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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 22, 2011

California Bay Area Standoff Ends Without Incident

The standoff began, when officers responded to an alarm from a business at Mission and West Market streets. Responding officers heard gun shots and followed a man and woman to a home in the south San Francisco community.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 22, 2011

Gangster Rapper Turned Philly Cop Once Claimed Police Brutality

Two years ago, Officer Robert Acevedo Jr. performed as "Young Reek," appearing shirtless in rap videos flashing $100 bills with co-stars holding what look like drugs.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 21, 2011

NYPD's Aviation Unit Rescues Stranded Cadets

Capt. James Coan deployed a helicopter and crew upstate to an Orange County cliff side, where Officer Steve Browning hovered his craft in 30 mph gusts, while the crew hoisted the cadets to safety.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 21, 2011

Mexican Drug Cartels Flush With Proceeds From Medical Marijuana States

Border seizures of the cash crop jumped 44% between 2005 and 2009, and cartels now derive as much as 26% of their profit from the drug.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 19, 2011

Seattle Police Vehicles, Substation Vandalized During Protest

The crowd chanted, "No justice, no peace! No racist police!" and marched for three hours. Protesters threw water bottles at a police barricade and vandalized police vehicles. Officers used pepper spray on the crowd.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 18, 2011

Feds Arrest 81 Armenian Power Gang Members In Three-City Sweep

Six Indictments Returned in Miami, Los Angeles, and Denver Allege Widespread Criminal Conduct by More Than 100 Members of Armenian Power and other Groups

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 18, 2011

Texas Congressman Calls Attack on ICE Agents a 'Game Changer'

McCaul went on to say, "The United States will not tolerate acts of violence against its citizens or law enforcement, and I believe we must respond forcefully. This should be a long overdue wake-up call for the Obama administration that there is a war on our nation's doorstep."

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 18, 2011

California Agency Detonates Grenade In Station's Lawn

The grenade was removed from the vehicle and rendered safe by the deputies. Due to the condition of the device, it was disposed of at the scene and not transported for destruction. The bomb squad buried the device in the station's lawn, and then detonated it.

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ProductsFebruary 18, 2011

Multi-Flex Surveillance Vehicle

Crime Point has introduced a multi-function surveillance platform that can be used for tactical applications, as well as manned or remote investigations. The Multi-Flex vehicle allows police agencies to maximize their investment through versatile equipment that can be used to support SWAT call-outs, search warrants, and live investigations.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 17, 2011

Philly Police Saddle Up Mounted Unit

Philadelphia faces mighty obstacles to buck the trend of disbanding horse patrol — constructing or renting stables; reacquiring equipment, including leather goods; training officers; purchasing special vehicles; and funding the unit in hard budgetary times.

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