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Newsby Staff WriterJune 5, 2012

Student In Md. Cannibal Case Discussed Human Sacrifice

Alexander Kinyua allegedly chopped Kujoe Bonsafo Agyei-Kodie into pieces and ate parts of his heart and brain was previously thrown out of the ROTC program for destroying property, and he was known to carry a machete and wear tribal-inspired face paint. He spoke about human sacrifice during a campus forum on hazing in January.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 4, 2012

N.J. SWAT Team Subdues Suicidal Intestine Tosser

Tactical officers who arrived on the scene went off the playbook, after several attempts to subdue him with less-lethal force weren't successful. Officers used pepper spray, sprayed his face with water from a fire extinguisher, and fired 13 40mm "sponge rounds" at Wayne Carter.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 4, 2012

Seattle Cafe Customer Hurled Bar Stool at Killer

Lawrence Adams is being praised by Seattle Police for disrupting Cafe Racer shooter Ian Stawicki, which saved several lives. After Stawicki opened fire in Cafe Racer, Adams threw a bar stool at Stawicki, which distracted him enough to allow several other customers to escape the cafe.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 30, 2012

Cops Ready to Enforce Tenn. Gang RICO Law

Chattanooga officials say local police already have identified some violent criminal street gangs that officials could eventually target under an expansion of Tennessee's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act that takes effect July 1.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 29, 2012

Miss. District Halts Handcuffing of Students

Jackson, Miss., public schools will no longer handcuff students to poles or other objects and will train staff at its alternative school on better methods of discipline.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 29, 2012

Men Attempt Robbery Outside Campus Police Station

A Northwestern University student who says he was the victim of an attempted robbery scared away his three assailants by pointing out that they were trying to rob him in front of a campus police station.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 26, 2012

LASD Seizes $10M In Marijuana From Warehouse Grow Operation

Los Angeles County Sheriff's detectives seized more than 2,000 marijuana plants valued at $10 million from a sophisticated indoor warehouse grow operation capable of producing $30 million a year of marijuana.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 25, 2012

Ohio High School Shooter To Be Tried As Adult

The Ohio teenager accused of gunning down three classmates in the Chardon High School cafeteria will be tried as an adult, a judge ruled on Thursday. If convicted, T.J. Lane would be eligible for life imprisonment.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 25, 2012

L.A. Training Center Offers Counter-Drug Symposium

The Los Angeles High Intensity Drug Training Area (HIDTA) training center will offer a two-day symposium for law enforcement officers covering threats such as Mexican drug cartels, street gangs, and border security.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 25, 2012

Raytheon Brings Hollywood Motion Capture Technology To LE Training

The VIRTSIM system applies Motion Reality's patented motion capture technology to allow a tactical team of up to 13 individuals to interactively train with complete freedom of motion. Unencumbered by wires or cables in a 360-degree virtual environment, trainees experience realistic sensory feedback as they interact with live people or avatars.

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