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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 20, 2011

Feds Say Baltimore Cop Sold Heroin at Station, Ran Ring

A Baltimore Police officer who allegedly ran his own drug ring at one point brazenly sold heroin at the parking lot of the Northwestern District Station while in uniform, according to a federal indictment.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 18, 2011

Calif. Sheriff Seizes $200 Million In Pot Plants

The Ventura County (Calif.) Sheriff's Office has eradicated a massive outdoor grow operation. Investigators also discovered several campsites with several hundred pounds of equipment including tents, propane stoves, sleeping bags, fertilizers, pesticides, and an enormous amount of trash.

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Articlesby Bryn BailerJuly 18, 2011

Responding To the Tucson Shooting

For policing professionals, the Tucson shooting offers another opportunity: to analyze the local public safety response to learn what worked, what could have been done better, and what takeaway lessons might help other agencies respond to a mass-casualty incident in their own city.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 17, 2011

Virginia Nurse Helps Save Injured Officer's Life

Jessica Elliott, 37, left her GMC truck three cars back, called 911 and rushed into the intersection to help the fallen officer, who lay bloody and bruised.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 15, 2011

Ga. SWAT Team Raids Empty Apartment

Tactical officers with the Sandy Springs (Ga.) Police Department raided an apartment looking for a man charged with serious sex crimes, who was not at home when officers entered the residence.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 14, 2011

Northwestern Univ. Adds Motorola P25 System

Northwestern University has selected Motorola Solutions' 900 MHz ASTRO 25 Project 25 (P25) voice and integrated data communication system, which will replace a 14-year-old analog trunking system.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 12, 2011

Mexican Drug Cartels Using Facebook

There's the drug war on the streets and then there's the war online. YouTube videos, social networking sites, there's even a blog, Del Narco, which offers an anonymous, self-described uncensored view of drug cartel activities.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 11, 2011

Indiana K-9 Cop Fatally Shot Serving Warrant

Officer Brent Long, a six-year veteran, was shot serving the warrant at an apartment. Long, who was also a member of SWAT, and his dog Shadow were involved in major drug busts in the past two years.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 7, 2011

Fort Hood Shooting Suspect to Face Death Penalty

Lt. Gen. Donald Campbell Jr., Fort Hood's commander, also ordered a court-martial for a trial that's likely to begin in about a year. Hasan faces 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 specifications of attempted premeditated murder.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 7, 2011

Calif. Standoff Ends After 7 Hours with 2 Dead

A father and son were found dead inside a Watsonville, Calif., home early Thursday, after a seven-hour stand-off involving about 40 law enforcement officers from municipal and county agencies.

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