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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 19, 2003

London Police Hire First Transsexual Officer

The London Metropolitan Police has recruited its first transsexual officer, but he will not be able to conduct searches because the force could be sued.

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ProductsFebruary 1, 2003

Connectivity Suite

Version 3.60 of the Connectivity Suite software enables seamless roaming between CDMA 1xRTT and other wireless WANs and LANs. Users may send or receive high-bandwidth data within 802.11b hotspots and still maintain connectivity.

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Articlesby Dean ScovilleFebruary 1, 2003

DNA: Tales of the Double Helix

Blood stains are really hard to get out. And today, with the advent of DNA matching, it’s even harder for criminals to mask their violent deeds, as just trace amounts of blood and other biological materials can put investigators hot on their trail.

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Articlesby Dave DouglasFebruary 1, 2003

PDAs on Patrol

Law enforcement software is now available for PDAs that can give you license plate information in 15 seconds while you are standing on the side of the road in the rain. There are even systems that will prioritize what they display first when you run a subject's operator's license so that they will show you that the driver is wanted for assault on a peace officer in another county before they show you his address.

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Articlesby POLICE StaffFebruary 1, 2003

DNA: Evolving Technology

DNA testing is a complicated thing. But it’s nowhere near as complicated as it used to be.

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Articlesby Shelley Feuer DomashFebruary 1, 2003

America In the Crosshairs: Inside NYPD's Counter-Terrorism Bureau

NYPD's counter-terrorism unit works out of a windowless brick building somewhere in one of the five boroughs of the Big Apple. To the average person passing by, the building looks no different than any of the other rundown buildings in the area. It's covered with graffiti, surrounded by nondescript private cars, and shadowed by a worn elevated commercial billboard.

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