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News•by Staff Writer•February 20, 2004

Insurance Fraud Conviction on the Rise

More and more people are trying to cash in by claiming injuries after staging a car crash. State insurance fraud bureaus are dealing with an increase of about 31 percent in criminal fraud conviction in 2002, according to a study by the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 13, 2004

Non-Students Suffer More Violence Than College Students

A new study indicates that college students were victimized by violent crime at a lower rate than non-students of the same age between 1995 and 2000.

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Articles•by Mark Kariya•February 1, 2004

Motor Patrol: Working on Two Wheels

The motorcycle police officer has been an American icon for more than half a century. But contrary to "CHiPs" fantasies, the job is not all glamour, and working a police shift on two wheels is just as tough, if not tougher, than working the same shift in a patrol car.

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Articles•by Devallis Rutledge•February 1, 2004

Knock Before Entry

Is it always necessary to comply with knock notice before forcing entry to serve a search warrant?

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News•by Staff Writer•January 30, 2004

Cold Pill Access Cut

Major drug stores across the country are putting over-the-counter cold medications out of reach of customers and limiting quantities sold to stem their use in creating methamphetamines.

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News•by Staff Writer•January 27, 2004

2003 Equipment Theft Report Now Available

The National Equipment Register (NER) has released its first annual study analyzing the problem of heavy equipment theft in the United States.

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News•by Staff Writer•January 16, 2004

Look Out for Suspicious People with Almanacs

The FBI is warning police to watch for people carrying almanacs because the books could be used for planning terrorist acts.

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News•by Staff Writer•January 16, 2004

Cintas Grant Program to Provide Police with AEDs

Cintas has established the ReviveR Provider Police Grant Program to give automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to police agencies.

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News•by Staff Writer•January 16, 2004

IES and Taser International Premiere Laser-Based Taser Training

IES Interactive Training, provider of use-of-force training products for law enforcement, now offers a laser-based Taser training weapon and accompanying training course.

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