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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 3, 2009

800 Recruits Test for Las Vegas Patrol Jobs

About 800 candidates hoping to patrol the streets of Las Vegas took written tests for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department this week, the Mercery News reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 25, 2009

Albuquerque Police Recruits Hit by H1N1 Flu

The usually bustling Albuquerque police academy looked like a ghost town for a time this week. Twelve of the 22 cadets were hit with respiratory infections. When tests of the 12 cadets came back two tested positive for the H1N1 virus.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 24, 2009

Charleston PD Recruits Blacks and Women Using Social Media

The Charleston (W. Va.) Police Department has begun using social networking websites such as Twitter and MySpace as venues to recruit more black and female officers, the Charleston Gazette reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 20, 2009

Wave of Sickness Hits Albuquerque PD Academy

More than half of the cadets training to become Albuquerque police officers are sick this week, due to an upper respiratory condition that has brought their training to a temporary halt.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 19, 2009

Atlanta Police Host Job Fairs To Find 150 Recruits

The Atlanta Police Department hosted a job fair and testing on Tuesday, hiring to fill the next two academy classes for 2009, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 14, 2009

Alabama Man Admitted Sex Crimes During Police Interview

A 21-year-old man who admitted to possessing child pornography and having sex with an underage girl during a job interview with Montgomery police has been sentenced to 30 years in prison, AL.com reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 12, 2009

Tenn. Recruit Shot By Instructor During Training

A Memphis Police Department recruit was accidentally shot in the wrist by an instructor during firearms training at the Police Training Academy, FoxNews.com reports.

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Photo Galleriesby Staff WriterAugust 6, 2009

Duty Boots: 2009

You might not be Cinderella or even Prince Charming, but you deserve a pair of boots that meets your finicky standards. Good looks are only part of the criteria that need to be met. Your boots should provide proper fit, comfort, and durability, in addition to any other personal preferences. New footwear styles for patrol include such features as side zippers, new waterproofing technologies, and improved shock absorption, not to mention good-looking designs.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 29, 2009

NYPD Will Receive Federal Stimulus Money After All

Federal officials have found additional stimulus funds that will allow the New York Police Department to turn the tide from Tuesday's announcement that it had been passed over for funding, the New York Times reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 27, 2009

Gates Arrestor Taught Recruits Peril of Racial Profiling

Sgt. James Crowley, the Cambridge police officer criticized by President Obama for his arrest of black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr., has taught a class to police recruits about the dangers of racial profiling, the Boston Globe reports.

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