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News•by Staff Writer•August 3, 2009

4 Gun Traffickers Were Raising Proceeds to Pay Drug Cartel

Several of the guns, which were being moved from Arizona to California, were fully automatic. One of the men arrested said the transaction was raising funds to pay off a debt to a Mexican drug cartel, according to the ATF.

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News•by Staff Writer•August 3, 2009

Motorcycle-Gang Members Plead Guilty in Detroit

Fourteen members of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club have pleaded guilty in Detroit to charges including violent crimes in aid of racketeering, illegal drug distribution and firearms violations, federal officials have announced.

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News•by Staff Writer•August 3, 2009

DEA Arrests Top La Familia Cartel Member

Drug Enforcement Administration agents arrested a key member of La Familia Michoacana, one of Mexico's most ruthless and violent drug cartels, acting Administrator Michele Leonhart announced today.

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News•by Staff Writer•August 3, 2009

Judge Clears LAPD SWAT In Toddler's Death

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against the city of Los Angeles by the mother of a 19-month-old toddler who was shot and killed by a bullet from SWAT officers during an attempted hostage rescue in 2005, the Los Angeles Times reports.

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News•by Staff Writer•July 31, 2009

Gang Members May Have Torched Officer's Car

Gang and arson investigators are looking into who torched an officer's personal car and vandalized his patrol car in Lakewood, Wash., the News Tribune reports.

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News•by Staff Writer•July 30, 2009

N.Y. County Organizes Gang Unit to Combat MS-13

Following a series of vicious gang-related attacks in Suffolk County in recent weeks, some of which victimized innocent bystanders, Suffolk police will reorganize officers assigned to combating gangs across precincts into a single team, Newsday reports.

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News•by Staff Writer•July 29, 2009

Xenonics Signs Exclusive Distribution Deal with Aardvark Tactical

Xenonics, maker of SuperVision night vision and NightHunter illumination products, announced today that it has entered into an exclusive U.S. distribution agreement with Aardvark Tactical Inc. (ATI) of Azusa, Calif.

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News•by Staff Writer•July 27, 2009

Florida Man Assaults SWAT Officer

A 30-year-old man who threatened to kill his mother was arrested, after a SWAT unit used gas to expel him from his home in Port St. Lucie, Florida, TCPalm.com reports.

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News•by Staff Writer•July 27, 2009

Gang Member Kicked by El Monte Officer Sues for $5 Million

Parolee and gang member Richard Rodriguez, 24, has filed a civil claim demanding $5 million from the El Monte Police Department for injuries he says he suffered, when officer George Fierro kicked and pepper-sprayed him, the San Gabriel Valley Tribune reports.

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News•by Staff Writer•July 23, 2009

Revision Introduces Photochromic Hellfly Ballistic Sunglasses

Revision Eyewear, a leading supplier of ballistic protective eyewear to law enforcement and military worldwide, marks its debut in light changing lens technology with the Photochromic Hellfly Ballistic Sunglass.

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