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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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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 16, 2013

Zetas Mexican Cartel Leader Captured

Mexican Marines captured the brutal leader of the Los Zetas Mexican drug cartel early Monday in what U.S. drug enforcement officials called a major blow in the country's drug war.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 15, 2013

Texas SWAT Officer Killed After Fake Surrender

A barricaded suspect fatally shot a Killeen (Texas) Police SWAT officer and wounded a second officer early Sunday after pretending to surrender at an apartment complex.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 15, 2013

Zimmerman Protesters Block Freeway, Clash with LAPD

The Los Angeles Police Department called a citywide tactical alert Sunday, after protesters of the George Zimmerman verdict blocked the Santa Monica (10) Freeway.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 15, 2013

Kan. Chief Made 'Take Out' Call After 32-Hour Standoff

The Wichita (Kan.) Police chief decided to end a 32-hour standoff with a suspect that involved nine different SWAT teams by telling tactical officers to "take him out."

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 11, 2013

Calif. Campus Police Add Zero Electric Motorcycles

The San Jose State University Police Department has begun using two Zero DS electric motorcycles for campus patrols, Zero Motorcycles has announced.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 11, 2013

Minn. Officer Bucked In Mounted Unit Training

A Minneapolis Police officer was bucked and stepped on by her horse Wednesday during training but has escaped major injury.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 10, 2013

Cross-Training Mich. Officers May Have Cheated on Fire Test

Monroe (Mich.) Police officers cross-training to become firefighters may have used instructors’ materials improperly during academy training, documents provided to The Blade show.

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