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News•by Staff Writer•January 11, 2012

Off-Duty Houston SRO Beat Up Defending Homeless Man

A Houston Independent School District police officer was injured Tuesday while attempting to help a homeless man during a robbery at a gas station.

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News•by Staff Writer•January 7, 2012

U.S. Marshals and Cleveland SWAT Corner Fugitive

Members of the U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) and officers with Cleveland Police SWAT have arrested one of the leaders of the Heartless Felons gang.

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News•by Staff Writer•January 5, 2012

Cartel Leader Who Inspired 'Traffic' Pleads Guilty

Mexican drug kingpin Benjamin Arellano-Felix pleaded guilty Wednesday to narcotics trafficking, money laundering, and racketeering in an agreement that avoids a trial and brings a sentence of 25 years in prison.

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News•by Staff Writer•January 5, 2012

N.Y. Cop Killer Denied Furlough

A cop killer's bid for a furlough to attend his grandmother's funeral in New York City has been rejected after New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly strongly objected.

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Articles•by POLICE Magazine Staff•January 5, 2012

Inside the Manhunt for the Ranger Killer

The Pierce County (Wash.) Sheriff's SWAT team got the initial call of a ranger down and a gunman on the loose in Mount Rainer National Park. Tactical officers borrowed snow shoes from park service personnel and followed the suspect's tracks through the snowy, rugged terrain.

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Photo Galleries•by Staff Writer•January 4, 2012

LAPD's Air Support Division

The LAPD Air Support Division is the largest municipal airborne law enforcement organization in the U.S. and operates from the LAPD Hooper Heliport. The helicopter crews assist with thousands of arrests, pursuits and crimes in progress each year. The LAPD's airborne law enforcement program began with one helicopter in 1956. Today, the Air Support Division is the largest municipal airborne law enforcement operation in the world and logged more than 18,000 flight hours in 2011. Photos courtesy of the LAPD's Air Support Angel's Foundation.

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News•by Staff Writer•January 4, 2012

NTOA Endorses Switch Vision Eyewear

This eyewear utilizes the Magnetic Interchange Lens System, which utilizes magnets embedded in the lens and frame that enable users to swap lenses quickly and easily as light conditions and activities change.

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News•by Staff Writer•January 4, 2012

Student Gunman Shot, Killed at Texas Middle School

Police shot and killed an eighth grade student who was brandishing a gun in the hallway of Cummings Middle School at 8 a.m. this morning. The teen engaged responding officers.

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News•by Staff Writer•January 2, 2012

Troubled Iraq Vet who Shot Park Ranger Found Dead

A plane searching the remote wilderness for Benjamin Colton Barnes, 24, on Monday discovered his body lying face down on the mountain hours from where authorities could get to him.

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Products•December 30, 2011

Fight Light Gear Line

The Tactical Tailor Fight Light line of tactical gear features the same combat tested designs as the company's regular gear but in a 30 percent lighter, FR-lined package.

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