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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 24, 2010

Honeywell's Bell 407 Engine Adds 26% More Horsepower

The new Eagle 407 HP uses design and engineering licensed from Bell Helicopter to provide operators a 40 percent increase in Hover-Out-of-Ground-Effect (HOGE) performance at International Standard Atmosphere (ISA) +20°C conditions, while delivering a 10 percent reduction in fuel consumption.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 24, 2010

Texas Motor Officer's Family Sues Hillary Clinton

The family of Victor Lozada filed the suit, which was first reported by legal blog Tex Parte. The suit names Clinton, her campaign organization, the city of Dallas, and the helmet manufacturer.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 19, 2010

Laredo Officer Used Patrol Car To Transport 'Cocaine'

A Laredo police officer has entered a guilty plea to his role in transporting what he thought was cocaine over the border from Mexico.

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Videosby Staff WriterFebruary 18, 2010

J.D. 'Buck' Savage: Motor School

J.D. Buck Savage in his final video. Buck and his partner "Patch" attend motor officer training and become the best duo on bikes since John & Ponch. The Officer survival trainer and POLICE Magazine contributor Dave Smith created the Buck Savage videos in the 1980s.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 11, 2010

Deputy's Widow Drops Lawsuit Against Pilot In Crash

The widow of a Franklin County (N.C.) Sheriff's Department deputy who was killed six years ago during an aerial search for drugs has dropped her wrongful-death lawsuit against the helicopter's pilot.

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Videosby Staff WriterFebruary 8, 2010

Magpul: Aerial Platform Operations

Magpul Dynamics will release "Aerial Platform Operations," a DVD trainer, in February. This promo gives a teaser for a series that offers instruction about firearms, surveillance and night vision when using helicopters.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 4, 2010

Chevy Tahoe Police Vehicle Rated Best for Life-Cycle Cost by Analyst

The Chevrolet Tahoe Police 2WD vehicle was found to have the lowest life-cycle cost in the law enforcement market by Vincentric, a company specializing in the area of automobile life-cycle analysis.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 3, 2010

LAPD's Patrol Car Video Plan Hits Snag

A plan to add video cameras to the Los Angeles Police Department's 1,200-vehicle patrol car fleet has been delayed because of problems integrating the cameras with the in-car computers.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 27, 2010

Belligerent Suspect Tries to Hit Officer With Stolen Patrol Car

An agitated Gilroy, Calif., man was arrested after he hijacked a patrol car, attempted to remove a locked police weapon, and nearly ran down an officer while driving the vehicle in reverse.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 26, 2010

Governor Salutes N.Y. Trooper's Bubbly Personality At Memorial

Police say Mattice, 31, was driving a cruiser back to the barracks in upstate New York from her shift at a central New York school when she apparently drifted into the oncoming lane and collided with a tractor-trailer.

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