras and 28 license plate readers in high-crime areas. Police officials say they have already had some positive early results from the technology.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 12, 2013

Ballistics Study Leads to Changes at Federal Agency

A team of researchers led by Sam Houston State University identified a number of areas of improvement in a national database of forensic ballistics evidence used to link guns to violent crimes.

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