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News•by Staff Writer•June 25, 2007

Program Addressing Jihadist Movement Slated for September

Designed to teach law enforcement officials the facts about the prevalent threat radical Islam and domestic terrorism poses to the U.S., the Yakima (Wash.) Police Department will host Security Solutions International's (SSI's) two-day educational program in September.

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News•by Staff Writer•June 22, 2007

Three-Year Drug Probe Results in 20 Indictments

Concluding a three-year drug probe operation by the Drug Enforcement Administration's Southeastern Massachusetts Gang Force, 20 members and associates of a savvy street gang were indicted on federal and state charges. The members were indicted for selling crack cocaine.

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News•by Staff Writer•June 22, 2007

Flavored Cocaine Alarms California Law Enforcement Officials

Setting off alarm bells and fears that the product is being targeted at a younger demographic, law enforcement officials in California's Yolo County say that a new type of cocaine is making its way into the U.S.—flavored cocaine.

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News•by Staff Writer•June 20, 2007

Five Florida Crime Bills Signed into Law

Taking a no-nonsense stance against Internet predators, sex offenders, and crimes committed against law enforcement officers, Florida Governor Charlie Crist signed five bills into law today. Crist also proposed that the Florida Supreme Court empanel a statewide grand jury to investigate gang activities.

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News•by Staff Writer•June 19, 2007

Junior Police Academy Gives Middle Schoolers Bird's Eye View of Law Enforcement

Tailored after the successful Citizen's Police Academy adult program, Pennsylvania law enforcement officers are conducting a Junior Police Academy this summer.

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News•by Staff Writer•June 19, 2007

Illegal Immigrants Setting Wildfires to Deter Law Enforcement

Foreign immigrants seeking to sneak across the U.S. border illegally are setting wildfires as a means to "smoke-out" observation posts and patrol routes, therefore hindering border agents attempting to do their jobs.

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News•by Staff Writer•June 18, 2007

Officer Honored Posthumously on Anniversary of Death

Father's Day marked the three-year anniversary of the death of a Jackson (Tenn.) Police Department veteran who was killed in the line of duty. Each year since his death, his life has been celebrated during the Blue Knights of Tennessee Poker Run. This year's event made five stops prior to returning to Jackson, reported the Jackson Sun.

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News•by Staff Writer•June 14, 2007

HIT DNA Lab Awarded ASCLD/LAB International Accreditation

Human Identification Technologies (HIT), a private forensic casework DNA testing and consulting laboratory, has achieved recognition as the first ASCLD/LAB-International accredited DNA laboratory in California.

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News•by Staff Writer•June 11, 2007

World Leaders Discuss Nuclear Terror Deterrents at Miami Conference

Officials from around the globe will congregate in Miami for an intensive five-day conference where they will participate in mock terrorist attacks and devise ways to track nuclear substances, safe-guard nuclear facilities, and combat trafficking of nuclear materials.

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News•by Staff Writer•June 7, 2007

U.S, Mexican Law Enforcement Concerned Over Drug Cartel Violence Acceleration

Law enforcement officials on both sides of the border have deemed the drug cartel power struggle that is occurring in northern Mexico and its subsequent "bleed-over" into Arizona "an outright war" and an escalating concern.

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