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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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Newsby Staff WriterApril 11, 2008

TigerLight Demonstrated at Beverly Hills Police Department

This week the Beverly Hills Police Department hosted training officers, tactical team leaders and patrol officers for a two-hour demo of the TigerLight non-lethal defense system.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 10, 2008

Jury Backs Boston Police Detectives in Rights Suit

A federal jury all but cleared yesterday two former Boston police detectives who were sued for allegedly violating the civil rights of Shawn Drumgold in the 1988 fatal shooting of 12-year-old Darlene Tiffany Moore, one of the city's most notorious homicides.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 10, 2008

TREXPO East 2008 Keynote Speakers Announced

TREXPO East first response training conference and expo returns to the Dulles Expo & Conference Center in Chantilly, Va., August 26–29, 2008, with keynote speakers Maj. E. James Land, USMC (Ret.) and secretary of the NRA; and Felix I. Rodriguez, retired CIA agent and author of "Shadow Warrior: The CIA Hero of a Hundred Unknown Battles."

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 9, 2008

Murdered Teen's Family Asks LAPD to Question, Deport Illegal Aliens

Jamiel Shaw Sr. and his wife, Anita, a U.S. Army sergeant who has been serving in Iraq, appeared before the Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday arguing for changes to the 30-year-old Los Angeles Police Department policy as it pertains to gang members suspected of being illegal immigrants.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 8, 2008

Elbeco Announces Winners of "Every Elbeco Uniform Tells a Story" Contest

Elbeco Incorporated has announced the winners of its "Every Elbeco Uniform Tells a Story" Contest, which attracted entries from around the country. The contest invited public safety professionals to submit stories describing a particular incident in which their actions in the line of duty may have made a significant difference in a citizen's life.

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