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Newsby Staff WriterMay 21, 2008

Gangster Disciples Targeted in Chicago Drug Sweep

Federal agents and Cook County sheriff's officers moved out at 6 a.m. Wednesday in a sweep aimed at the Gangster Disciples, one of the city's most powerful street gangs.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 21, 2008

Off-Duty New Orleans Officer Dies in Drawbridge Accident

Shortly after 2 a.m. Tuesday, Tommie Felix's silver BMW moved up onto an open drawbridge, past a safety barrier that failed to drop, and careered off the roadway, plunging into darkness.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 21, 2008

Tenn. Officer Shot Answering Alarm, Suspects Arrested

A routine burglar alarm call Tuesday ended with Knoxville police officer Norman Rickman being shot for the second time in his career. Rickman also was shot in 2001. He wasn't wearing a protective vest either time. Suspects have been captured.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 21, 2008

Arbitration Panel Gives Raise to NYPD Officers

Ending a protracted labor dispute, an arbitration panel on Monday awarded New York City’s roughly 23,000 police officers a retroactive 9.7 percent raise over two years and significantly increased the low starting pay for recruits by $10,781.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 19, 2008

Avon Protection Receives CBRN NIOSH Approval for Advanced Face Masks with C420 PAPR Unit

Specialist and tactical responders can now take advantage of Avon Protection Systems, Inc.’s new C420 powered air purifying respirator (PAPR) system. The C420 blower unit used with the company’s most advanced face masks recently received National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear) approval.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 19, 2008

Four Philly Officers to Be Fired Over Videotaped Violence

Four Philadelphia police officers will be fired, three others will be disciplined and a supervising sergeant will be demoted because of the violent beating of three suspects caught after a shooting, the city's mayor and police commissioner said Monday.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 16, 2008

Ariz. Governor Cuts Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Resources

An executive order signed by Gov. Janet Napolitano has prompted state police to cancel a $1.6 million agreement with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office and, instead, use the money to create a fugitive task force.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 15, 2008

Police Hold Suspect in Florida Arson Fires

The deputy police chief of Palm Bay, Fla., where at least 40 homes have been gutted by wildfires said authorities have arrested a man they believe may be linked to one of the blazes.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 15, 2008

Remembering Fallen Officers

Police traditions that recognize the ultimate sacrifice should not be forgotten.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 15, 2008

Mexican Police Chiefs Seek U.S. Asylum

Three Mexican police chiefs have requested political asylum in the U.S. as violence escalates in the Mexican drug wars and spills across the U.S. border, a top Homeland Security official told The Associated Press.

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