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Newsby Staff WriterApril 27, 2008

Officer Wins Lawsuit Filed Over 2004 Pennsylvania Shooting

Six undercover drug agents were sued by Debra Fraser-Howze, founder of the National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS in New York City; every agent but one was dropped earlier this month from the case by Magistrate Judge Henry S. Perkin, who presided over the case in Philadelphia. Last Thursday, a jury acquitted the remaining agent, Jeffrey P. Aster, who fired the shot that killed 25-year-old Barron Wright.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 26, 2008

California Agencies Hold Weight-Loss Competition

Ten Santa Ana police officers and 10 Orange County deputies counted calories, pounded out miles on the treadmill – and lost a combined 722 pounds in 10 weeks.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 25, 2008

Pennsylvania Cop Gets 14 Years for E-mailing Child Porn Images

At sentencing in U.S. District Court in Camden, the former patrolman, John E. Schenberger Jr., 42, of Winslow Township, N.J., broke down in tears when he apologized to his family and the public.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 25, 2008

Unarmed Des Moines Man Shot Dead by Police, Gun Grab Alleged

A Des Moines parole violator who was shot to death in a struggle with authorities outside a south-side apartment building was unarmed, police confirmed Wednesday. But a witness said an officer told him that Bradley Edward Behmer, 50, of 5013 N.E. 12th St., had tried to take another officer's gun when he was shot in the chest.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 25, 2008

Utah Detective Cleared in Shooting Death

The district attorney has cleared a Salt Lake County sheriff's detective in the March shooting death of a suspected drug runner.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 24, 2008

Invest Personal Time and Money in Training

So your agency has a limited number of instructors and not enough dough to fund that private DT class you have your heart set on. Take matters into your own hands. Don't wait for others to train you.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 22, 2008

Streamlight Urges Recycling of Rechargeable Batteries

Streamlight, a leading manufacturer of professional-grade flashlights, is observing Earth Day by reminding flashlight users everywhere to keep rechargeable batteries out of the solid waste system by recycling them through a program called Call2Recycle. The national program is directed by the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC).

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 21, 2008

Feds Allege Georgia Firm Sold Faulty Flash-Bangs

A Georgia military contractor tricked law enforcement agencies into buying faulty stun grenades, ultimately leaving three FBI agents injured, federal prosecutors allege in a Monday indictment.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 18, 2008

Out-of-Town Agencies Poach Recruits from NYPD with Promise of Higher Pay

Dozens of out-of-town police departments will be trying to lure recruits from a job fair at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice on Thursday by promising far higher starting salaries than the NYPD offers.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 18, 2008

Police: Okla. Sheriff Ran Sex-Slave Operation From Jail

An Oklahoma sheriff resigned after an investigation reveals he was running a sex-slave operation from his jail, police said.

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