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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 18, 2010

NYPD/NYFD Task Force Helps Haitian Relief Effort

New York Task Force One is managed by the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and is equipped with the latest technology and equipment, trained to respond to catastrophic events involving the collapse of heavy steel and concrete.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 15, 2010

Tool Invented by Officer Allows Back-Up to Respond More Rapidly

Invented by a Chicago Police Officer, the B.E.T. allows an officer to hold a locking entry door at a multi-unit building open so that back-up officers can enter without having to be buzzed in.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 14, 2010

MySpace Brags Spur Busts of Crips, Bloods Who Terrorized Housing Project

Crips and Bloods drug dealers who terrorized a Manhattan housing project and boasted of their gang ties on MySpace were busted Wednesday, authorities said.

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ProductsJanuary 14, 2010

NH15 Escape Hood

he Avon NH15 Escape Hood is the most compact NIOSH-approved CBRN escape hood available. Designed for use by first responders, the hood provides multiple carry options, including a thigh-mount-capable carrying case, and a streamlined design reduces snagging and delay in donning.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 13, 2010

MS-13 Trial Begins With Footage of a 'Beat In'

A federal trial in Charlotte began today with a goal of convicting half a dozen MS-13 gang members from one of the broadest investigations in that city to weaken a gang one expert described as totally devoted to crime and violence.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 13, 2010

Oakland SWAT Gets Additional Review

The Oakland Police Department's SWAT unit will get an additional third-party review, following a Board of Inquiry report that harshly criticized its handling of a desperate parolee's killing of four officers in March.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 11, 2010

ATF Releases Explosive Materials List

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has published its annual list of federally regulated explosive materials. The list includes 237 materials, one less than a year ago.

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Videosby Staff WriterJanuary 8, 2010

SWAT Officers Fire On Fleeing Drug Suspect

SWAT officers confront a dangerous drug suspect in this segment from a police reality show, "Every police video has a lesson. The lesson in this one is very clear and explicit, don't try to run over a police officer with your two-tonne SUV otherwise this will happen."

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Videosby Staff WriterJanuary 8, 2010

Dallas SWAT Takes Down a Pair of Crack Houses

The Dallas PD's SWAT unit takes down a pair of fortified crack houses and overwhelms the suspects, who have little time to react before they find themselves wearing handcuffs.

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Videosby Staff WriterJanuary 8, 2010

Early Morning Raid For Weapons and Ammo

Detectives with Spokane PD's gang unit executed a warrant on a suspected gang member's home. The tenant got a rude awakening courtesy of the SWAT.

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