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News•by Staff Writer•July 5, 2008

NYPD Says Angry Brooklyn Man Sicced Pit Bull on Kids at Girlfriend's House, One Mauled

An enraged Brooklyn man tossed a pit bull into a basement full of terrified children Wednesday, using it as a "weapon" that chomped a 3-year-old boy, cops said.

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News•by Staff Writer•July 4, 2008

Alabama Troopers Rev Up Campaign to Stop Aggressive Driving Around Trucks

Last year, an Alabama state trooper climbed into the passenger seat of an 18-wheeler in Clanton for a ride down Interstate 65. The trucker and the trooper were looking for aggressive drivers, and it didn't take long to find them.

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News•by Staff Writer•July 4, 2008

Illinois Man Charged with Stealing Puppy, Forcing It to Smoke Dope

A Plainfield, Il., man has been sentenced to 60 days in the DuPage County Jail for stealing a $1,500 Pomeranian puppy and blowing marijuana smoke into its face until it passed out.

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News•by Staff Writer•July 3, 2008

Veteran Chicago Officer Killed in Struggle with Reported EDP

Early Wednesday morning, while on a seemingly routine assignment on patrol alone, Chicago Police Officer Richard Francis was shot and killed in a struggle with a woman who had caused a disturbance with a CTA bus passenger less than a block from his police station, police said.

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News•by Staff Writer•July 1, 2008

Peninsula Capital Partners Invests $6.5M of Growth Capital into WatchGuard Video

WatchGuard Video announced Monday that Peninsula Capital Partners, LLC, via its $335 million investment partnership The Peninsula Fund IV LP, completed a $6.5 million growth capital investment in WatchGuard Video.

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Products•July 1, 2008

Translucent 30-Round Rifle Magazine

Lancer Systems’ L5 Translucent Magazine was developed to implement improvements recommended by military and law enforcement personnel. The company, working with a major small arms manufacturer, applied an engineered translucent polymer, steel feed lips, and a removable rubber coated bottom to produce a 30-round translucent magazine that can withstand the rigors of professional use.

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Articles•by Melanie Basich•July 1, 2008

Significant Impact

Read on for a sampling of impact projectiles available for law enforcement.

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Articles•by Scott Smith•July 1, 2008

Police Product Test: Trijicon RedDot

The Trijicon RedDot Sight is designed to be mounted on several of the company's ACOGs, but is also designed to be mounted on a handgun. I know there will be numerous guffaws at the idea of a red-dot sight on a duty handgun. But naysayers were also quick to dismiss the use of red-dot sights on duty ARs a decade ago. Now they're not a novelty but the norm.

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Articles•by Paul Scarlata•July 1, 2008

SIG Sauer P250 Modular Pistol

With its new P250, SIG Sauer has embarked upon a completely novel concept in semi-automatic handguns—the modular pistol. The P250 is based upon a polymer grip module and metal frame/fire control assembly. This assembly is in fact the “pistol,” as it bears the serial number, which can be removed and inserted into another grip module.

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News•by Staff Writer•June 30, 2008

ATN Introduces Gen 3 Night Vision Riflescopes for Law Enforcement and Military

American Technologies Network, Corp. (ATN) has introduced the ATN MARS series of night vision weapon sights; the MARS 4X-3P and the MARS 6X-3P, both offer a new ATN proprietary feature; a two-color manual brightness of the aiming reticle.

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