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Photo Galleries•by Staff Writer•October 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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News•by Staff Writer•October 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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News•by Staff Writer•October 6, 2009

Police Sniper Ends Standoff With Armed Man

Renardo Antonio Flores, 32, fled to the backyard of the house with an assault rifle, after officers used flash-bang grenades and tear gas in the house. It was there that a Pleasant Hill police sniper shot him.

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News•by Staff Writer•October 6, 2009

Private Security Company's Deal To Manage Empty Montana Jail Unravels

A mysterious company calling itself American Police Force was slated to take over a jail in Hardin, Mont., but the deal is now off, after the state's attorney general began scrutinizing it, the Billings Gazette initially reported.

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News•by Staff Writer•October 1, 2009

Propper Honors Wounded Warriors at IACP Conference

Propper International, manufacturer of high-quality garments for military, tactical, and law enforcement use, will be raising money for Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) at the International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference in Denver, Colo., October 3-7.

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News•by Staff Writer•October 1, 2009

Marine Tuf-Cloth by Sentry Solutions NTOA Tested and Recommended

Sentry Solutions, a dry lubrication manufacturer for the military, law enforcement, firearms, and outdoor sporting markets, has received an overall score of 4.95 out of a possible 5 for its Marine Tuf-Cloth in the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) Member Tested and Recommended Program ratings.

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News•by Staff Writer•September 30, 2009

Orange County SWAT Rescues Baby During Standoff

The Orange County (Fla.) SWAT unit rescued an 8-month-old baby from the home of a suspect accused of battering a pregnant woman in an Orlando home before sending tear gas into the property, WESH.com reports.

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News•by Staff Writer•September 29, 2009

Police Search For Baby Boy's Drive-by Shooters

Los Angeles police are searching for a pair of suspected gang members they believe are responsible for the death of a 4-month-old boy who was killed during a drive-by shooting in Van Nuys, the Los Angeles Times reports.

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News•by Staff Writer•September 24, 2009

Dropouts Cost California $1 Billion in Juvenile Crime Costs

High school dropouts, who are more likely to commit crimes than their peers with diplomas, cost the state $1.1 billion annually in law enforcement and victim costs while still minors, according to a study being released today.

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News•by Staff Writer•September 24, 2009

Massive Police Raid Targets Brutal L.A. Gang

Los Angeles cop Juan Aguilar has been battling the Avenues hoodlums long enough to have seen the gang at its most vicious. During his five years working an anti-gang detail on streets the Avenues claim as their own in the city's northeastern reaches, gang members are accused of gunning down a man in broad daylight as he held his 2-year-old granddaughter's hand, opening fire on LAPD officers with an assault rifle and killing a Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy.

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