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Newsby Staff WriterApril 1, 2010

Steiner Introduces Anti-Reflective Device For Binoculars

Steiner has announced the launch of its new Anti Reflective Device (ARD) for Steiner Military-type Porro-prism binoculars with 30mm and 50mm objective lenses. Designed to eliminate reflections from the objective lenses, which can compromise your position during covert operations, the ARD features a new honeycomb pattern that reduce reflections by up to 100 percent.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 1, 2010

Brutal Murders Spurred Biker Boss to Work with Feds

The heinous 2002 execution-style slayings of a Livonia, Mich., jeweler and his family provided federal agents a key informant in major crackdowns on two Detroit-area motorcycle gangs.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 1, 2010

NYPD, Soliders Show Force in NYC Subway System After Moscow Suicide Attacks

Heavily-armed cops and soldiers patrolled the New York City's subway system during an anti-terror drill Wednesday, reassuring commuters rattled by the Moscow suicide attacks.

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Articlesby Melanie BasichMarch 31, 2010

Not Going for the Kill

A SWAT team is called out to a barricade situation. A man holed up in his house claims to have a hostage, and negotiators are getting nowhere as the subject refuses to surrender. Now tactical teams can employ multiple less-lethal options to help end such a situation at different points throughout an incident without employing lethal force.

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Articlesby David GriffithMarch 31, 2010

Breaking and Entering

Wall is the inventor of the WallBanger DoorKey, a device distributed by Safariland that uses the explosive element of a flash-bang grenade to breach even some of the toughest doors.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 30, 2010

Inside the Michigan Militia Investigation

Federal authorities had been monitoring members of a Michigan-based Christian militia for some time but were forced to “take them down” over the weekend after learning of an imminent threat against police, the U.S. attorney leading the prosecution said today.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 30, 2010

LAPD SWAT Officer Killed While Serving in Afghanistan

The Los Angeles Police Department is mourning its first officer to be killed in combat in Afghanistan after a roadside bomb took the life of a highly regarded SWAT team member.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 30, 2010

Smugglers Using Barbed Wire Traps Against Border Agents

The devices consist of barbed wire stretched like clotheslines across trails used by agents on all-terrain vehicles. The lines, which are difficult to spot, are about four feet off the ground and appear to be intended to knock a rider off the ATV. There have been no known injuries.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 30, 2010

Prison Gang Boss Arrested in Consulate Killings in Juarez

Mexican authorities have arrested a leader of a bi-national prison gang for the mid-March killings of three people associated with the U.S. consulate in Ciudad Juarez.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 30, 2010

California Probe Leads to Arrest of Alleged Mexican Drug Kingpin

Authorities in Ventura County, Calif., on Monday said the arrest of an alleged heroin kingpin in Mexico was triggered by a local investigation that has made a significant dent in the area drug market.

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