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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 27, 2012

Feds Arrest Army Soldiers In Murder-for-Hire Plot

Federal agents have arrested a current and former U.S. Army soldier who offered to steal weapons from Fort Carson, Colo., and organize a hit squad financed by a Mexican drug cartel.

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Articlesby Ronnie GarrettMarch 27, 2012

Mission Critical Conversations

The Columbine High School massacre underscored what can happen when tactical teams cannot communicate. Fast-forward 13 years, and such incompatibility still exists for many tactical teams, particularly those in mid-size to small departments.

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Articlesby Dave DouglasMarch 27, 2012

Night Vision and Thermal Imaging

Quite a few procurement officers have absolutely no idea what the folks in the field really need when it comes to night vision. Nor do they understand the different uses of thermal imaging versus light amplification and when they should be deployed.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 26, 2012

Calif. Police Dog Found Emaciated at Former Officer's Home

An anonymous tip led the SCPA to the severely emaciated and dehydrated German shepherd Ingo, who weighed 55 pounds or about 25 pounds less than a healthy dog.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 26, 2012

Two Students Killed at Miss. Universities

Two students were shot to death at two different Mississippi colleges late Saturday night. The killings do not appear to be connected.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 23, 2012

District Votes to Keep Immigration Officers Off Campuses

The board of the Roaring Fork School District in Carbondale, Colo., voted this month to ask local police departments not to assign to its schools officers who participate in federal immigration enforcement activities.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 21, 2012

Campus Officer on Leave for Stealing Party Bus

A campus police officer from Patrick Henry High School in San Diego was placed on paid leave Tuesday after she allegedly stole a shuttle bus and drove it drunk at the end of a St. Patrick's Day party.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 21, 2012

Calif. Inmates Ask U.N. To Probe Solitary Confinement

Calling solitary confinement "torture," California prisoners and advocates are asking the United Nations to investigate the segregated housing of gang members at prisons throughout the state.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 20, 2012

Chicago Police Detain Reporters at Hospital

A photographer and reporter were arrested by Chicago police on Saturday as they tried to cover the shooting death of a 6-year-old girl. Hospital personnel claimed the media members were trespassing.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 20, 2012

N.J. Officers Say Farewell To K-9

Police officers and their K-9 partners gathered for a ceremony for Rosko, an 8 1/2 year old Atlantic City police dog who was euthanized after suffering from cancer.

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