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Newsby Staff WriterJune 24, 2004

First Response Coalition Worries Nextel Plan Blow to Interoperability

A newly formed collection of firefighters and other groups, calling itself the “First Response Coalition,” has released a white paper outlining problems for police and fire departments’ communications it believes will be caused by a new plan designed to improve cell phone capabilities.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 24, 2004

Computer Forensics Workshop Highlights New Tools

A conference on digital forensics will focus on using the latest software tools to determine if computer files have been altered, a common problem in searching suspects’ hard drives.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 17, 2004

Heat Wave Coincides With Rise in Crime

Some neighborhoods in Cincinnati and its surrounds are reporting a spike in violent crime since temperatures rose earlier this week.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 10, 2004

Fobus Recalls Holsters for Causing Accidental Firings

Eight incidents of a gun holster retention strap catching the trigger and causing it to discharge have prompted Fobus USA to recall 3,200 holsters.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 3, 2004

Violent Crime Continues Decline

According to preliminary FBI statistics, violent crimes overall continued to decline in 2003, although there was a slight increase in murder rates.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 27, 2004

Man Calls Police to Scene of His Crime

A man was arrested for apparent robbery after he called police himself.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 20, 2004

Giuliani Tells 9/11 Panel N.Y. Never Warned

Although New York City officials never received information about a possible attack on the World Trade Center from the White House, the intelligence might not have changed the city’s counter-terrorism security measures, former mayor Rudolph Giuliani told the Sept. 11 commission.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 7, 2004

Flat-Screen TVs Now Allowed in Some Oregon Prisoners’ Cells

Inmates in Oregon’s state prisons now have the option of buying flat-screen televisions for viewing in their cells.

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