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Newsby Staff WriterMay 10, 2008

Former Long Beach, Calif., Police Officer Sentenced for Civil Rights Violations

Former Long Beach police officer Joseph Ferguson was sentenced this week in federal court in Los Angeles, Calif., for his role in a series of home invasion robberies over a two-year period, the Justice Department announced today. Ferguson was sentenced to 97 months in prison and four years of supervised release.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 8, 2008

Investigation Reveals that N.H. Officer was Shot in Training Accident

The four Concord, N.H., police officers involved in an accidental shooting inside the Granite State Credit Union on May 1 were conducting a training exercise, a law enforcement source said last night.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 8, 2008

Philadelphia Mosque Refuses to Bury Cop Killer

The leadership of the Germantown Masjid has refused to conduct funeral services for Howard Cain, the bank robber who killed Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski with a Chinese-made semi-automatic rifle.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 8, 2008

NOPD Hopes Ads Lure Officers

The New Orleans Police Department will spend $1.3 million in two years to bolster recruitment efforts, reaching out to potential new officers with a series of advertisements also aimed at encouraging community appreciation of police officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 8, 2008

Suspect Hurt in Attempted Denver Court Escape

A man charged with attacking a stranger at a bus stop dived through a closed third-floor courtroom window in Denver on Tuesday and was seriously injured when he landed on a metal grate below. Josephus Haynes, 41, was in critical condition at Denver Health Medical Center on Tuesday evening.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 6, 2008

Safer Shot to Begin Independent Testing and Certification of Its M-22 Non-Lethal Weapon

Safer Shot Inc. announced today that they will begin independent testing of the M-22 Non-Lethal Weapon in May. The independent field trial program, which is expected to last 30 days, is designed to measure product durability, safety, and non-lethal cartridge velocity. In conjunction with the phase two testing program, the safety training and certification courses designed for law enforcement agencies and individuals are scheduled for completion.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 5, 2008

Illinois Officers Hit Dunkin' Donuts Roofs Special Olympics Benefit

For the sixth year in a row, Illinois police officers will stake out Dunkin' Donuts rooftops to benefit Special Olympics Illinois.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 1, 2008

Alleged Killer of Texas Trooper Believed Armed and Dangerous

He is a former peace officer who had two encounters with Texas Department of Public Safety troopers during the month of April, one that ended in his arrest and the other in the death of a trooper.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 1, 2008

San Francisco Police Stage Campus Shooting Drill

San Francisco law enforcement and emergency crews have prepared for violent campus outbursts and put their plan into practice for the first time Wednesday in a simulated shooting with dozens of victims at St. Ignatius College Preparatory.

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Articlesby Dave SmithMay 1, 2008

Blind Ambition

“If a man aspires to the highest place, it is no dishonor to him to halt at the second, or even at the third.” —Marcus Tullius Cicero One of the early impressions I had upon graduating from the academy was the need to start studying for the sergeant’s exam that I would be eligible to take in three years. Tucson was a fast growing city and its constant growth was making it a great agency for promotion.

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