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Newsby Staff WriterJune 9, 2008

Phoenix Burglary Suspect Killed After Using Officer's TASER

A brawl outside a Phoenix home turned into a fatal shooting Saturday morning, when officers said they were forced to shoot a suspect who used a Taser stun gun on them.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 5, 2008

Man Killed in Standoff with New Orleans SWAT

Long before the tear gas canisters blasted through his family's flood-ravaged house, before he taunted police in a 10-hour standoff -- before he died in an exchange of gunfire with officers early Wednesday -- Eric Minshew fought a years-long battle for his own sanity.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 5, 2008

Utah Judge Says Man's Ninth DUI Conviction Will Stick

A judge denied a Wednesday motion to overturn a man's ninth DUI conviction, instead sentencing him to up to five years in prison. "I feel like I'm being judged on my past, which maybe I am and maybe I deserve," Robert Kent Vandyke told the judge.

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Articlesby David GriffithJune 1, 2008

Speed Guns

Anybody who thinks he is going to beat a ticket in court may want to take a look at the latest tools in your arsenal. Here's a quick look at some of the more innovative radar and laser systems on the market.

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Articlesby David GriffithJune 1, 2008

Space Saver: WatchGuard's Hybrid Digital Video System

WatchGuard's DV-1 in-car video system is designed to take the hassle out of recording digital video. The system burns each event onto a rewritable DVD in the same DVD video format used for standard entertainment DVDs.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 30, 2008

Mass. Police Can be Compelled to Take Lie Detector Test

Saying public confidence in law enforcement must be protected, Massachusetts' high court ruled yesterday that police officers can be forced to take lie detector tests during internal investigations into possible criminal activity.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 29, 2008

Atlanta's Rookie Cops Go on Foot Patrol

In recent years, working foot patrol has been a form of punishment in the Atlanta Police Department. Crashed your police cruiser? Serve a few days on the foot beat. Now it's an assignment for rookie cops as soon as they come out of the Police Academy.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 28, 2008

Monadnock Announces 28th Annual International Training Seminar

Monadnock, part of the BAE Systems Products Group, announces today the Monadnock Police Training Council has scheduled its 28th annual International Training Seminar for September 7-12. This program offers certification or recertification as an Instructor or Instructor-Trainer in the Monadnock Expandable Baton (MEB) program, the PR-24 program or the Monadnock Defensive Tactics System (MDTS) program.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 28, 2008

LE Museum Design Approved by Arts Commission

The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) has given its final stamp of approval to the first-ever, Congressionally authorized national museum dedicated to American law enforcement, which is scheduled to open in the nation's capital in 2011.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 21, 2008

Arbitration Panel Gives Raise to NYPD Officers

Ending a protracted labor dispute, an arbitration panel on Monday awarded New York City’s roughly 23,000 police officers a retroactive 9.7 percent raise over two years and significantly increased the low starting pay for recruits by $10,781.

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