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Photo Galleriesby Staff WriterFebruary 4, 2010

'Hot Rod' Mossberg Shotguns

The Mossberg 590A1 is an ideal platform for personalizing a pump-action shotgun, says Mike Shain of AIMPRO Tactical. Shain is one of several shops that offer action jobs, Magnaporting, accesorization and cleaning, polishing and refinishing of police scatterguns. Vang Comp and Wilson Combat are two others that offer shotgun modifications. For less than $250, Shain can reduce felt recoil and muzzle jump, giving operators a shot pattern of 4 inches or less from 50 yards. "What can we do to hot rod this gun," Shain asks, not needing an answer. "It's a great gun out of the box, but how can we squeeze every last drop of performance out of this gun."

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 4, 2010

Buffalo SWAT Takes Out Gunman Who Shot Hostage Negotiator In the Face

Detective John Garcia, a member of the Hostage Management Team, was struck in the face and parts of the upper body by about a half-dozen pellets while trying to defuse the situation.

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Photo Galleriesby Staff WriterFebruary 3, 2010

Interpreting Gangster Clothing

Have you ever wondered why gang members wear the ridiculous costumes that they do? Why do they wear their pants sagging below their butts exposing their underwear? There's actually a company that stitches boxer-type underwear into the baggy pants to achieve the baggy pants clown look. POLICE gang expert Richard Valdemar explains the information to be learned from gangster clothing. Valdemar provided the images.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 3, 2010

Inmate Stabs Correctional Officer at California Prison

Corcoran State Prison locked down their facility after a female correctional officer was stabbed on Tuesday with a "manufactured weapon," KMPH reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 3, 2010

Gang Members Increasingly Using Twitter and Facebook to Brag

The nation's gangs are increasingly turning to social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter, which is helping law enforcement identify members and learn about their organizations.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 2, 2010

London Bridge Trading Co. to Sell HIGH GEAR Tactical Nylon Line

London Bridge Trading Company, Ltd. (LBT) has signed a deal to purchase the patent pending HIGH GEAR brand from Blauer Tactical Systems USA, LLC.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 2, 2010

See Safariland's New WallBanger Bang Pole on Video

Retired Houston SWAT officer Sandy Wall demonstrated his new The WallBanger bang pole for POLICE Magazine at the Safariland booth at SHOT Show 2010. Wall gives us a hands-on demo of this tactical equipment that deploys distraction devices prior to a building raid.

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Articlesby Tim DeesJanuary 31, 2010

Corrections Communications

Inmates' abundance of creativity keeps correctional organizations busy finding countermeasures and inventing new technology to keep the prisons secure and the staff and inmates safe.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 29, 2010

Safariland's PROTECH Level III Armor Meets NIJ Standard

Safariland has satisfied the hard armor plate 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 WriterJanuary 27, 2010

Informant Helps Jury Convict MS-13 Members In Charlotte

A federal jury convicted six members of MS-13 on a variety of charges with the help of testimony from a former MS-13 member, an informant who infiltrated the gang and video footage of the gang's criminal acts.

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