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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 18, 2004

Man Wants to Change Law For Interrogating Children

A father whose 13-year-old son was charged with sexual assault after a more than two-hour interrogation says the law is wrong to allow police officers to do so without first calling a child’s parents.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 4, 2004

Bill Gives Cops More DNA Database Access

President Bush has signed into law a bill to give local police across the country increased access to federal DNA databases. The law epands the national DNA database by allowing states to add samples to it as well as compare their samples with the national database.

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ProductsNovember 1, 2004

Equipment Cargo/Trunk Organizer

The StoragePro from Havis-Shields offers a simple solution for storing loose emergency equipment and keeping gear safely hidden from thieves. The StoragePro comes in two models: C-STORPRO-G (gray without a lock) and C-STORPRO-GL (gray with lock).

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 29, 2004

Police Group Sends Donations to Snipers Overseas

Originally begun by a group of SWAT snipers in the United States, Adopt a Sniper now runs a comprehensive donation program that sends much needed gear to military snipers on the front lines.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 28, 2004

Research Helps Cops Gather Evidence From PDAs

Recent testing of the PDA forensics tools available could help law enforcement better use them by understanding the software’s capabilities and limitations.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 28, 2004

Accidental 911 Call Results in Suspect’s Arrest

A Bay County, Fla., sheriff’s deputy stumbled on a meth lab when he arrived at a residence to investigate a disconnected 911 call, which the woman living there had inadvertently made while attempting to dial another number. The woman was arrested on drug charges.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 21, 2004

Fictional Characters Sign Voter Registration Forms

A man has been arrested on a felony charge for submitting fake voter registration cards in Ohio. He is accused of using names such as Mary Poppins and Dick Tracy to fill out more than 100 such forms, all of which had similar-looking signatures.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 7, 2004

New York Police Fight Truancy

Police officers in Albany, New York, are now on the lookout for children skipping school as part of a citywide crackdown on students playing hooky.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 23, 2004

UK Allows Some Police to Carry Tasers

Although most police in the United Kingdom are not allowed to carry guns, some will now be carrying Taser stun guns.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 16, 2004

Exonerated Man Gets No Compensation

After serving 22 years for a crime he didn’t commit, a man walked out of prison with his freedom but little else. He didn’t even receive the amount of cash given to parolees convicted of violent crimes.

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