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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 22, 2005

Couple Chases Robbers Away With Furniture

A restaurant owner and his wife used tables and chairs to chase armed robbers out of their business in west Berlin.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 16, 2005

Police Trainee Killed by Training Instructor

A firearms instructor accidentally shot and killed a recruit at the North Central Georgia Law Enforcement Academy in Cobb County after bringing a loaded gun into the training building, which is a violation of safety rules.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 8, 2005

Improve Security of Your Handheld IT Devices

If you’ve ever lost a piece of valuable equipment such as a laptop computer or PDA, you know how agonizing it is to worry that someone might obtain sensitive information from them. Now, two new reports detail ways to make it more difficult for unauthorized users to access information stored on your handheld device if it is misplaced or stolen.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 8, 2005

COPS Materials Promote School Safety

Several technical assistance resources intended to support school administrators, parents, and community leaders to improve campus safety are now available from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS).

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ProductsSeptember 1, 2005

FIRE Panel Vehicle Fuel Tank Shield

To prevent explosions that can result from vehicle collisions that rupture fuel tanks, Scottsdale, Ariz.-based FIRE Panel LLC designed a protective shield containing a powdered fire-extinguishing agent, which is mounted on or near a vehicle’s fuel tank. The panel is molded from General Electric’s Noryl resin, allowing the shield to shatter upon significant impact yet maintain its integrity under normal conditions.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 19, 2005

BTK Serial Killer Starts Serving 10 Life Sentences

Dennis Rader, better known as the BTK serial killer, was given the harshest sentence available – 175 years without possibility of parole – for 10 murders he confessed to committing between 1974 and 1991. Today he entered the maximum security El Dorado Correctional Facility in Kansas to begin serving time.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 19, 2005

Scotland Yard Top Cop Joins PERF Board

Sir Ian Blair, commissioner of London’s Metropolitan Police Service, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Washington, D.C.-based Police Executive Research Forum (PERF).

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 19, 2005

U.S. DOJ Hiring Grants Announced

Grant monies totaling $4.8 million have been awarded to hire 65 new community policing officers in 25 communities.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 16, 2005

Fungus Leads Police to Suspect Foul Play

The strong smell of a large fungus caused German law enforcement officers to search for a dead body.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 5, 2005

Connecticut Corrections Officers Perch Atop Donut Shops for Charity

Law Enforcement officers are collecting donations from customers and the general public while sitting on the rooftops of donut shops, all in the name of Special Olympics.

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