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News•by Staff Writer•March 13, 2012

Task Force Busts N.Y. Heroin Trafficking Ring

The federal government Tuesday indicted 20 members of a New York-area drug trafficking ring that brought 20 kilograms of heroin valued at $2.75 million to street-level dealers in Queens and Long Island in the past nine months.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 12, 2012

Maryland Student Arrested for Online Death Threat

A 19-year-old student from the University of Maryland allegedly posted an online threat warning people to "stay away from the mall" because the student was planning to "kill enough people to make it to national news."

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News•by Staff Writer•March 12, 2012

Officers at Clinic Shooting Trained for Virginia Tech-Style Incident

Six University of Pittsburgh officers responded to a shooting at the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic within two minutes of the first emergency call. The officers, who killed the gunman, had been trained for a Virginia Tech-style campus shooting.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 9, 2012

Wash. Officer Shot, Judge Stabbed

SWAT teams in western Washington state were looking for a suspect who fled a courthouse Friday after allegedly shooting a female officer and stabbing a judge who came to her assistance.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 9, 2012

N.J. Cop Shoots, Kills Mall Hostage Taker

An off-duty police officer fatally shot a shoplifter who was holding a hostage at knife point inside Woodbridge Center Thursday evening.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 8, 2012

Psychiatric Clinic Gunman Killed By Campus Officer

A campus police officer fatally shot a man who opened fire at a University of Pittsburgh psychiatric clinic today in a shooting that left two people dead and seven other injured.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 7, 2012

Allen-Vanguard Distributes Trio of Macro USA's Tactical Robots

The three platforms include the Beetle, a lightweight Nano-UGV that can be hand thrown onto a roof or into a window; the Armadillo, a slightly larger and multi-purposed Micro-UGV; and the Scorpion, a robust Small-UGV capable of deploying various specialized tools.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 7, 2012

Indiana C.O. Killed By Hit-and-Run Driver

Lake County (Ind.) Sheriff's deputies are searching for the hit-and-run driver who struck and killed corrections deputy Britney Muex while she was jogging with three colleagues.

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Videos•by Staff Writer•March 6, 2012

California Deputy's Fatal Pursuit

Yolo County (Calif.) Sheriff's Deputy Tony Diaz was ambushed by Norteño gang member Marco Topete after this 2008 pursuit that was captured on dash cam. Topete was given the death penalty Feb. 8. Source: KCRA.

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Videos•by Staff Writer•March 6, 2012

Students, Cops Clash at NYC High School

Students clashed with NYPD officers at Murry Bergtraum High School in lower Manhattan on Thursday, as the officers attempted to break up a fight. The melee was captured on cell-phone video.

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