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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 17, 2008

FLIR Systems Introduces Ultra 9HD Airborne Thermal Camera

Ultra 9HD features FLIR's large-format 640x480 InSb thermal imaging array with a 1.2-degree narrow field of view, and a high definition 1920x1080 daylight camera. FLIR's unique dual-channel optical path couples the high-def daylight camera with a long range 640X480 EMCCD low-light imager.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 16, 2008

Charlotte Officer Fired for Shooting Suspect

A Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer was fired after a review board today determined she unjustly shot a man at a Central Avenue gas station. Officer J.S. Curlee, a former dispatcher who graduated from the police academy in November, shot Brian Jarod Howie once in the arm and chest while responding to a backup call May 7. He survived.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 11, 2008

ITT Announces Morovision Night Vision as Authorized Distributor for Law Enforcement

ITT Corporation has named Morovision Night Vision Inc. as its authorized U.S. law enforcement distributor of ITT Night Enforcer products—most notably the Night Enforcer NEPVS-14 model and associated parts and accessories.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 11, 2008

Morovision Night Vision Announced as ITT Authorized Distributor for Law Enforcement Market

Morovision Night Vision Inc., a leading supplier of U.S. manufactured night vision equipment since 1991, has been officially named as the authorized U.S. law enforcement distributor of ITT Night Enforcer products—most notably the Night Enforcer NEPVS-14 model and associated parts and accessories.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 10, 2008

Illinois Man Uses Toddler as Shield Against Police TASER

With a Taser pointed at him, a LaPorte, Ill., man barricaded inside his home grabbed his 2-year-old daughter early Tuesday and used her as a shield.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 10, 2008

Atlanta Police Seek Woman Who Threw Kitten from Moving Car

Atlanta police are looking for a woman who reportedly threw a gray kitten out of her moving car. According to Elasha Germain, a specialist at the Atlanta Humane Society, a red-haired woman in her mid-50s tried to leave three cats at the center on June 21. When Germain told her the center was full and could not take any more animals, the woman turned violent — on the cats.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 10, 2008

California Gang Member Tagger Detained for Allegedly Attacking 6-Year-Old with Spray Paint

A teenage gang member was arrested Wednesday for allegedly spray-painting the face and body of a 6-year-old boy who saw him vandalizing a wall, authorities said. Another teenager allegedly restrained the child while the 15-year-old who was arrested sprayed him with blue paint, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Capt. James Hellmold.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 4, 2008

Details of Maine State Prison Hostage Taking Discussed by Corrections Officials

Monday evening’s tense hostage situation inside the Maine State Prison nearly came to a violent end, the state’s corrections commissioner said Tuesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 4, 2008

Illinois Man Charged with Stealing Puppy, Forcing It to Smoke Dope

A Plainfield, Il., man has been sentenced to 60 days in the DuPage County Jail for stealing a $1,500 Pomeranian puppy and blowing marijuana smoke into its face until it passed out.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 3, 2008

San Francisco to Start Deporting Illegal Alien Crack Dealers Rather Than Send Them to Southern California

San Francisco will shift course and start turning over juvenile illegal immigrants convicted of felonies to federal authorities for possible deportation, Mayor Gavin Newsom said Wednesday as he took the blame for what he conceded was a costly and misguided effort to shield the youths.

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