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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 14, 2008

Gangs Going High-Tech, Florida Official Warns

Calling gangs a ''nationwide pandemic'' that have harnessed the Internet for recruiting and cybercrime, Miami-Dade's top gang prosecutor on Tuesday urged tougher enforcement and stepped-up prevention efforts.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 14, 2008

Katrina-Related Murder Charges Against Seven NOPD Officers Tossed Out by Judge

Murder and attempted murder charges against seven New Orleans police officers, accused of shooting unarmed civilians on the Danziger Bridge after Hurricane Katrina, were tossed out by Criminal District Court Judge Raymond Bigelow, who concluded that an Orleans Parish prosecutor tainted the secrecy of the grand jury process by showing a piece of testimony to another officer.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 7, 2008

Judge Orders Detroit Mayor to Jail

Last month, Giles put new restrictions on Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's travel after Wayne County law enforcement officials accused him of assaulting them as they tried to serve a subpoena. The judge also revoked the mayor's personal recognizance bond and required him to post $7,500 cash to remain free.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 7, 2008

Two California Cops Arrested on Weapons Charges in Tijuana

Two Northern California police officers could face up to 20 years in a Mexican prison after being caught in Tijuana with firearms and about 6,000 rounds of ammunition, authorities said.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 7, 2008

Sound Off on SWAT

Consider this your opportunity to share your thoughts and opinions about SWAT with a large law enforcement audience. Robert O'Brien wants your ideas, thoughts, and opinions to lead to an open dialogue about SWAT on the SWAT Channel.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 7, 2008

Fullerton, Calif., PD to Wear Safariland External Armor Designed by Chief

Police in Fullerton, Calif., are the first in the nation to have an option to wear a new, customized body armor developed by the northern Orange County city's Chief Pat McKinley.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 6, 2008

Miami SWAT Helps Capture Person of Interest in Murder of Federal Agent

A man described as ''a person of interest'' in the slaying of a federal agent was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon at Miami's Davie shopping center.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 6, 2008

WatchGuard DV-1New Version 5.0 Firmware Upgrade Adds Encryption

WatchGuard Video has released Version 5.0 programming for its WatchGuard DV-1 digital in-car video system. The new system firmware is the first major software upgrade since May of 2007, and is being provided free of charge to every WatchGuard customer by CD. Upgrading the WatchGuard DV-1 is done by simply loading the CD.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 4, 2008

L.A. Sheriff's Deputy Gunned Down Outside Family Home, Investigators Suspect Mexican Mafia

A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy gunned down Saturday outside his boyhood home in Cypress Park had been assigned to guard the most dangerous inmates in the county, including members of the notorious Mexican Mafia gang, authorities said Sunday.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 1, 2008

$2 Million Bias Settlement Between Officers, Minneapolis Derailed

A proposed $2 million settlement of a lawsuit by five black Minneapolis police officers alleging racial discrimination by the city and the Police Department is off the table.

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