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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 2, 2013

Video: Bystanders Watch Assault of Philly Transit Cop

About 40 onlookers watched a fare jumper assault a SEPTA transit officer last week, and one woman recorded the fight on her cell phone rather than calling 9-1-1.

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Articlesby Amy Winter and Chris BrownOctober 2, 2013

Investigating Identity Theft and Car Rental

Loyalty rewards programs offered by certain rental car companies are designed with convenience in mind—in one case, all too convenient for a car thief. By using fake credit cards and stolen drivers' licenses, a woman in Orange County, Calif., engineered the theft of 42 rental vehicles in 2012 from a major rental car company.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 27, 2013

Colo. Det. Turns Tables on Police Impostor

An undercover Pueblo County (Colo.) Sheriff's detective arrested a man in a Pueblo West cellphone store Monday, after the man pretended to be an officer and accused him of dealing drugs.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 26, 2013

Spectronics Introduces Forensic Light Kit

Spectronics Corp. has introduced the OFK-450A Blue Light LED Forensic Inspection Kit with its rechargeable Optimax 450 LED flashlight for crime-scene investigation, field evidence gathering, and laboratory work.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 26, 2013

Sensors & Software Introduces New GPR System

Using the Findar GPR system, officers can locate weapons, caches of drugs or money, clandestine graves, hidden bunkers, or soil disturbances that have been buried, and download the images to a PC in real time.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 25, 2013

Ohio Agency Reviews Officer's PIT Maneuver

Gahanna (Ohio) Police administrators have begun reviewing an officer's dash-cam video after he used a PIT maneuver to halt the pursuit of a suspect who had exposed himself at a drive-through window.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 20, 2013

Ind. Officer Killed Trying to Save Woman

Decorated Indianapolis Metro Police Officer Rod Bradway was shot and killed early Friday after kicking in the door at a domestic call when he heard a woman screaming for help.

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ProductsSeptember 20, 2013

Siege Lantern

The Seige is a new LED lantern from Streamlight designed for a variety of uses. It provides 360 degrees of even light, and it can be used to illuminate large areas after removing the cover.

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ProductsSeptember 20, 2013

Evidence Management

Developed by Pennsylvania police officers, PD Evidence is a barcoded evidence management system that allows users to quickly and easily add evidence, barcode it, then transfer it to evidence storage.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 19, 2013

Capitol Police SWAT Team Thwarted at Navy Yard

A U.S. Capitol Police commander ordered the agency's SWAT team to stand down Monday morning as operators arrived at the gate of the Washington Navy Yard to confront the shooter.

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