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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 4, 2010

Safariland Adds Two New NIJ-06 Models to its Family of Armor Solutions

Safariland has released two additional armor models that satisfy the requirements of the National Institute of Justice's (NIJ) new Voluntary Body Armor Compliance Testing Program under NIJ Standard-0101.06 (NIJ-06).

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 4, 2010

SIG Sauer Will Bring SIG716 Tactical Rifles

SIG Sauer's four AR-10 type SIG716 tactical rifle line will arrive in three barrel lengths and arrives with a fully automatic mode for law officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 4, 2010

L.A. County Sheriff: Budget Woes Make Prisoner Release 'Inevitable'

Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca said Wednesday it was "inevitable" that nonviolent inmates in county jails would be released early if the budget crisis persists.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 2, 2010

Avon Protection Gets NIOSH Certification For ST53 SCBA Facemask

Avon Protection Systems Inc. and Avon-International Safety Instruments, Inc. have announced today that the Avon ST53 SCBA system is now certified by NIOSH for industrial protection under 42 CFR 84 as SCBA.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 2, 2010

Mexican Drug Gangs Take Over National Parks and Forests

Not far from Yosemite's waterfalls and in the middle of California's redwood forests, Mexican drug gangs are quietly commandeering U.S. public land to grow millions of marijuana plants and using smuggled immigrants to cultivate them.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 2, 2010

Stopping Sexting at Its Source

Local law enforcement is joining forces with Farmer's Telecommunications Cooperative (FTC) to combat the growing problem of teen "sexting" in DeKalb County, Ga., with an educational DVD.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 2, 2010

Suicidal Gunman Killed by Georgia SWAT Team

Douglas Scott Pilcher, 47, reportedly was armed with several weapons inside his home, threatened suicide and fired several shots at authorities before a Paulding County officer fired a shot back and wounded him.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 1, 2010

Standoff in L.A. County Ends with Gunman Surrendering

A dramatic, nearly 10-hour standoff between the Los Angeles SWAT team and a gunman who shot and wounded a woman in a domestic dispute ended Sunday afternoon when the barricaded suspect surrendered.

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ProductsFebruary 26, 2010

ATAC 360 Thermal Imaging Camera

U.S. Night Vision's ATAC 360 (Advanced Thermal Acquisition Camera) is a low-cost, high-resolution thermal imaging system that is controlled by the touch of a button. Utilizing a 320 x 240 resolution FLIR camera, the system can see man-sized targets from more than 1,500 feet away.

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ProductsFebruary 26, 2010

LE Tactical Rescue & Escape Kit

Groves Inc.'s new Tactical Rescue & Escape Kit for Law Enforcement (TREK LE) features Groves' Rapid Deployment Pouch (RDP) and Combat Rescue Sling (CRS). The RDP's design allows officers to deploy the Combat Rescue Sling to extricate wounded victims without opening bags or pockets.

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