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Articlesby Bob DavisJuly 1, 2004

Trancite Logic Systems Easy Street Draw 3.0 and ScenePD 2.0

Whether you're drawing a complex collision scene, documenting an elaborate crime scene, or just need to draw a straightforward two-car crash, you can probably do it easier, faster, and better with Trancite Logic System's Easy Street Draw 3.0 or its more sophisticated sister product ScenePD 2.0.

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Articlesby David GriffithJuly 1, 2004

Police Inventors: Building a Better Mousetrap

It’s said that necessity is the mother of invention, and that’s clearly true for cops. Sent out on the streets with often outdated or unproven equipment, cops, like soldiers, have been forced to improvise, tweak, jury-rig, or just plain create what they need.

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Articlesby David GriffithJuly 1, 2004

Building a Better Mousetrap: Advice from the Experts

So now you want to join the ranks of police officers who have invented police products. That’s great, but before you leap, consider the cumulative wisdom of police inventors.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 24, 2004

House Passes Cop Carry Bill

The House of Representatives has passed H.R. 218, also known as the “National Concealed Carry for Cops” bill, legislation that would allow qualified off-duty and retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms across all 50 states.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 10, 2004

U.S. Prison Population Increase Largest in Four Years

The nation's prisons and jails held 57,600 more inmates in June 2003 than at the same time the previous year, according to a recent report from the Justice Department.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 7, 2004

View Officer Survival Techniques in Streaming Video

Click here to view the knife techniques featured in this month's officer survival article in streaming video.

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Articlesby Bob DavisJune 1, 2004

Lafayette Instruments LX 9.5 Polygraph Software

This versatile upgrade makes it easier for polygraph examiners to capture and analyze data and communicate and display their findings.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 27, 2004

Cancer Drug Gaining Popularity on Streets

Fairly new to the Philadelphia streets are “perc-a-pops,” which Philadelphia police started to identify last summer, says Capt. Chris Werner, who commands the Philadelphia Police Department’s narcotics investigative unit. A perc-a-pop looks like a lollipop, but it’s really a prescription drug that contains the painkiller fentanyl, an opioid.

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