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News•by Staff Writer•March 29, 2013

Study: Gangs Use the Internet To Brag

Gang members use the internet for self-promotion and braggadoccio rather than to recruit new members or commit complex cybercrimes, according to a new study.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 28, 2013

Colo. Theater Shooter Wants Life To Avoid Death Penalty

The attorneys for James Holmes have offered a guilty plea in the Aurora, Colo., theater shooting in exchange for prosecutors sparing their client's life.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 28, 2013

Most Wanted FBI Fugitive Returns to U.S. for Prosecution

A known MS-13 gang member accused of brutally killing his girlfriend's stepfather returned to the United States to face charges after journalists in El Salvador tracked him down.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 28, 2013

New Details Emerge About Tucson Shooter

Nearly 3,000 pages of newly released investigative reports on the Gabrielle Giffords shooting reveal a suspect who slowly became unhinged as those around him attempted to intervene.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 28, 2013

Md. Training Supervisor Indicted In Accidental Shooting

A Baltimore County grand jury charged William Kern, 46, with misdemeanor counts of second-degree assault and reckless endangerment stemming from the accidental shooting of a police recruit.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 28, 2013

Police Found, Guns, Ammo, Swords In Newtown Killer's Home

Sandy Hook Elementary School gunman Adam Lanza stockpiled guns, ammunition, and samurai swords leading up to the Dec. 14 mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., according to court documents released today.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 27, 2013

Arkansas Officer Dies In Foot Pursuit

A drug task force director in Arkansas died as he chased a parolee from a Clarksville property Tuesday evening. Larry Johnson, 65, was the director of the Fifth Judicial Drug Task Force.

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Videos•by Staff Writer•March 25, 2013

Fla. Deputy Wrestles Gator

A Lake County (Fla.) Sheriff's Deputy Jessica McGregor captured a seven-foot alligator that had crawled on to the grounds of the middle school where she was assigned as a school resource officer. Read the full story here.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 25, 2013

Struck D.C. Motor Cop Waited 20 Minutes for Ambulance

A Metropolitan (D.C.) Police motor officer struck by a vehicle was finally picked up by a Prince George's County ambulance 20 minutes after the accident, a delay that has prompted discipline of city personnel.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 25, 2013

Video: Fla. SRO Wrestles Gator at Middle School

A Lake County (Fla.) Sheriff's deputy captured a seven-foot alligator that had crawled on to the grounds of the middle school where she was assigned as a school resource officer.

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