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Newsby Staff WriterApril 18, 2008

Florida Deputy Under Investigation Torches Home, Kills Self

A Palm Beach County, Fla., deputy who was facing a potential manslaughter charge next week torched his home and car before shooting himself in the head shortly before midnight Tuesday, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 18, 2008

Oakland Police Brass Say Arrests Not Answer to Crime Wave

With Oakland citizens fearful and angry about crime, and some even fighting back against robbers and intruders, a top Oakland police official told city leaders Tuesday night that police alone can't solve the violence.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 17, 2008

Criminal Charges Filed Against Pennsylvania Chief

Criminal charges will be filed today against Northern Cambria, Pa.'s longtime police chief, who was involved in an altercation with another police officer, said Susquehanna Township’s officer-in-charge.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 17, 2008

Paranormal Society Suggests Local Police Department Is Haunted

The Greater Pittsburgh Paranormal Society says the Homestead (Pa.) Police Department is full of things that go bump in the night.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 17, 2008

Blackhawk Knoxx Shotgun Stock Reduces Up to 95% of Felt Recoil

The Blackhawk Knoxx SpecOps Stock is designed to fit any size operator with more than four inches of adjustment. Utilizing the patented dual Knoxx recoil compensating systems, the SpecOps Stock reduces perceived felt recoil up to 95 percent, including the recoil of the heaviest loads.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 17, 2008

Blackhawk Introduces the New SERPA Duty Holster for the TASER X-26

Blackhawk announced this week that it is now selling a SERPA duty holster for the TASER X-26.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 15, 2008

Student Group Demands Concealed Carry Rights on College Campuses

Michael Flitcraft, a 23-year-old sophomore at the University of Cincinnati, has become a leading advocate for college students to carry weapons on campus. He's an organizer for Students for Concealed Carry on Campus, a grass-roots organization that was formed after last year's Virginia Tech massacre that left 32 college students and professors dead.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 14, 2008

Two Southern California Officers Stable After Shooting in Theater

Two El Segundo, Calif., police officers were reported in stable condition at a hospital Saturday after a shootout inside a movie theater that left a 24-year-old man dead and a bystander injured, police and city officials said.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 11, 2008

Minneapolis Testing White Lights for Traffic Light Enforcement

To catch drivers who run red lights, police usually have to run red lights themselves, risking an accident. Minneapolis tried to fix that by using cameras to record the licenses of drivers who ran lights, but courts ruled the system was illegal.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 11, 2008

Paralyzed N.C. Officer Recovers from Wounds

A Burke County, N.C., deputy who was shot in the neck and paralyzed during a December SWAT standoff is working hard to move forward with his life.

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