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Products•February 25, 2011

The Claw Entry Tool

The JTC Claw is a hybrid, forcible entry tool weighing only 10 pounds with a handle made of 100% non-conductive materials. Rather that a simple breaching tool, the claw combines the operations of a Halogen, sledge hammer, pry bar, window rake, lock pick, E-Tool, door ram, and axe into one tool. The Claw is offered in tactical black and safety yellow.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 24, 2011

NF Gang Member Sentenced in Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

Bismark Martin Ocampo, 40, of San Francisco, worked for the Nuestra Familia (NF) Hispanic prison gang, which exerts control over street-level Norteño traffickers.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 24, 2011

Six Zeta Cartel Members Arrested In ICE Agent's Killing

Mexican President Felipe Caldéron called President Barack Obama to tell him about the capture of Julian Zapata Espinoza, a reputed Zetas cell leader nicknamed "El Piolín" (Tweety), who is allegedly responsible for the homicide of Special Agent Zapata.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 24, 2011

Six Tennessee Bloods Indicted for Murder, Conspiracy

Bloods gang members and associates allegedly committed and conspired to commit acts of murder, attempted murder, robbery, narcotics trafficking, bribery and extortion over a more than four-year period.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 22, 2011

Sixth-Grader Helps Florida Cops Catch Home Invaders

The 12-year-old hid in her bedroom closet and told the emergency dispatcher everything she could until SWAT and K-9 officers arrived to surround the residence and confront the suspects.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 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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News•by Staff Writer•February 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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News•by Staff Writer•February 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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News•by Staff Writer•February 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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News•by Staff Writer•February 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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