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News•by Staff Writer•August 7, 2008

Pa. Cops Save Teen from Burning Building

In a Nazareth, Pa., fire Tuesday, two police officers kicked in the door of a home on Belvidere Street and rescued a sleeping 14-year-old boy. Unlike Hollywood, where the door crashes down in one swift kick, this one needed five or six tries.

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News•by Staff Writer•August 7, 2008

Two California Cops Arrested on Weapons Charges in Tijuana

Two Northern California police officers could face up to 20 years in a Mexican prison after being caught in Tijuana with firearms and about 6,000 rounds of ammunition, authorities said.

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News•by Staff Writer•August 4, 2008

New TangoDown Foregrip Features Quick-Detach Lock-Lever

TangoDown’s battle-tested grips are now available with a self-locking, quick-detach attachment, featuring a Lock-Lever mount, making the grips fast to mount onto a Mil-Std 1913 accessory rail.

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News•by Staff Writer•July 31, 2008

Alabama Drug Suspect Dies After Being Hit by Patrol Car

A Satsuma, Ala., police officer behind the wheel of a patrol car fatally injured a drug suspect Tuesday night when he accidentally ran over the man following a chase initiated by Baldwin County deputies on Interstate 65, officials said.

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News•by Staff Writer•July 31, 2008

San Diego Officer Charged with Felony for Officer-Involved Shooting

At his arraignment yesterday, San Diego officer Frank White pleaded not guilty to one felony count of grossly negligent discharge of a firearm and one misdemeanor count of exhibiting a firearm. The first charge carries two enhancements for causing great bodily injury to Silva and her son. He faces up to nine years in prison if convicted.

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News•by Staff Writer•July 31, 2008

Off-duty LAPD Officer Shot by Long Beach Police

A Long Beach police officer on Wednesday shot and wounded an off-duty Los Angeles police officer who allegedly brandished a shotgun and ignored officers' orders to drop the weapon.

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News•by Staff Writer•July 25, 2008

Critics Ask Maricopa County Supervisors to Rein in Arpaio, End Immigration Sweeps

Hundreds of critics of Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio packed the county chambers Wednesday to try to persuade the Board of Supervisors to put an end to his controversial immigration sweeps, to better monitor lawsuits related to his office, and to more closely examine his emergency response times and jurisdictional reach.

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News•by Staff Writer•July 24, 2008

Philadelphia Police Radios Fail, Leaving Officers Without Communications

The main system and three backup systems went down for almost an hour when dozens of cops tried to get on the air at the same time and respond to an assist call from Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey, who was at the scene of a wild North Philly brawl.

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News•by Staff Writer•July 23, 2008

Bell Helicopter Donates Helicopter to National Law Enforcement Museum

Visitors to the planned National Law Enforcement Museum in Washington, D.C., will get a good look at what airborne law enforcement is all about, thanks to a generous donation from Bell Helicopter.

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News•by Staff Writer•July 20, 2008

Fort Meyers Cop Killing Suspect Should Have Been Deported

The man who murdered a Fort Myers police officer Friday night shouldn’t have even been in the United States, according to police.

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