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Newsby Staff WriterJune 3, 2010

California PD's Job Fair Offers Its Officers to Other Agencies

The event drew about 200 officers and representatives of surrounding law enforcement agencies looking to cherry-pick officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 2, 2010

Compton Leaders Hope To Reestablish Police Department

Compton council members voted Tuesday to sever ties with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department that has overseen a precipitous drop in the murder rate.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 25, 2010

Philadelphia Police Cuts May Eliminate Two Academy Classes

The department's sworn force peaked in 2001 at 6,900 officers. Since then, it has fallen to the current 6,600 and is expected to reach 6,400 in the next year due to attrition.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 21, 2010

More Police Recruits Flunking Fitness Test

Overall physical strength of recruits is declining and more cadets aren't able to complete agility tests, push-up and sit-up tests, a 1 1/2-mile run, and other physical tests required to join agencies.

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Articlesby Jody KasperMay 18, 2010

10 Rookie Errors To Avoid

Unfortunately, many officers fail to meet the required standards and may find their on-the-job training program to be an insurmountable hurdle. Consequently, many officers are terminated or quit while involved in this process.

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Articlesby Devallis RutledgeMay 18, 2010

Understanding Probable Cause

Probable cause is much less than proof "beyond a reasonable doubt," which the prosecutor must meet in order to convict a defendant. But PC is something more than the "reasonable suspicion" required to justify a temporary investigative detention.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 4, 2010

Philly Officer Charged With Murder In Off-Duty Shooting

The department has begun proceedings to fire Officer Rudolph Gary, 26, who has been a Philadelphia officer for less than a year.

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ProductsApril 29, 2010

Boots with Gore-Tex

Gore-Tex Extended Comfort Footwear Fabric has been selected by STC to enhance comfort in the company's new Lima and Zulu boots, which are engineered to perform in a broad range of climates. This new fabric and Gore's patented boot construction improve comfort in three ways.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 28, 2010

West Virginia Recruit Says Instructors Beat Him Unconscious

Princeton (W. Va.) Police Officer and state academy recruit Christopher Winkler is accusing two instructors of beating him with batons during an incident that caused a blood clot on his brain and nearly killed him.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 20, 2010

Oakland PD's Recruit Class Is First In Two Years

The diverse group includes 13 minorities, six women and nine bilingual speakers—Spanish and Cantonese are the most predominant second languages. The majority live in the East Bay, with seven residing in Oakland.

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