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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 7, 2012

Recruits Face Long Road In Michigan

About one half of the more than 400 recruits who graduate from Michigan's 19 police academies each year find placement with agencies. The state has lost more than 3,000 police jobs since 2001.

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Articlesby Mike "Ziggy" SiegfriedFebruary 7, 2012

Defending Against Small Edged Weapons

In many cases, the victims of stabbings never knew the knives were in play. Their first indication that something was wrong was when they saw blood. And that's often too late.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 28, 2012

Michigan Plan Would Add 1,000 Officers

Michigan's top law enforcement official said he'd take $70 million for each of the next two years from the state's unexpected budget surplus and use it to hire 1,000 police officers.

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Articlesby Michael T. RayburnJanuary 25, 2012

Straightforward Flashlight Technique

Let me give you a flashlight technique that will work under stress, in any conditions, on any terrain, and inside any building. It's as simple as this: Turn the damn light on and point it at what you're trying to shoot.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 16, 2012

Minneapolis PD Rehires Officers Laid Off in 2009

Eight officers who were laid off by the Minneapolis Police Department in 2009 while still in the Field Training program will return to work this week.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 15, 2012

NYPD Welcomes 898 Recruits To Academy

A diverse class of 898 recruits joined the NYPD after a swearing-in ceremony this week, and began training at the NYPD Police Academy in Manhattan on Thursday.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 10, 2012

Reserve Officer To Direct 'Police Academy' Movie

New Line Cinema has picked a reserve police officer to direct a new "Police Academy" and reboot the popular 1980s spoofs about a ragtag group of recruits called on to save the city.

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Photo Galleriesby Staff WriterJanuary 4, 2012

Odd Objects

You can develop a great deal of strength in the weight room, but traditional barbell lifts won't help you to perform a real-life tasks on the job like sandbag lifts and rope pulls will. I recommend adding odd object lifting to your exercise regimen to increase functional strength and add variety to your program. Read our feature, "Odd Object Training," for the full story.

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Articlesby Kevin T. ChimentoJanuary 4, 2012

Odd Object Training

With odd object training, non-traditional forms of resistance such as sandbags, ropes, water, rocks, and tires allow you to trade in "weight room" strength for functional strength.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 3, 2012

Maryland Agency Offers Hiring Incentives for Certified Cops

The Hagerstown (Md.) Police Department will begin offering financial incentives to its officers and candidates who arrive with a law enforcement certification when they apply.

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