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Newsby Staff WriterMay 16, 2014

Video: SLA Shootout with LAPD on May 17, 1974

On May 17, 1974, three months after the kidnapping of Patricia Hearst, a bunch of gun-wielding members of a group called the "Symbionese Liberation Army" barricaded themselves inside a house in Los Angeles, Calif., and began firing hundreds of rounds of ammunition at the police.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 16, 2014

Tru-Spec Adds New Pant to 24-7 Tactical Line

Tru-Spec announced this week that it was adding a new pant to its line of 24-7 tactical apparel.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 16, 2014

4 Gang Members Charged in Va. Captain's Kidnapping, Slaying

The people who carjacked, kidnapped, and killed Waynesboro, Va., reserve police captain Kevin Quick were members of the Bloods street gang who robbed stores and sold drugs in the weeks and months leading up to the murder, according to an indictment.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 12, 2014

Video: Arizona CO Could Be Charged in K-9's "Hot Car" Death

An Arizona Department of Corrections service dog that died last month had been left in its handler's vehicle for approximately seven hours, according to an investigative report.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 11, 2014

Video: South Carolina K-9 Attacked During Arrest Attempt

Anderson County Sheriff's Office K-9, Hyco, was kicked and choked while aiding in the arrest of a wanted man hiding under a house.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 8, 2014

Video: Officers Test Skills in Oklahoma SWAT Competition

Police officers from Bartlesville, Edmond, Norman, and Broken Arrow along with agents from the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangers Drugs Control took part in the six-course Oklahoma SWAT Competition Wednesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 8, 2014

Marijuana Grow Houses Have Hidden Dangers

Indoor pot farms in Northern California can be hard to spot until they catch fire and release fumes from chemicals and mold. The operations are often run by gangs and can involve violence, including a recent shooting death in San Jose.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 6, 2014

Maryland K-9 Killed in Traffic Accident

Cpl. Chris Larmore, had pulled over a vehicle, leaving the dog in the parked police car. Ike became “alerted” to something outside the car and jumped out of the window into traffic.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 6, 2014

Report Says Dorner Manhunt Plagued by Communications Problems

“This incident represents a sentinel event in American policing – one that serves as a warning of needed changes in the public safety system,” said Police Foundation President Jim Bueermann, who put the Foundation's review team together. “A trained former police officer was hunting police officers and their families, exploiting geo-political, jurisdictional and technological boundaries and using legally-acquired, sophisticated, high-powered weaponry.”

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 5, 2014

"Columbine Effect"-- A Report on Copycat School Violence

Minneapolis Star Tribune Reports on copycat school violence patterned after the 1999 Columbine school shootings.

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