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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 10, 2011

N.C. University Forms SWAT Team

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) has formed a 13-member SWAT team with special training, gear, and weapons. The team trains in campus buildings and dormitories to learn the layout in case of a real emergency.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 10, 2011

Cops Pepper-Spray Student Rioters at Penn State

Law enforcement officers used pepper spray to disperse a crowd of Pennsylvania State University students protesting the firing of football coach Joe Paterno amid a child-abuse scandal.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 10, 2011

Video: Ind. K-9 Handler Accidentally Shoots Dog

A Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office K-9 handler accidentally shot his dog after a probation violator released three pit bulls that attacked the dog while the officers were serving a warrant.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 9, 2011

Calif. Motor Officer Injured Pursuing Bike In 130 mph Chase

An Orange County (Calif.) Sheriff's deputy was injured when his motorcycle struck a vehicle while he pursued a motorcycle violator.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 9, 2011

N.C. Student Standoff Sparks Campus Lockdown

A Campbell University student suspected of stealing weapons surrendered to Harnett County deputies Wednesday afternoon, ending a three-hour standoff that put the Buies Creek campus on lockdown.

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Articlesby POLICE Magazine StaffNovember 9, 2011

The War Correspondent: Sylvia Longmire

Author Sylvia Longmire has been studying Mexico's drug and human smuggling operations for much of her life.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 7, 2011

Vermont State Police Acquire Lenco G3 Armored Truck

The Vermont State Police have acquired a Lenco G3 armored truck that the agency will make available to city and county law enforcement agencies who may face an active shooter, high-risk warrant subject, or barricaded suspect.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 7, 2011

N.C. College Cops Shoot Man who Fired AK-47 on Campus

A former student at a North Carolina university who was seen carrying an AK-47 rifle on campus was shot by police, taken into custody, and charged.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 3, 2011

Ariz. Authorities Break Up Cartel Smuggling Ring

Arizona law enforcement agencies and federal agents dismantled what is believed to be a major smuggling ring for the Sinaloa Cartel, seizing $1.5 million in narcotics, collecting 19 weapons, and arresting an illegal immigrant who had been deported two weeks earlier.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 2, 2011

Mexican Mafia Member Gets Life for Prison Narcotics Deal

Jose "Bat" Marquez, who was also a member of San Diego's Del Sol street gang, was extradited from Mexico in January 2007 on other charges. In April of that year, Marquez orchestrated a meth deal from his jail cell that involved several Mexican Mafia associates.

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