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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 6, 2006

Murder Suspect Gives Himself Up On Television

In Macon County, N.C., deputies and U.S. Marshals took Christopher David Lunz into custody Tuesday afternoon, with an Asheville television-news crew pointing a camera at the action. The 38-year-old Lunz was wanted in Pinellas County, Fla., as a suspect in the death of his father, 59-year-old David James Lunz of Palm Harbor Fla.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 6, 2006

Taser Ends Seven-Hour Standoff with Domestic Violence Suspect

According to news reports from The News Tribune, KOMO News 4, and KIRO News 7, police in Kent, Wash., used a Taser device to end a seven-hour standoff with a man barricaded in an apartment. The man was arrested and booked into the Kent city jail on suspicion of domestic violence.

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ProductsJanuary 1, 2006

Information Display Company Quick-Change System

Information Display Company’s new Quick-Change system enables traffic engineers and police departments to move SpeedCheck driver feedback signs between several locations. The Quick-Change brackets are made of heavy-duty stainless steel plate and can be used with the company’s VSC-1520 15-inch signs. The bracket sets run for $95 each.

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ProductsJanuary 1, 2006

Highway Products Silverback SUV Lockup Box

The new Silverback SUV lockup box from Highway Products combines a sleek, polished aluminum look with rugged, professional security. The box features 1/8-inch, marine-grade aluminum construction, a glide-out drawer that’s rated to handle up to 250 pounds, and a Hansen “T-Handle” stainless-steel lock. The silverback is designed for the safe storage of evidence, firearms, ammunition, flashlights, radios, laptop computers, raid gear, and other valuables.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 29, 2005

Foundation Delivers Aid to National Guardsmen and Reservists in Gulf Coast Area

The Citizen Soldier Foundation provides active status citizen soldiers with financial, residential, and social programs nationwide. This year's devastating hurricane season has required a lot of help for tens of thousands of such people in need.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 22, 2005

Conference on Methamphetamine Epidemic to Develop Solutions

The Performance Institute will hold the 2006 National Summit on the Methamphetamine Epidemic January 18 to 20 in Las Vegas. The event is designed to help law enforcement agencies further Meth prevention and interdiction efforts with best practices from across the country.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 16, 2005

Keynote Speaker Named for March TREXPO West Show and Conference

This year’s TREXPO West conference will convene at the Los Angeles Convention Center March 14 with a keynote address by security and counter-terrorism expert J. Kelly McCann.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 1, 2005

Heart Association Offers New CPR Guidelines

"Push hard, push fast" next time you give CPR to someone having cardiac arrest, say new, simpler guidelines in a radical departure from past advice. Putting the emphasis on chest compressions instead of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, the American Heart Association now urges people to give 30 compressions instead of 15 for every two rescue breaths.

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ProductsDecember 1, 2005

Segway Human Transporter Police Package

Segway recently introduced the Segway Human Transporter (HT) i180 Police package. The Police package is based on the Segway HT i180 with lithium-ion (Li-Ion) batteries and includes a complete set of accessories that are designed to enhance patrol and community policing applications of the Segway HT. The i180 Police package includes a Segway handlebar guard, a quick time-out key, reflective trim, Segway comfort mat, Segway 12.0 handlebar bag, Segway 25.0 cargo system, and an LED tail light.

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ProductsDecember 1, 2005

Electronic Services Agency Digital and Video Surveillance

Electronic Services Agency’s in-car digital video package is a completely portable system that can be used with four to 16 cameras and allows officers in the field to download video and audio to a remote PC via Wireless Local Area Networks. The system’s X200 Digital Video Recorder is used with the included removable Hard Disk Cartridge to record from multiple video and audio sources.

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