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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 27, 2009

Armor Express Awarded U.S. Marine Corps' Body Armor Contract

U.S. Marines will be wearing the latest in tactical body armor with ballistic panels manufactured by Armor Express.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 26, 2009

Electronic Monitoring Company Fired After Suspect Attacks Woman

Fulton County, Ga., has cut ties to the monitoring service that was responsible for keeping tabs on a murder suspect who police said removed his ankle bracelet before brutally attacking a Chattahoochee Hills woman and her son last week.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 25, 2009

Large Meth Ring Busted in Colorado

A massive methamphetamine ring with suspected gang affiliation that used women as drug mules and classic Batman and Superman comic books to hide drug profits has been dismantled after a year-long undercover operation.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 25, 2009

Former Student Held in California High School Bombing

A former student at Hillsdale High School in San Mateo, Calif., armed with 10 pipe bombs, a chainsaw and a sword, planned to forge a path of destruction through his old campus Monday, authorities said.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 25, 2009

Police, Teachers at California High School Hailed As Heroes

Faculty and police officers who subdued a teenage suspect armed to the teeth at a San Mateo high school Monday morning were praised for their actions as authorities continued their investigation into why the teen made the attack.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 25, 2009

L.A. City Attorney Wants to Bust Taggers for Hanging Out

Los Angeles City Atty. Carmen Trutanich wants to give police the ability to arrest "taggers" simply for hanging out together, without having to catch them in the act -- raising thorny constitutional issues as he lays the groundwork for a campaign to tackle the city's vexing graffiti problem.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 25, 2009

St. Louis Police Apologize for 2003 Raids

The St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners apologized and agreed to pay damages to four people who were among those detained or searched because they intended to protest genetically modified crops at the forum.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 24, 2009

40 Arrested In Outlaws Meth Ring Bust

Dealing a major blow to a suspected methamphetamine ring allegedly run by the Outlaws motorcycle gang, Pennsylvania authorities arrested 40 people connected with the operation, the Inquirer reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 20, 2009

Chicago Feds Indict Mexican Drug Cartel Leaders

Calling it the most significant narcotics conspiracy case of its kind ever in Chicago, authorities today announced indictments against leaders of warring Mexican drug cartels blamed for increasing violence south of the border and for bringing up to four tons of cocaine to the city each month for national distribution.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 19, 2009

Condemned Homes Provide Minn. Tactical Unit Training Opportunity

The Dakota County (Minn.) SWAT unit is deploying today to a neighborhood of West St. Paul to practice their building-search skills in several buildings that have been identified for demolition, KSTP TV reports.

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