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Articles•by Bob Davis•July 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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Articles•by David Griffith•July 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 Sent out on the streets with often outdated or unproven equipment, cops, like soldiers, have been forced to improvise, tweak, jury-rig, or just plain create what they need.

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Articles•by David Griffith•July 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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News•by Staff Writer•June 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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News•by Staff Writer•June 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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News•by Staff Writer•June 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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Articles•by Bob Davis•June 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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News•by Staff Writer•May 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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News•by Staff Writer•May 20, 2004

Cops Get Lamborghini Patrol Car

Italian police are now using a Lamborghini Gallardo sports car as a patrol vehicle. It’s painted blue and white like any other patrol car in Italy and has a blue light on the roof.

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