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News•by Staff Writer•August 23, 2011

Fatal Shooting Leads to Standoff In Ga.

A SWAT standoff in south DeKalb County, Ga., came to an end early Tuesday, when officers took three people into custody for questioning in connection to a Monday evening murder.

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News•by Staff Writer•August 23, 2011

Man Gets 60 Years for Shooting Chicago Detective In Back

A South Side man was sentenced to 60 years in prison for shooting a Chicago Police gang detective in the back while the officer was attempting to question him.

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News•by Staff Writer•August 23, 2011

Second Body Found In Burned El Cajon, Calif. Home

El Cajon (Calif.) Police SWAT officers found a second body Monday in the burned-out home that became the scene of a dramatic officer rescue that was captured by a local news cameraman.

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Videos•by Staff Writer•August 22, 2011

Calif. Officer Pulls Wounded Partner to Safety

An El Cajon (Calif.) Police officer was shot in the neck after responding to a home where a caller reported a man with a gun. After the man fired on responding officers, one officer pulled his wounded partner to safety.

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News•by Staff Writer•August 22, 2011

LAPD Arrests Double-Murder Suspect who Fired at Officers

Brent Zubeck, 43, is a suspect in the slaying of a Chatsworth couple found dead in the trash bin of their home. Late Sunday, Zubeck fired at officers outside a Ralph's grocery store at Ventura Boulevard and Libbit Avenue.

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News•by Staff Writer•August 22, 2011

Video: Shot Calif. Cop Dragged to Safety by Partner

Dramatic footage captured by a news cameraman shows the officer holding a bleeding neck wound after being struck. The officer runs from the cover of a vehicle and collapses near a chain-link fence. The second officer then runs toward his partner and drags him to safety.

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Photo Galleries•by Staff Writer•August 19, 2011

K-9 History: Riverside (Calif.) PD

Riverside (Calif.) Police Officer Loren Mitchell became the first officer in his agency to work with a police dog when he was partnered up with "PAL" in 1958. Chief Sergio Diaz and the City Council honored the now-retired Officer Mitchell for this historical achievement at a City Hall ceremony. The photo gallery includes an apprehension the pair made during a 1950s traffic stop.

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News•by Staff Writer•August 19, 2011

Mission First Tactical Releases 9/11 Memorial T-Shirt

All proceeds from the sale will go to the Thomas J. Valentine Memorial Fund that provides financial support for the widows and children of fallen warriors, the Navy SEAL Foundation, and Families of September 11.

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Articles•by Dave Bahde•August 19, 2011

Are We Teaching Cops To Run?

When a gunfight begins you need to end it, period. But many of you have been taught that your first need is to find cover. Which may be teaching you to run away from a fight instead of doing your duty, which is to "run toward the gunfire."

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News•by Staff Writer•August 18, 2011

Feds Expand Training for Mexican Police

The expansion could include the establishment of training centers south of the border and the use of members of the National Guard and Webb County (Texas) Sheriff's Office as trainers of Mexican police.

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