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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 9, 2012

Mexico Confirms Death of Zetas Cartel Leader

The Mexican government confirmed Tuesday that its forces killed Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano, the leader of the Zetas cartel, in a shootout Sunday. Mexican marines killed Lazcano in a small town in northern Mexico about 130 miles from the Texas border.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 7, 2012

Saelig Introduces Lightweight Forensic USB Pouch

Saelig has introduced a shielded forensic pouch (Model No. SFP1215W) that enables hands-on manipulation of wireless devices in an RF-tight environment so internal data is not compromised.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 4, 2012

L.A. Sheriff's Detectives Bust $6M Marijuana Grow

Los Angeles County Sheriff's narcotics detectives seized more than 2,000 marijuana plants worth an estimated $6 million at three locations and arrested two suspects.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 3, 2012

Video: Fla. Man Swings Machete In Police HQ, Gets TASERed

Dejuan Anderson, 20, entered Fort Myers (Fla.) Police headquarters at 7:20 a.m. and asked for an officer by name. Anderson began swinging his edged weapon until an officer TASERed him.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 1, 2012

Philly Cop Punches Woman in Puerto Rican Parade

Video from Philadelphia's Puerto Rican Day parade over the weekend shows a uniformed cop punching a woman in the face. The blow leaves the woman’s mouth bloody. The officer — identified as Lt. Jonathan Josey — then handcuffs her and another cop leads her away.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 28, 2012

Ariz. Sheriff To Reopen Botched Sex-Crime Cases

Maricopa County sheriff's detectives have agreed to further investigate 28 botched sex-crime cases—including one that's a decade old—after the County Attorney's Office said additional work was needed for them to be considered for prosecution.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 19, 2012

Report: ATF, Feds Mishandled 'Fast and Furious' Operation

Federal agents and prosecutors in Phoenix ignored risks to the public and were primarily responsible for the botched effort to infiltrate weapons-smuggling rings in the operation dubbed "Fast and Furious," according to a report released Wednesday by the Justice Department's inspector general.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 18, 2012

Feds Accuse N.C. Sheriff of Discriminatory Policing

The Department of Justice accused the Alamance County (N.C.) Sheriff's Office in a Tuesday letter of violating the Constitution by racially profiling and targeting Latinos.

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Articlesby Jon AdlerSeptember 18, 2012

Hobbling Our Investigations

Some elected officials seem compelled to introduce legislation aimed at protecting the rights of suspected criminals while impeding our investigations.

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Articlesby Dean ScovilleSeptember 18, 2012

Shots Fired: Pauls Valley, Oklahoma 04/28/2007

The duo approached the house where they found the front door standing half-way open. The two officers stepped across the threshold and into the living room, and they picked up sight of a male adult darting toward the back of the house.

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