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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 19, 2010

California Cop Charged with Giving DMV Info to Hells Angels

A Santa Clara police officer has been arrested and charged with passing confidential information to a member of the Hells Angels, authorities said Friday.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 19, 2010

N.Y. Officers Handcuffed Shot Man Who Struck Cop With Car

The New York college football player who was fatally shot after striking a Mount Pleasant (N.Y.) Police officer with a vehicle during a street brawl was handcuffed by officers following the shooting.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 15, 2010

U. of Texas Releases Video, Audio Footage of Gunman

The University of Texas (UT) has released the 911 calls and video footage of the pandemonium that was caused when a student opened fire on campus that resulted in his death.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 14, 2010

CVS Pharmacy Admits It Sold Meth-Making Chemical To Criminals

Retail pharmacy CVS agrees to pay a $77.6-million fine after admitting to unlawfully selling pseudo-ephedrine to criminals. It's the largest civil penalty under the federal Controlled Substance Act, according to the DEA.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 14, 2010

Feds Bust $163 Million Medicare Fraud Enterprise

An Armenian-American gang led by a "vor" (Eurasian version of a godfather) submitted $163 million in false reimbursement claims and netted approximately $35 million in payouts for treatments that never took place, according to the Department of Justice.

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Photo Galleriesby Staff WriterOctober 13, 2010

How Cartels Smuggle Narcotics Into Arizona

Earlier this year, a regional SWAT team led by deputies with the Pinal County (Ariz.) Sheriff's Office took POLICE Magazine into the Vekol Valley in the Arizona desert to show one way smugglers bring narcotics across the U.S.-Mexico border. Smugglers often use illegal immigrants as drug mules to carry 25-pound marijuana bundles using makeshift "backpacks" of rope and cut strips of Mexican blankets to lessen discomfort. Listen to our podcast, "Tracking Smugglers in Southern Arizona," with Pinal County Sheriff's Sgt. Matt Thomas. Photos by Paul Clinton.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 12, 2010

Judge Grants Delay to Fort Hood Shooter's Attorneys

The Army psychiatrist's defense team led by Lt. Col. Kris R. Poppe asked for a continuance until Nov. 8 to allow time for processing of what he described only as "paperwork" recently submitted to Army officials.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 11, 2010

New York Gang Tortured and Sodomized Gay Man and Teens

Eight members of the Latin King Goonies stand accused of torturing and sodomizing a gay man, his older brother, and two teenagers in a savage anti-gay torture spree.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 11, 2010

New Orleans PD Suspends K-9 Apprehensions

Police Superintendent Ronal W. Serpas made the decision after receiving information from the Department of Justice that the apprehension area of the K-9 Division "showed deficiencies."

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 8, 2010

Part-Time Cop Charged in College Shooting

Christopher Amyx, 23, told police that he shot Jonathan Schipper, a sophomore at the college, in self-defense, reports WAVY.com. Amyx is an auxiliary officer for the Pinetops Police Department.

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