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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 29, 2008

Chicago PD May Replace Patrol Cars with SUVs

The next set of flashing blue lights in the rearview mirror of Chicago residents could be on top of a Chevrolet Tahoe, if new Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis gets his wish.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 28, 2008

CJB Group Deploys Balla Base Police Safety Product Prototype in Pittsburgh

The Balla Base is physically mounted to the trunks of police cruisers. It comprises a bar for handcuffing, a built-in flashlight, and two trays manufactured to hold handguns, drug paraphernalia, or other evidence collected during detainment.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 27, 2008

Fed Official Refuses to Watch Video of N.Y. Auxiliary Cops Being Murdered

A Justice Department lawyer refused Wednesday to watch a harrowing video of two auxiliary cops being murdered - even though Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said it proved they were heroes who deserve federal recognition.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 25, 2008

Website Offers Sneak Peek of National Law Enforcement Museum

People who want to "visit" the first-ever national museum dedicated to law enforcement in the United States don't have to wait for the museum's physical doors to open in 2011. The National Law Enforcement Museum is now online through the Museum's new website, www.LawEnforcementMuseum.org.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 20, 2008

Cops Drag Down 'Droopy Drawers' Suspects

The Broward County Sheriff's Office announced arrests in the case of the ''Droopy Drawers Bandits,'' a group of teens and young men suspected in more than 100 burglaries.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 17, 2008

Copper Thieves Strike Phoenix-Area Day Care

Copper theft doesn't faze us anymore. Yes, it's wrong. Yes, it's a bother. But somehow the theft of the metal from Phoenix-area homes and businesses has become accepted as the way things go. But now copper thieves have hit the facility of United Cerebral Palsy of Central Arizona.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 13, 2008

ICOP Digital Ships ICOP Mic with Half-Mile Range

ICOP Digital, an industry-leading company engaged in advancing digital surveillance solutions, today announced the commercial availability of the new ICOP EXTREME Wireless Mic, a 900 MHz wireless microphone that records high-quality audio at a range of over 2,000 feet (line of sight), representing an industry first and an industry best. The industry standard wireless microphone delivers very poor quality audio, at very short range from the police vehicle.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 13, 2008

Florida Detective Inducted into American Body Armor 'Legion of Life'

American Body Armor, part of the BAE Systems Products Group, honored Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Detective Jared Reston by inducting him as a Legion of Life survivor following a shooting in which an ABA bullet-resistant vest helped save the 29-year-old officer's life.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 13, 2008

TRU-SPEC Now Making 24/7 Polo-Style Shirt to Complement 24/7 Pants

TRU-SPEC's new 24/7 trousers were a big hit at the 2008 SHOT Show. Now, TRU-SPEC has introduced an ultra-comfortable new Polo-style shirt that's a perfect match for the multi-function 24/7 trousers. Like the 24-7 pant, the new 24/7 Polo is intended for wear on and off duty.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 10, 2008

Gary, Ind., Chief, Deputy Chief, and Sergeant Indicted for Civil Rights Violations

Chief Thomas Houston, Deputy Chief Thomas Branson, and Sergeant Thomas Decanter of the Gary (Ind.) Police Department have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Hammond for multiple civil rights violations against four people.

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