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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 23, 2006

DOJ Releases Forensic DNA Interactive Training Tool

The Department of Justice has issued an interactive electronic training program, Principles of Forensic DNA for Officers of the Court, to educate criminal justice professionals and other practitioners about the science of DNA analysis and the legal issues regarding the use of DNA in the courtroom.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 8, 2006

Sheriff’s Office Returns Property After 29 Years

After being evicted in 1977, Mr. John Bayles then of Mission, Kansas and now of Toronto, Kansas had left behind property he didn’t know he had left. Once the moving company and emptied the apartment deputies searched the apartment for any remaining items and found $23.87 in U.S. currency, a silver dollar over 100 years old, several foreign coins, and commemorative coins. This money was logged and placed into the Johnson County (Kansas) Sheriff’s property room but never claimed. Until now.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 8, 2006

5.11 Tactical Gear Now Available Under Homeland Security Grant Program

5.11 Tactical gear has been added to the Homeland Security Department’s Authorized Equipment List (AEL). The DHS has allocated more than $3 billion for U.S. grants to be used for domestic preparedness. Law enforcement and public safety departments can now apply for grant monies to pay for preparedness outfitting in specified 5.11 products.

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Articlesby Dave SmithFebruary 1, 2006

A Maslow Moment

Bitching may be humanity's greatest need. It's certainly high on the list for cops.

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Articlesby Bryn BailerFebruary 1, 2006

Conway (Ark.) Police Department

Cops in this Little Rock suburb have created a model program for reducing Christmas-time property crime.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 26, 2006

NRA Trains Record Number of Law Enforcement and Military Firearm Instructors in 2005

For the fourth year in a row, the National Rifle Association's Law Enforcement Activities Division (LEAD) trained a record number of public and private Law Enforcement Firearm Instructors from the ranks of federal, state, and municipal police departments, as well as from the military. These instructors are now helping to train law enforcement officers across the United States and in places as distant as Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 26, 2006

Deadline Nears for All-America City Award Noms

Communities still have about six weeks to complete their applications for the All-America City Award.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 26, 2006

Purina Unleashes Working Dog Website

Purina’s new Website contains information to help working dogs reach their full potential. Updates are added to the site on an ongoing basis.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 19, 2006

Proposed Washington Law Focuses on Meth Users, Not Makers

After years of targeting home-based methamphetamine laboratories, state and law enforcement officials are shifting focus, taking aim at meth addicts themselves. Attorney General Rob McKenna, along with the 26-member task force “Operation: Allied Against Meth,” is backing legislation that focuses on longer prison sentences and emphasizes substance abuse treatment.

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Articlesby Bryn BailerJanuary 1, 2006

Boise (Idaho) Police Department

Clearly, the city needed to pay more attention to recreation on and around the river. In response, over the span of several years, Boise PD added four more full-time bike officers as well as eight school resource officers.

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