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News•by Staff Writer•September 8, 2009

Cops: City Worker Hid Gang Guns in Kids' Toy Box

Police charged a City of Raleigh employee with several counts of child abuse Monday after they accused him of storing gang members' guns in his children's toy box.

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News•by Staff Writer•September 3, 2009

Inmate Admits Mailing Bomb Threat to Federal Agency

Inmate Glen Sharkany, 40, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport, Conn., to one count of conveying false information through the postal system,U.S. Attorney Nora R. Dannehy announced.

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News•by Staff Writer•September 3, 2009

NTOA Recommends ATN NVM-14-3P Night Vision Monocular

American Technologies Network Corp. announced today that the National Tactical Officers Association has completed its review and testing of the ATN NVM-14-3P night vision monocular and has received an overall score of 4.51 out of a possible 5 in its member-tested-and-recommended-program ratings.

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News•by Staff Writer•September 1, 2009

Four Gang Members Charged with Attempted Murder of Chicago Officer

Four men were charged Sunday with allegedly trying to kill an off-duty Chicago police officer in a Southwest Side shooting that one police source said erupted when they mistook the gang-enforcement officer for a gang rival.

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News•by Staff Writer•September 1, 2009

Idaho Officers Shoot, Kill Reputed Gang Member

Mario Armando Vasquez was shot to death early Sunday morning along Garrity Boulevard in Nampa at the end of a pursuit that led Idaho State Police from west Boise to Nampa.

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News•by Staff Writer•September 1, 2009

Police Data Shows Philadelphia Mob in Decline

Decimated by a 20-year onslaught of federal prosecutions, bloody internecine power struggles, and turncoat testimony, the Philadelphia branch of La Cosa Nostra - which in the 1980s had roughly 80 members - now has a base of about 20 "soldiers."

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Articles•by Mike Scott•August 31, 2009

Tactical Headsets: 2009

The use of headsets is prevalent in all law enforcement operations. And whether the needs are tactical or administrative, cops all want the same things from a  headset: clear communications, comfort, and durability.

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News•by Staff Writer•August 27, 2009

Armor Express Awarded U.S. Marine Corps' Body Armor Contract

U.S. Marines will be wearing the latest in tactical body armor with ballistic panels manufactured by Armor Express.

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News•by Staff Writer•August 26, 2009

Electronic Monitoring Company Fired After Suspect Attacks Woman

Fulton County, Ga., has cut ties to the monitoring service that was responsible for keeping tabs on a murder suspect who police said removed his ankle bracelet before brutally attacking a Chattahoochee Hills woman and her son last week.

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News•by Staff Writer•August 25, 2009

Large Meth Ring Busted in Colorado

A massive methamphetamine ring with suspected gang affiliation that used women as drug mules and classic Batman and Superman comic books to hide drug profits has been dismantled after a year-long undercover operation.

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