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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 4, 2010

Chevy Tahoe Police Vehicle Rated Best for Life-Cycle Cost by Analyst

The Chevrolet Tahoe Police 2WD vehicle was found to have the lowest life-cycle cost in the law enforcement market by Vincentric, a company specializing in the area of automobile life-cycle analysis.

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Articlesby Dr. Jeffrey D. HoJanuary 31, 2010

Best Practices in TASER Targeting

To adopt the preferred targeting zone, officers will need to train themselves to avoid center mass.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 29, 2010

Two Suspects In Arizona Officer's Shooting Captured After Gun Battle

A Gilbert police lieutenant was mortally wounded when a suspect with an outstanding warrant shot him from inside a work truck he pulled over for an obscured license plate.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 29, 2010

Michigan Man Kills Himself After Holding Deputy at Gunpoint

A 23-year-old man on probation for a weapons offense shot and killed himself on a Michigan roadway, after a tense stand-off with an officer who had pulled him over.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 27, 2010

Florida Officer Named NLEOMF Officer of the Month

Officer Matthew Medeiros of the Boynton Beach (Fla.) Police Department provided crucial aid to a sergeant during a gunfight with a parolee.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 25, 2010

N.Y. Officer Brutality Case Opens With Vivid Testimony

A Brooklyn man who has accused three officers of assaulting him in a subway station gave his testimony in court today of the incident.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 30, 2009

Arizona Motorcyclist Fails To Outrun Police Helicopter

A 22-year-old Arizona man rode his motorcycle 50 miles around Phoenix attempting to outrun a police helicopter, traveling at speeds of up to 100 mph and heading down a wrong-way street leading into an airport terminal.

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Photo Galleriesby Staff WriterDecember 11, 2009

Dodge Challenger Patrol Car

A Texas Chrysler dealer is offering a powerhouse law enforcement version of the re-introduced Dodge Challenger muscle car that can reach 165 mph. The vehicle is available with a variety of custom options and is currently being used by several Texas agencies as a highway car for drug interdiction duty in solid black. We've blogged about the Challenger. Now, take a more in-depth tour with this gallery. Photos courtesy of Group 1 Automotive.

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Articlesby Tom WetzelNovember 30, 2009

Pursuit Training on the Cheap

Making sure police officers can drive well is not enough. They must also keep their mental skills just as sharp to follow policy under stress and exercise good judgment throughout the pursuit.

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Articlesby Dean ScovilleNovember 12, 2009

How You Can Become a Better Cop Right Now

Becoming a better cop may not ensure formal recognition such as a promotion, but it'll virtually guarantee it informally. It'll simultaneously help you to do your job faster and increase your prospects to work elsewhere.

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