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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 10, 2015

Armed Man Arrested at Arkansas State University

An armed man drove onto Arkansas State University on Thursday, sparking a campus lockdown before police took him into custody without any shots fired.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 8, 2015

Let Police Keep Military Surplus, Say Michigan Officials

Six Republican members of Michigan's congressional delegation wrote President Barack Obama on Monday asking him to reconsider a decision made earlier this year to have law enforcement agencies return surplus military equipment out of concern it could undermine confidence in police.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 8, 2015

Houston Officer Stays With Downed Horse Until She Dies

A Houston, TX, police officer lay down next to his fallen mount on Thursday after the horse spooked, ran into the street, and was hit by a truck. Charlotte's human partner stayed with her as she died.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 7, 2015

Video: Tactical Medics Saved Lives During Colorado Springs Shooting

Tactical response paramedics are some of the unsung heroes in the Nov. 27 shooting in Colorado Springs.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 7, 2015

Man Who Hit and Critically Injured Denver Bicycle Officer Gets Six Years in Community Corrections

Officer John Adsit was dragged more than a dozen yards under Booker's Mercedes and underwent multiple surgeries to repair crushed ribs, a punctured lung, a severed artery in his leg, a broken femur and a cracked pelvis. He was in critical care for a month.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 4, 2015

Fugitive Wanted in Waco Biker Shooting Arrested in Louisiana

A man wanted in the deadly shootout involving rival motorcycle gangs earlier this year in Texas was arrested in northwest Louisiana on Wednesday, Bossier City police said.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 4, 2015

Prison Guards Limited in Battle With Drones

When it comes to policing the problem at federal prisons, the U.S. Bureau of Prisons (BoP) is severely handcuffed. Despite having tons of shotgun-armed guards at its prisons, the bureau can't simply shoot down any drone that happens to appear near a prison; the Federal Aviation Administration doesn't allow it.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 4, 2015

Police Tactics in San Bernardino Rampage Win High Praise From Experts

"There was a very short response time, they did a follow-up very rapidly and got on top of the suspects," said Scott Reitz, a former Los Angeles Police Department SWAT officer and instructor. "I'm absolutely impressed."

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 3, 2015

California Massacre Suspects Could Have Domestic and Foreign Terror Links

But authorities told NBC News on Thursday that Farook appeared to have been radicalized. They said he had been in touch with people in the Los Angeles area who have expressed jihadist-oriented views.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 3, 2015

Video: Denver SWAT Officer Wounded, Fugitive Killed in Shootout

Police were trying to apprehend a fugitive when a shootout occurred at West 26th Avenue and Ocseloa Street, near the Sloan's Lake neighborhood, around 3:30 p.m.

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