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Photo Galleriesby Staff WriterMarch 2, 2012

Thermal Imaging

A high-end thermal imaging system such as FLIR's Star SAFIRE HD offers law enforcement officers a powerful search tool for detecting heat-emitting objects across large search areas. The system offers a high-definition infrared camera mounted to an airborne unit that produces both EO (electro-optic) color and IR (infrared) white-hot images. Photos courtesy of FLIR Systems.

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Articlesby Melanie BasichMarch 2, 2012

Robots at the Ready

The Greensboro (N.C.) Police Department ended a stand-off with a naked man using two tactical robots, after neighbors called 911 to report he was standing on his porch with a firearm, calling to God.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 1, 2012

Calif. SWAT Team Saves Hostage at Bank Robbery

A SWAT officer with the Buena Park (Calif.) Police Department ended a hostage situation Thursday by fatally shooting a suspect who took a hostage while attempting to rob a strip-mall bank.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 1, 2012

Ohio School Shooting Suspect Charged As Juvenile

Seventeen-year-old T.J. Lane has been charged with three juvenile counts of aggravated murder in the shooting deaths of three Chardon High School students.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 29, 2012

Mich. Cop Dies While Jogging

A Michigan police officer died of an apparent heart attack while training for the agency's K-9 unit. Officer Andrew Rusticus, of the Grand Rapids Police Department, was 29 years old.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 29, 2012

No Charges In N.Y. Friendly Fire Killing

No criminal charges will be filed against the New York transit officer who mistook an off-duty Nassau County police officer for a suspect and fatally shot him in March.

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ProductsFebruary 29, 2012

K-9 Back-Mounted Camera

Tactical Electronics' K-9 mounted camera (K-9MC4) is designed to transmit video to the handler. A built-in mini DVR records audio and video of operations directly to a 16GB SD card for post-operation review and archiving.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 28, 2012

Death Toll Rises To Three In Ohio School Shooting

Two more victims of Monday's shooting at Chardon High School died Tuesday morning. Russell King, Jr., 17, and Demetrius Hewlin have succumbed to their wounds.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 27, 2012

NYPD Cop Saved When Perp's Round Strikes Duty Belt

A spare ammunition magazine likely saved a New York City police officer's life early Monday, when a suspect's 9mm round struck the gear during a running gun battle in lower Manhattan.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 27, 2012

Teen Arrested In Ohio School Shooting

One student was killed and four were injured, after a teenage gunman opened fire inside the cafeteria of a northeastern Ohio high school on Monday. The shooter, who has been identified and 17-year-old T.J. Lane, was taken into custody by the FBI a half mile away from the school.

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