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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 25, 2013

Unrepentant Killer Gets Death for NYPD Slaying

A cop killer who executed two undercover NYPD detectives has again been sentenced to death by a federal jury in a case that has drawn attention for the overturning of the first death sentence and his affair with a prison guard.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 24, 2013

Texas Man Burns Police Horse with Cigarette

An officer said he saw a man, later identified as 23-year-old Tyrone Branch Jr., take a lit cigarette and burn the right side of his police horse.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 23, 2013

Nev. Officer Dies In Fall During Copter Rescue

At some point during the helicopter-assisted rescue, Officer David Vanbuskirk fell to his death. The officers were using the helicopter to hoist the hiker to safety from an area that was too difficult to reach by foot.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 23, 2013

Video: Wounded Pa. Trooper 'Fine' After Gun Battle

Gunfire struck Trooper Brian King as he and other members of the Pennsylvania State Police Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) attempted to enter a second-floor window of a house on Lloyd Avenue in Latrobe.

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Articlesby A.J. GeorgeJuly 23, 2013

Police Product Test: Blue Force Gear Ten-Speed Chest Rig

Blue Force Gear's new Ten-Speed Chest Rig takes the simple yet highly functional concept of the load-bearing chest rig and not only makes it more versatile, but sheds unnecessary weight in the process.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 19, 2013

Smith & Wesson Launches New Footwear Series

The Tac and Breach Series’ by Smith & Wesson are designed to bring comfort, performance and speed to tactical and breach boots.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 19, 2013

Micro-Times Releases the Attic Clear Pro

The Attic Clear Pro attaches smartphones or GoPro cameras on an extendable pole, allowing officers to view up to 20 feet into places that are normally out-of-sight.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 19, 2013

Atlanta PD Transitions to Glock Pistols

The agency ordered 2,300 Glock 22 Gen4 pistols for a department-wide transition to Glock firearms. SWAT officers will get the Glock 21 in .45 ACP.

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ProductsJuly 18, 2013

XCAT Detector

Now you can reliably detect common bath salts and also sample hands for gunshot residue all with one system at an affordable price. Unattended package, suspicious person? Use the XCAT to also sample for explosives.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 17, 2013

Nev. Family Sues Police for Taking Over Home

A Nevada family is using a rare legal argument in a lawsuit claiming police tried to commandeer their homes for a surveillance operation and then arrested the homeowners for resisting—invoking the Third Amendment, which bars soldiers from being "quartered" in a residence without permission.

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