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ProductsOctober 19, 2009

Concealed Carry Badge

The H.R. 218 law allows current and retired law enforcement personnel to carry a concealed weapon nationwide. Officers will likely need to identify themselves via an official photo ID as well as a badge for instant visual identification. Maxsell Corp. now offers the H.R. 218 law officer badge to identify a qualified individual as a "national concealed carry law officer."

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ProductsOctober 19, 2009

Night Vision Monocular

The 6015-WPT Night Vision Monocular from American Technologies Network Corp. (ATN) has received an overall score of 4.9 out of a possible 5 from the National Tactical Officer's Association (NTOA) in its Member Tested and Recommended Program ratings. The ATN 6015-WPT monocular is based on ATN's successful PVS-14 system used by the U.S. Military.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 16, 2009

Sell-Crack-or-Die Defense is Now 0 for 2

Rigoberto Valle testified recently in San Francisco court that he was told that he must sell crack or face death by gun or knife. The jury didn't buy the Honduran immigrant's "sell crack or die" defense, convicting him. Soon he'll be sentenced, and probably deported.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 16, 2009

Original S.W.A.T. Cancels Tactical World Cup, Sues Operator's Edge

Original S.W.A.T. Footwear Co. has canceled the planned Original S.W.A.T. Tactical World Cup and initiated a lawsuit against partner Operator's Edge, who could not deliver the event, according to the company.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 15, 2009

Gang Leader Preyed On Children, Prosecutor Says

The last defendant to be sentenced in the sweeping federal case against the Insane Deuces street gang of Aurora, Ill., was sentenced Thursday to the maximum 20 years in prison after a prosecutor described him as an enforcer who "sent children out to kill other children."

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 13, 2009

Drug Gang Sues NYPD Multiple Times, Settles for $500K

"The city gets sued 200 times a week," Bloomberg told the Daily News. "We take as many cases to trial as we possibly can, but we would [go] bankrupt if we tried to defend every one of them."

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 12, 2009

Man Arrested In RV After 8-Hour Standoff

The wife of the suspect told police their two children (ages 9 and 12) may be with the man. Police were not able to convince the man to surrender, despite phone calls, public-address messages and flash-bang grenades.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 12, 2009

Pan American Flight 281 Hijacker Arrives in New York to Face Charges

Luis Armando Pena Soltren, who allegedly hijacked Pan American Flight 281 more than 40 years ago, voluntarily returned to New York from Havana, Cuba, to face charges, the FBI announced.

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Photo Galleriesby Staff WriterOctober 8, 2009

Motorcycle Skills Competition

An annual California police motorcycle skills competition drew almost 500 officers to a sun-drenched parking lot along the Huntington Beach sand to compete for top-rider honors, train on patterns of neatly arranged orange cones and share a few moments of levity about their specialized patrol work. The Orange County Traffic Officer's Association hosted the annual police motorcycle skills competition, which nearly doubled in attendance from a year ago.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 6, 2009

Feds Arrest Nearly 50 Members of Pagan Motorcycle Gang

Following the unsealing of a federal indictment, authorities have arrested 55 members of the Pagan Motorcycle Club (PMC), including its national president and vice president, the FBI announced.

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