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Newsby Staff WriterApril 18, 2012

Barricaded Suspect Who Shot Calif. Deputy Planned Ambush

The former security guard suspected of gunning down the Stanislaus County (Calif.) Sheriff's deputy and locksmith who tried to evict him had planned an extended ambush of officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 17, 2012

Calif. Prisons To Block Prisoner Cell-Phone Use

The private company that maintains the pay phones in California prisons has agreed to install technology to block the use of smuggled cellular phones by prisoners.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 17, 2012

N.Y. Senator Proposes TASERs for Transit Workers

New York state Sen. Eric Adams, a retired NYPD captain, is renewing his proposal from last year to let commuter train and Amtrak crews carry TASERs.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 16, 2012

N.C. Corrections Officer Dies After Fall

A North Carolina corrections officer has died after falling down the stairs, the state's Department of Public Safety announced Monday. Officer William Wright, 31, has succumbed to injuries sustained after he fell while climbing a metal staircase at the Mountain View Correctional Facility in Spruce Pine.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 13, 2012

Calif. Deputy's Shooting Leads To 11-Hour Standoff

More than 100 officers surrounded a Modesto, Calif., apartment complex, following the fatal shooting of a Stanislaus County Sheriff's deputy on Thursday.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 12, 2012

Chicago Homicides Rise 60%, Mayor Calls for Gang Law

Chicago homicides spiked 60% in the first three months of 2012. As a result, Mayor Rahm Emanuel called on the state's General Assembly to pass a bill that would allow federal-style racketeering prosecutions of violent gang activity.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 11, 2012

Video: N.M. Cops Fatally Shoot Suicidal Man

A suicidal man can be seen holding a gun to his own head and repeatedly ignoring an officer's command to drop the weapon in lapel video and dash-cam footage.

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Videosby Staff WriterApril 11, 2012

N.M. Cops Fatally Shoot Suicidal Man

An Albuquerque (N.M.) Police Department tactical officer ended a confrontation with a suicidal man who was approaching homes on foot while holding a gun to his head.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 10, 2012

Video: Footage Shows Chaotic, Deadly Utah Raid

Newly released dash-cam video shows the chaotic scene during a task force raid in January that resulted in the death of an Ogden (Utah) Police officer and the wounding of five other officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 10, 2012

Nuestra Familia Member Pleads Guilty To Drug Trafficking

A Northern California man has pleaded guilty to operating a cocaine trafficking conspiracy for the Nuestra Familia prison gang, federal authorities announced Monday.

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