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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2012

Michigan Cop Killed Inside Suicidal Man's Home

West Bloomfield (Mich.) Police Officer Patrick O'Rourke was shot and killed when he entered the bedroom of a suicidal man and was met with gunfire late Sunday. The shooting led to a standoff police resolved Monday afternoon when a Michigan State Police robot helped police confirm the suspect was dead inside the home.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 7, 2012

Shots Fired at Illinois High School

A student has been taken into custody after gun shots were fired into the ceiling of Normal Community High School in Normal, Illinois.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 7, 2012

Texas Toll Road Gets 85 MPH Limit, Fastest In Nation

The Texas Transportation Commission last week approved the new posted limit last week for the soon-to-open segment of toll road Texas 130 from just south of Austin to Interstate 10 in Seguin.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 7, 2012

Judge: Fort Hood Shooting Suspect Must Be Shaved

A military judge on Thursday ordered officials to forcibly shave Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist charged in the shooting rampage at the Fort Hood base here in 2009, a move that is likely to delay the start of his trial for weeks as his defense lawyers appeal the ruling.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 6, 2012

Todd Young Returns To Full Duty

Almost two years to the day after he was critically wounded in a gunfight with a Norteño gang member, Fremont (Calif.) Police Detective Todd Young returned to the job he knows best—pursuing high-risk gang suspects.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 5, 2012

Cocaine 'Godmother' Gunned Down In Colombia

Griselda Blanco, the drug kingpin known for her blood-soaked style of street vengeance during Miami's "cocaine cowboys" era of the '70s and '80s, was shot to death in Medellin by a motorcycle-riding assassin Monday.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 4, 2012

Wash. Sniper Killed After Firing at SWAT

A man who fired on SWAT officers while in the woods outside Arlington, Wash., on Sunday was shot and killed after Snohomish County Sheriff's deputies responded to the scene.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 4, 2012

L.A. Schools Move Away From Zero-Tolerance Policies

In a decisive step away from the zero tolerance policies of the 1990s, Los Angeles school police have agreed to stop issuing citations to truant students and instead refer them to city youth centers for educational counseling and other services to help address their academic struggles.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 4, 2012

Chicago Police Seize 'Scooby Snax' Synthetic Marijuana

A Chicago Police specialized narcotics unit seized nearly 40 pounds of "Scooby Snax" synthetic marijuana in packages emblazoned with the cartoon character Scooby-Doo's face.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 4, 2012

Sinaloa Cartel's N.H.-Europe Drug Pipeline Uncovered

A three-year investigation led by the FBI's Boston field office netted a cartel kingpin's cousin, 346 kilos of cocaine, and the discovery of a new trafficking route from Spain to New Hampshire.

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