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Articlesby Richard ValdemarMay 1, 2008

Never Underestimate a Gang Member

They may seem disorganized, they may act stupid, they may look really young, but they are deadly and cunning as sharks.

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Articlesby Dave YoungMay 1, 2008

Get Ready to Read the Riot Act

Regardless of the actors involved, when an angry protest hits the streets of your city, you will be called upon to maintain the peace and prevent or stop violence.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 29, 2008

Monadnock Releases AutoLock Baton with Hand Shield

The new AutoLock Defender shields a user’s gun hand from hostile strikes with a guard that fits over one’s knuckles. The guard helps keep the baton firmly gripped during blocking, striking and jabbing techniques and can be used with gloved or bare hands. The Defender is available in 16”, 18”, 21”, 22” and 26” lengths in black chrome finish with a textured grip.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 28, 2008

LAPD Practices for May Day Disturbances

On a warm morning earlier this month, about 600 Los Angeles police officers gathered in the empty parking lot at Dodger Stadium for some high-stakes role playing. Most pretended to be protesters -- standing in for the ones expected to converge on downtown Los Angeles on Thursday as part of May Day immigration rallies planned across the country.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 27, 2008

LAPD Officer Drives a Busy Desk

Seven hours into her shift, Los Angeles Police Officer Nazik Halburian faced a lanky man in a filthy T-shirt stretched across the counter of the Southwest Division station. "I just want my disability!" he cried.

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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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