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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 2, 2013

Mont. Deputy Who Lied About Combat Service Resigns

A Lake County (Mont.) Sheriff's deputy has resigned, after a P.O.S.T. investigation revealed he lied about his prior military service as a combat veteran.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 2, 2013

Naked Man with Sword and Rifle Told Calif. Cops To 'Kill Me'

San Jose Police on New Year's Day averted a potential lethal situation by safely arresting a mentally disturbed, naked man armed with a samurai-like sword and a loaded assault rifle.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 31, 2012

Va. Motor Cop Killed In Fiery Crash

Prince William County (Va.) Police Officer Chris Yung was killed in a fiery wreck Monday afternoon on Va. 28 near Piper Lane just outside Manassas.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 25, 2012

Ex-con Ambushed, Killed 2 Firefighters

An ex-con killed two firefighters with the same caliber and make military-style rifle used in the Connecticut school massacre after typing a note pledging to burn down his neighborhood and "do what I like doing best, killing people," police said Tuesday as another body, believed to be the gunman's missing sister, was found.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 21, 2012

Teen Brings Gun, 50 Rounds of Ammo to School

Fresno County (Calif.) Sherrif's deputies arrested a 14-year-old Central High School student on Thursday for bringing a .25-caliber semi-automatic handgun and 50 rounds of ammunition to campus.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 21, 2012

4 Dead, 3 Pa. Troopers Wounded In Roadside Shooting

Three Pennsylvania troopers were wounded responding to a shooting in Hollidaysburg that left four people dead including the gunman.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 21, 2012

NRA Calls for Armed Officers in All Schools

Saying the only thing that will stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun, National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre called for armed officers in all schools today during a press conference at the organization's headquarters.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 21, 2012

IACP President Questions NRA School Security Plan

The president of a national police chiefs' association said a National Rifle Association proposal to assign an armed officer to each school in the nation would unduly tax patrol resources for other law enforcement missions.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 21, 2012

Texas Agency Assigns Officer To Each Local School

The Grand Prairie (Texas) Police Department announced a plan Friday to bolster security by having an officer patrol each of the city's 47 school campuses beginning in January.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 20, 2012

Texas School Allows Teachers To Carry Guns

A Texas school superintendent defended his district's policy of allowing teachers to carry concealed handguns, telling the Star-Telegram that his schools couldn't wait for deputies during an active shooter event.

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