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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 9, 2009

Montana Officer Needed Hebrew Interpreter For K-9 Partner

Miky was trained by the Israeli Defense Forces to sniff out explosives. When he arrived at the Helena Police Department, there was a problem. Miky had been trained entirely in Hebrew.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 9, 2009

SWAT Called After Worker's Lego Gun Scares Colleagues

A worker at a Toronto design firm's decision to bring his new replica Lego gun to work got him in hot water when the city's SWAT unit was called to investigate, the National Post reports.

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Photo Galleriesby Staff WriterDecember 8, 2009

Lakewood Police Memorial

Nearly 20,000 officers from Washington state, the nation, and Canada gathered at the Tacoma Dome to pay homage to the service of the four Lakewood Police Department officers who were killed in a coffeeshop in late November, before their shift. The memorial service featured tributes to Sgt. Mark Renninger, Tina Griswold, Ronald Owens, and Greg Richards. The officers were remembered for their commitment to public service.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 8, 2009

Lakewood Memorial Honors Fallen Heroes

Nearly 20,000 members of law enforcement gathered at the Tacoma Dome on Tuesday to honor their fallen brothers and sister during a memorial ceremony that reinforced the dangers of patrol duty.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 8, 2009

Three MS-13 Illegals Could Be Deported In Pimp's Slaying

Three illegal aliens linked to the MS-13 gang have been indicted in the slaying of a North Virginia pimp and now face deportation back to their native El Salvador.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 7, 2009

Fort Hood Officer Says Her Patrol Career Is Over

Officer Kim Munley, one of two civilian officers who helped end the Fort Hood shooting spree, says she is unlikely to return to patrol duties.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 7, 2009

Texas Convict Who Faked Paralysis Escapes On Foot

A wheelchair-bound Texas prisoner pretending to suffer from paralysis is being sought, after he took two correctional officers hostage at gunpoint and escaped, the U.S. Marshals Service announced.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 3, 2009

Clemmons Planned to Kill Schoolchildren as Well as Cops

A witness told Pierce County sheriff’s detectives that Maurice Clemmons told friends and family gathered for Thanksgiving dinner at his aunt’s home in Pacific that he planned to kill “cops, children at a school” and “as many people as he could in an intersection,” according to an affidavit filed by prosecutors.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 3, 2009

Fourth Mistrial Declared For John Gotti Jr.

The FBI has expressed disappointment that John Gotti Jr. left a New York courtroom a free man, as a jury failed to convict him for the fourth time in five years.

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Videosby Staff WriterDecember 2, 2009

Mexican Mafia: Prison Debrief

Rene Enriquez defected from the Mexican Mafia in 2003. As a senior leader in the organization, he had much to offer the authorities and his debriefings with officials were videotaped. Here are excerpts from one session. It was included in a documentary by American RadioWorks.

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