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News•by Staff Writer•September 26, 2008

Albuquerque Officer Killed in Home Shotgun Accident

Lt. Todd Parkins, 38, was killed Wednesday when his shotgun accidentally went off inside his Cedar Crest home. He was standing near his wife and one of his sons when the gun went off.

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News•by Staff Writer•September 11, 2008

South Carolina Police to Buy Practice Ammo with Donation

A Wal-Mart in West Columbia, S.C., donated $1,000 to the West Columbia Police Department for the purchase of practice ammunition for the department's Special Operation and Response Team, a news release said.

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News•by Staff Writer•September 5, 2008

Brits Develop Method for Lifting Prints from Wiped Cartridge Casings

Authorities in Britain and the United States used the method to re-open three cold cases, including a U.S. double murder that police are now optimistic of solving, said John Bond, the physicist who developed the technique.

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Products•September 1, 2008

Lock-Lever Mount Grip

TangoDown’s battle-tested grips are now available with a self-locking, quick-detach attachment, featuring a lock-lever mount that makes the grips fast to mount onto a Mil-Std 1913 accessory rail. The Lock-Lever mount is a throw-lever style mount in which a lever pivots side-to-side to securely lock the mount’s clamp bar onto an M1913 rail.

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Articles•by Nick Jacobellis•September 1, 2008

Beretta PX4 Storm Subcompact

If you believe in the old adage that variety is the spice of life, then you will really like the new Beretta PX4 series of pistols.

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News•by Staff Writer•August 20, 2008

New Simplified Sperm Identification Technology Dramatically Speeds Assault Evidence Results

McCrone Microscopes & Accessories, the instrument sales division of The McCrone Group, announced today that it has jointly teamed with Independent Forensics DNA Testing & Technologies to offer the Sperm Hyliter Package, a new sperm identification and imaging system that permits dramatically faster, simpler, and more efficient sperm identification for crime laboratories.

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News•by Staff Writer•August 15, 2008

Off-Duty Chicago Cop Shot, Woman Killed in Apparent Robbery Attempt

When police arrived, they found Kathryn Romberg, 45, and Robert Soto, 49, an off-duty 23-year veteran of the Chicago police force, bleeding from gunshot wounds in what police call an attempted robbery. Romberg, who lived in an apartment only steps from where the vehicle was parked, was pronounced dead at the scene. Soto, a detective in the police bomb and arson division, remained in critical condition Wednesday night in Mt. Sinai Hospital.

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News•by Staff Writer•August 14, 2008

Gangs Going High-Tech, Florida Official Warns

Calling gangs a ''nationwide pandemic'' that have harnessed the Internet for recruiting and cybercrime, Miami-Dade's top gang prosecutor on Tuesday urged tougher enforcement and stepped-up prevention efforts.

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News•by Staff Writer•August 14, 2008

Illinois Officer Shoots, Kills Man Who Allegedly Attacked Police with a Hammer

Waukegan, Ill., police shot and killed a man today after he struck an officer in the head with a hammer, police said.

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News•by Staff Writer•August 7, 2008

Fullerton, Calif., PD to Wear Safariland External Armor Designed by Chief

Police in Fullerton, Calif., are the first in the nation to have an option to wear a new, customized body armor developed by the northern Orange County city's Chief Pat McKinley.

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