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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 28, 2005

Armor Holdings to Acquire Second Chance

Armor Holdings was the successful bidder at an auction to acquire the assets of body armor manufacturer Second Chance Body Armor, based in Central Lake, Michigan.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 28, 2005

NYPD Uses London Bombings as Learning Experience

To best prepare for possible terrorist bombings in the United States, the New York Police Department is studying those that occurred in London this month.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 21, 2005

New Documentary Follows 9/11 Volunteers

The film “Answering the Call: Ground Zero’s Volunteers,” will be released nationwide September 11. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to volunteer police, firefighter, and rescue organizations.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 21, 2005

Research Group Studying Officers' Fatigue

The National Institute of Justice selected the Harvard Work Hours, Health, and Safety Group to study fatigue in police officers across the United States. On July 1, the Harvard investigators launched a nationwide Web-based research study of the health and safety of police officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 21, 2005

Philadelphia Tracks High-Risk Probationers With GPS

The Philadelphia Pretrial Service Division is testing Global Positioning Surveillance as a monitoring device to keep track of high-risk defendants and probationers under community supervision.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 21, 2005

Kansas Sheriff Receives Award for Supporting Troops

A division of the Department of Defense awarded the Johnson County (Kan.) Sheriff’s Office for its many care packages sent to a military division stationed in Iraq that includes members of the agency.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 14, 2005

San Diego Police Model for Fundraising Calendar

Members of San Diego County police and fire departments appear in a 2006 calendar to raise money for next year’s Western States Police and Fire Games.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 14, 2005

Court Dismisses Wrongful Death Suit Against Taser

A wrongful-death lawsuit filed against Taser International in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California has been dismissed.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 14, 2005

Police Officer Line of Duty Deaths Decreased

An 11-percent decrease in line-of-duty deaths in 2005 compared to the same time last year can be partly attributed to increased use of bullet-resistant vests, say two law enforcement groups.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 8, 2005

Law Enforcement Group Says Meth a Major Problem

Local officials across the country agree that methamphetamine fuels a range of crimes and social welfare problems.

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