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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 31, 2013

Negotiators Talking To Ala. Captor Through Pipe

A standoff in rural Alabama went into a second full day as police surrounded an underground bunker where authorities said a retired truck driver was holding a 5-year-old hostage he grabbed off a school bus after shooting the driver dead.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 30, 2013

Calif. Lawmakers Propose Arming Teachers

A group of seven Republican state lawmakers proposed legislation Wednesday that would allow school districts to use education funds to train teachers, administrators and janitors to use guns so they can protect campuses from violent intruders.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 30, 2013

Gunman Kills Bus Driver, Kidnaps Autistic Boy

Explosives specialists with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrived in Midland City, Ala., after a gunman boarded a stopped school bus, shot the driver, and took a 5-year-old autistic boy hostage.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 30, 2013

Mexico Busts Border Sex-Slavery Cult

Mexican officials broke up a bizarre cult that allegedly ran a sex-slavery ring among its followers on the U.S. border, Mexican immigration authorities said Tuesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 29, 2013

Protech Tactical Introduces Core Assault Vest

Protech Tactical, a business unit of The Safariland Group, has introduced the side-opening CAV (Core Assault Vest) carrier that allows SWAT units to customize it based on the mission.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 28, 2013

SWAT Drill Catches Students Off Guard

Last week, more than two dozen SWAT team members descended on Silver Lake Regional middle and high schools in Kingston, Mass. Their weapons were drawn, but not loaded.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 24, 2013

Second Suspect Charged In Texas College Shooting

Authorities have charged a second suspect in the Tuesday shooting of three people at a Houston-area community college. The suspect's name has not been released, because he is not in custody.

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Articlesby Alison LighthallJanuary 24, 2013

10 Actions for Responding to a Veteran in Crisis

Tens of thousands of combat-weary warriors are now being discharged out of the military, often without a game plan as to what they will do next. Many of them entered the military right out of high school, so being a warrior is the only job they've ever had.

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Videosby Staff WriterJanuary 23, 2013

Detroit Eliminates Gang, Tactical Units

The Detroit Police Department will eliminate its gang and tactical units to add about 100 officers to homicide, criminal investigations and traffic enforcement. Interim Chief Chester Logan, Mayor Dave Bing, and Commander Frankie Lewis discuss the rationale behind the move. Read the full story here.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 23, 2013

Video: Detroit Eliminates Gang, Tactical Units

The Detroit Police Department will eliminate its gang and tactical units to add about 100 officers to homicide, criminal investigations and traffic enforcement, the city announced Wednesday.

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