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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 27, 2012

Video: N.M. Troopers Pursue School Bus

New Mexico State Police released dash-cam footage Monday of their pursuit of a stolen school bus earlier this month in which the PIT Maneuver was used to halt the chase.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 27, 2012

Fla. Department Gets 40 Dodge Charger Patrol Cars

The Cape Coral (Fla.) Police Department will receive 40 Dodge Charger Pursuit patrol cars to replace existing vehicles that all have more than 100,000 miles.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 24, 2012

Texas Trooper Killed In Fiery Crash

The Department of Public Safety says 32-year-old Trooper Javier Arana Jr. was responding to a pursuit call shortly before 1:30 a.m. Saturday when his patrol car was struck at an intersection by a Ford Ranger.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 23, 2012

Code 3 Offers Lights and Sirens Via OfficerStore.com

OfficerStore.com has expanded their Code 3 choices with the addition of 13 new products. Included are 4 series of Interior lighting solutions, five series of exterior lighting solutions and two siren systems.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 23, 2012

SUV's Fatal Flaw Failed to Protect ICE Agents

The Mexican drug cartel operators who killed Special Agent Jaime Zapata on a trafficking route in central Mexico a year ago defeated an armored Chevy Suburban designed to defeat high-velocity gunfire, fragmentation grenades, and land mines.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 23, 2012

Gamber-Johnson Introduces Toughbook 53 Docking Station

Gamber-Johnson has introduced its CF53 docking station designed for the Panasonic Toughbook 53 designed to maximize the space available inside the vehicle by using a small docking station footprint.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 19, 2012

Chrysler Offers Dodge Durango Special Service for Police

Chrysler began offering its Dodge Durango Special Serivce SUV to law enforcement agencies, following through on a prototype the automaker brought to Michigan State Police vehicle testing in September. The automaker has begun taking orders and expects to deliver vehicles to agencies by July 1.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 16, 2012

RAM Introduces 2012 Dodge Charger Tough-Box Console

RAM Mounting Systems has updated its Dodge Charger Tough-Box console (Model No. RAM-VCA-112C) to accommodate 2011 and 2012 model years of the patrol car.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 15, 2012

K.C. Officer Hurt When GTA Suspect Strikes Wagon

A Kansas City police officer was injured when a stolen car traveling the wrong way on a one-way street broadsided his patrol wagon at 33rd Street and the Paseo.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 14, 2012

LAPD Adopts New Policy for Officer-Involved Crashes

Acknowledging major problems with the quality of its investigations into serious traffic collisions involving officers, the Los Angeles Police Department on Tuesday announced new rules intended to improve the thoroughness and credibility of the inquiries.

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