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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 14, 2001

Local Officials Say FBI Refuses to Cooperate

NEW YORK -- Two months after state and local law enforcement officials found themselves forced onto the front lines of a global war on terrorism, many are complaining that the F.B.I. is refusing to provide them with the information they need to protect their communities.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 14, 2001

Student Shoots Himself At School

DETROIT — A 17-year-old student smuggled guns into his school outside a small town north of Detroit, took two hostages and then killed himself, law enforcement officials said.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 14, 2001

Red Cross Liberty Fund To Go To Victims

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The American Red Cross said it will use all the money donated to the Liberty Fund for people affected by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, reversing a plan to set aside some of the money for other needs.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 5, 2001

Airport Security Workers Accused

CHICAGO -- Private security workers at O'Hare International Airport were accused of letting a man pass through a checkpoint with several knives and a stun gun.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 5, 2001

California Cops on Junkyard Wars

The Law Dawgs, three Modesto, Calif., police officers, will compete Wednesday night in the semi-finals of The Learning Channel’s Emmy nominated TV show <i>Junkyard Wars</i>.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 1, 2001

Police Officers Respond to Terror Alert

Police officers respond as best they can as lawmakers fume about the vagueness of Director of Homeland Security Tom Ridge's speech earlier this week alerting Americans that the U.S. might suffer an attack from terrorists sometime in the next week.

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ProductsNovember 1, 2001

K-9 Training Aids

XM division is now producing NESTT (Non-hazardous Explosives for Security Training and Testing). Developed by LLNL, the NESTT is currently used by local, state, U.S. and foreign agencies as K-9 training aids for bomb recognition dogs. XM K-9 training aids are safe, convenient and easy-to-use alternatives for canine explosive-detection training.

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ProductsNovember 1, 2001

Chemical Threat Detector

From chemical attack to pepper spray, the APD2000 from Environmental Technologies Group, Inc., handles the job. It offers full detection and monitoring ability and is designed for both the military and civilian or police first responders.

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Articlesby Dave DouglasNovember 1, 2001

Emergency Management and Emergency Operations Centers

Disasters can happen anywhere and, as so poignantly demonstrated in New York, it's our job to manage and mitigate them.

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