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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 5, 2011

Coalition for Tactical Medicine Receives Donation From CMS

The Coalition for Tactical Medicine announces the receipt of a generous donation from Combat Medical Systems (CMS), a distributor of tactical medical care products.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 4, 2011

Ex-Mall Cop Arrested After Six-Hour Standoff

After spending six hours trying to talk to Marcos Gonzales, he confronted SWAT officers at his door, and they used a TASER stun gun to apprehend him around 5 a.m. Wednesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 4, 2011

SWAT Officers Provide Security for Mike Vick's Super Bowl Party

The owner of the venue — the party is scheduled for the Deux Lounge in Dallas — told TMZ he hired the tactical officers to begin providing security at 9 p.m. tonight.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 4, 2011

L.A. Sheriff's Asian Gang Unit Nabs Korean-American Home Invaders

Six Korean-American men who organized a brutal attack on a middle-aged Korean couple were apprehended by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Asian Gang Team. One by one, the sheriff's Asian gang detectives tracked them down.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 3, 2011

TiaLinx's Cougar20-H Mini-Robot Probes for Human Breathing

The Cougar20-H mini-robot system is capable of motion detection as well as probing for a person's breathing in a compound while being remotely controlled from long standoff distances.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 2, 2011

High-Crime LAPD Gang Units Dismantled

All but one of the roughly 80 gang officers in the Southeast, 77th, Northeast and Hollenbeck divisions - areas that are home to some of the city's most violent and active gangs - refused.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 2, 2011

Calif. Elementary School Principal Shot, Killed

An elementary school principal who was shot in his office on Wednesday morning died of his injuries at a local hospital. The alleged shooter, a janitor at Louisiana Schnell Elementary School, has been apprehended by police.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 2, 2011

Florida Corrections Officer Fatally Shot Tracking Killer

Col. Greg Malloy, 44, was killed exchanging gunfire with suspect Wade Williams, while assisting the Holmes County Sheriff's Office deputy. Col. Malloy was working as part of the Holmes Correctional Institution's K-9 tracking team.

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Photo Galleriesby Staff WriterFebruary 1, 2011

Edged Weapons

Gang members on the street and inside prisons acquire edged weapons to use in close-quarter attacks on rival gang members or law enforcement officers. Street gang members typically will use fixed-blade knives, daggers, folding knives, butterfly knives or other utility tools, while inmates fashion their own jail-made shanks and other weapons from boot reinforcements, bed wiring, and other materials. Don't miss POLICE gang expert Rich Valdemar's "Edged Weapons and Gang Culture" blog post.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 1, 2011

Detectives Skeptical of School Officer's Hoax Story

A source told the newspaper the bruising on Officer Jeffrey Stenroos' chest is not consistent with a gunshot at close range.

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