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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 31, 2011

Stolen LAPD SWAT Guns Hit Black Market

Just three of the 30 guns stolen from a Los Angeles Police SWAT training facility have been recovered and have likely been sold or traded on the black market.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 28, 2011

DuPont Establishes $500M Kevlar Facility in S.C.

DuPont has established its $500 million Cooper River Kevlar facility near Charleston, S.C., to allow DuPont to meet increased customer demand for its advanced protective materials that are incorporated into police body armor and other applications.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 27, 2011

San Antonio Cop's Killer Executed

The street gang member who fatally shot a San Antonio Police sergeant and his wife after he "just went crazy" was executed tonight in Texas. Frank Garcia shot Sgt. Hector Garza in the head, he later told investigators, because he knew the officer would be wearing a ballistic vest.

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Articlesby David GriffithOctober 27, 2011

POLICE-TREXPO 2011: Grossman on Media Violence

Author, scholar, and warrior Lt. Col. Dave Grossman (U.S. Army Ret.) returned to POLICE-TREXPO East this year with his presentation "The Bulletproof Mind."

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Articlesby David GriffithOctober 27, 2011

POLICE-TREXPO 2011: Tactical Gear

Each year the manufacturers and distributors of tactical police products display their latest and greatest wares at POLICE-TREXPO. The following is a quick look at some of the coolest items exhibited and demonstrated at POLICE-TREXPO 2011.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 25, 2011

FBI: Gangs Responsible for 48% of Violent Crime

Increasingly sophisticated street gangs committed 48 percent of violent crime, as they expanded their criminal activity and networking with broader criminal organizations.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 25, 2011

Two Students Charged In N.C. High School Shooting

Two students from Cape Fear High School were charged Tuesday in the shooting of a 15-year-old student at the Fayetteville, N.C., high school. The teens allegedly brought a .22-caliber Daisy rifle to school on Monday.

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Photo Galleriesby Staff WriterOctober 24, 2011

Alpine's Pit-bull VX SWAT Truck

Alpine Armoring's Pit-bull VX SWAT Truck debuted at the 2011 IACP conference in Chicago, and the sleek, imposing vehicle looks like it may have rolled off an action-movie set. The 4x4 truck, which is built on a Ford F-550 chassis, offers armor protection up to NIJ Level IV to stop high-power rifle rounds, including 7.62x51, 7.62x54, and 5.56x45. View our gallery for more on this vehicle. Photos courtesy of Alpine Armoring.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 21, 2011

'Heroin for Sale' Flier Allows Oregon Cops To Raid House

Neighbors who suspected drug activity at all hours at a North Portland home posted and distributed "Heroin for sale" fliers that, in part, helped tactical officers raid the property.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 20, 2011

L.A. Jail Visitor Claims He Was Roughed Up

The FBI probe into the Los Angeles County jails has expanded to include allegations of a man who says he was beaten and pepper sprayed by deputies while handcuffed during a visit to see his incarcerated brother.

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