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News•by Staff Writer•February 24, 2005

Officers Oppose Montana DUI Blood Test Measure

Police and prosecutors oppose a proposed bill in Montana that would allow someone arrested for driving under the influence to call an attorney before taking a blood alcohol test.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 24, 2005

Border Patrol Struggles to Stem Influx of Illegals

Despite new technologies introduced to help police the border, Border Patrol agents catch only about one-third of the estimated 3 million people who illegally cross the border between Mexico and the United States each year.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 10, 2005

Bush Budget to Cut Police Funding

President Bush’s budget proposes decreasing the federal grant monies available to local law enforcement agencies from $600 million to $60 million.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 10, 2005

Internet Phones Potential Security Risk

Federal agencies and other organizations considering switching their telephone systems to Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) should take precautions to help minimize security risks, says a recent report.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 3, 2005

Woman Sells Fake “Duff” Beer

A Brisbane, Australia, woman pleaded guilty to selling three cases of Duff brand beer on eBay. The problem was the beer didn’t exist.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 3, 2005

Safety Group Wants Children to Sit in Back Seat

At the top of the National Transportation Safety Board’s child passenger safety recommendations is having all passengers 12 and under ride in the back seat in properly fitted belts.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 3, 2005

California to Overhaul Youth Prison System

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s administration has promised to back a new system that would seek to remediate the golden state’s juvenile offenders with therapy and positive reinforcement instead of simply using punishment.

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Articles•by Shelly Feuer Domash•February 1, 2005

America's Most Dangerous Gang

There was a message in two recent gang murders for the people of Long Island. And that message was that gang violence had moved into the upper middle class enclaves of the Island, into the kinds of communities where the locals assume that crime is somebody else’s problem. Mara Salvatrucha 13 (MS-13) is unfortunately becoming everybody’s problem.

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News•by Staff Writer•January 20, 2005

Man Masquerading as Cop Pulls Over Real Officer

An Ohio man is facing five charges after being caught by a real cop for impersonating a police officer.

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