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Articlesby Bryn BailerAugust 1, 2005

Tucson (Ariz.) PD's SWAT Team

Sgt. Robert Allen, weighed down in 50 pounds of tactical ballistic assault gear, has a reporter in his office, a lieutenant standing in the doorway, a ringing cell phone in one hand, and a three-wire mic at his left ear, listening to the Tucson Police Department SWAT team prepare for deployment.

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Articlesby Michael T. RayburnAugust 1, 2005

Finding Your Shooting Stance

Over the years different stances, or shooting platforms, have come and gone with various names attached to them.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 14, 2005

San Diego Police Model for Fundraising Calendar

Members of San Diego County police and fire departments appear in a 2006 calendar to raise money for next year’s Western States Police and Fire Games.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 1, 2005

Bush Makes More Changes to U.S. Intelligence Agencies

President Bush has ordered more sweeping changes to the United States intelligence community and gave the new national intelligence chief more power over the FBI in response to a presidential commission that spelled out various intelligence failures.

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ProductsJuly 1, 2005

Flash Target Sensor System

The Flash Target sensor system is designed to confirm long-range, short-range, or tactical target shots by generating a flash each time the target is hit. The flash is visible up to 1,000 yards and resets in approximately one to two seconds. The Flash Target system can be affixed to the back of a target with a Velcro attachment.

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Articlesby Dan PasqualeJuly 1, 2005

Digging Deeper

There is a saying in law enforcement, "We deal with 10 percent of the population 90 percent of the time." And whoever said it first had to be a patrol officer.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 23, 2005

DOJ Funds Identity Theft Investigation Research

The U.S. Department of Justice will award $118,167 to the Solicitation From Crime and Justice Research Program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), which investigates identity-theft offenders.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 23, 2005

Alzheimer’s Foundation Searches for Outstanding Officer

The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) and Project Lifesaver International will for the first time recognize an officer who has gone “above and beyond” to come to the aid of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and other disorders who have been missing or face the risk of wandering in the future.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 2, 2005

Tucson Border Strategy Comes Under Fire

Authorities are questioning the reasons why no permanent checkpoints exist in southern Arizona, the nation’s only border patrol sector without them.

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Torture Testing

All holsters are not created equal. You know that. You also know that different types of holsters are designed to be used for different police applications. But what you may not know is how to evaluate holsters for quality, fit, retention, and general function.

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