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News•by Staff Writer•January 31, 2012

Nevada C.O. Dies After Inmate Assault

Nevada Correctional Officer Tracy Hardin suffered a heart attack after struggling with an inmate at the High Desert State Prison.

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News•by Staff Writer•January 31, 2012

Teen Alerted Authorities to Classmates' Bomb Plot

Two Roy High School students have been arrested for plotting to bomb the school and escape in a plane. The Utah teens did not have explosives or a plane, but had blueprints of the school and security systems, as well as hours of flight simulator training on a home computer.

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Products•January 31, 2012

Hammerspike Glass Breaker

Hammerspike is a breaching tool from Shieldspike that's designed to break the glass of vehicles and structures using one hand. It replaces heavier breaching tools that require two hands to operate and were never designed to effectively penetrate vehicle or structure glass.

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News•by Staff Writer•January 30, 2012

CDC Report: Gang Prevention Needed In Early Adolescence

The report surveyed gang activity in Los Angeles, Calif.; Oklahoma City, Okla.; Long Beach, Calif.; Oakland, Calif.; and Newark, N.J. In these cities, a total of 856 gang and 2,077 nongang homicides were identified and included in the analyses.

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News•by Staff Writer•January 26, 2012

Feds To Train Police On Dealing with Combat Vets

The Justice Department is rolling out a national program for law enforcement agencies that would provide training to officers, including SWAT operators, on de-escalating armed confrontations with military veterans.

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News•by Staff Writer•January 26, 2012

OfficerStore.com Adds BlackHawk Tactical Performance Apparel

OfficerStore.com recently added more Blackhawk apparel to continue meeting the demands of Law Enforcement professionals, including Performance Pants and Warrior Wear polos, tactical shirts and pants.

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News•by Staff Writer•January 26, 2012

LASD Task Force Used Heroin-Packed Burrito In Jail Sting

A secret Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department task force used a burrito stuffed with 24 grams of heroin during jail sting to uncover corruption among its deputies.

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News•by Staff Writer•January 25, 2012

Ex-Cop Pleads Guilty for Breast-Baring Bet

A former Central Michigan University campus police officer pleaded guilty to felony misconduct for making a bet with two female students to bare their breasts.

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News•by Staff Writer•January 23, 2012

Suicidal Ariz. Couple Planned to Kill SRT Deputies

Investigators said Jesse Lee Firestone, 65, and his wife Diedre Firestone, 45, planned to detonate bombs to kill members of the Yuma sheriff's Special Response Team (SRT) as they entered the house.

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News•by Staff Writer•January 19, 2012

SHOT Show 2012: ITT Exelis Combines Thermal and Night Vision

ITT Exelis' high-end dual-sensor monocular fuses night vision and thermal into a single image in the Dual Sensor Night Vision Goggle (DSNVG) introduced this week at the SHOT Show in Las Vegas.

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