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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 19, 2013

Capitol Police SWAT Team Thwarted at Navy Yard

A U.S. Capitol Police commander ordered the agency's SWAT team to stand down Monday morning as operators arrived at the gate of the Washington Navy Yard to confront the shooter.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 19, 2013

Elzetta Design Adds High Output Option to Flashlights

The new flashlight head boosts output up to 900 lumens with a runtime of 1.7 hours.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 18, 2013

Video: Fla. Chase Ends In Horrific Crash, Gunfire

A double-murder suspect led officers from at least four Florida agencies on a high-speed pursuit Wednesday that ended with a tense standoff and gunfire in western Broward County.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 17, 2013

Navy Yard Gunman Had Checkered Military Career

The man named as the shooter in Monday’s Washington Navy Yard rampage had a highly checkered four-year career as a Navy reservist, a period marked by repeated run-ins with his military superiors and the law, including an incident in which he cursed repeatedly after being thrown out of a nightclub, according to documents and Navy officials.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 17, 2013

FBI: Navy Gunman Used Shotgun in Rampage

Aaron Alexis used a legally purchased 12-gauge shotgun to kill 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard Monday morning and likely picked up a Glock handgun from one of his victims, according to the FBI.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 17, 2013

Detroit Officer Collapses at Motorcycle Competition

Officer Rodney Jones, 49, had just celebrated 28 years serving the department. Jones was also an executive board member of the Detroit Police Officers Association.

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Articlesby Mark ClarkSeptember 17, 2013

Public Response to In-Custody Deaths

The chances of an in-custody death subsequent to police use of less-lethal weapons sparking a media firestorm in your city are ever growing. So it is imperative that your agency be prepared to respond to the public and media when an arrest-related death occurs.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 16, 2013

Suspected D.C. Killer Had Anger Issues

Slain suspected Washington Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis suffered from "anger management problems" his family feared was linked to participating in rescue attempts of Sept. 11, 2001 victims, according to a police report.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 16, 2013

13 Dead, Officer Shot In D.C. Rampage

At least 13 people died and several others, including a police officer, were wounded in a shooting rampage at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday morning.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 16, 2013

Teen Faces Terrorism Charge for Simulated School Shooting

A 15-year-old student at H.L. Bourgeois High School has been arrested after he posted a YouTube video of him appearing to gun down his classmates in a first-person shooter game.

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