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News•by Staff Writer•April 17, 2008

Blackhawk Introduces the New SERPA Duty Holster for the TASER X-26

Blackhawk announced this week that it is now selling a SERPA duty holster for the TASER X-26.

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News•by Staff Writer•April 17, 2008

Officer Struck with Bat Shoots, Kills Fresno Student

The officer fired at the Roosevelt High School sophomore after the 17-year-old allegedly came from behind and struck the officer in the head with a crude wooden baseball bat, Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said.

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News•by Staff Writer•April 17, 2008

LAPD Chief Vows to Clarify Policy on Immigrants

Los Angeles Police Chief William J. Bratton said Wednesday that the department's controversial policy on dealing with illegal immigrants was widely misunderstood by the public and some of his own officers, and he would clarify the rule in the next couple of weeks.

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News•by Staff Writer•April 16, 2008

Louisiana Seeks to Execute Convicted Child Rapist

He is not a killer, but the state of Louisiana is determined to execute Patrick Kennedy for his crime. The New Orleans native faces that reality as he sits on death row at Louisiana's maximum security prison, the largest prison in the nation. The Louisiana State Penitentiary, or Angola Prison, is the size of Manhattan and surrounded on three sides by the Mississippi River.

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News•by Staff Writer•April 15, 2008

Student Group Demands Concealed Carry Rights on College Campuses

Michael Flitcraft, a 23-year-old sophomore at the University of Cincinnati, has become a leading advocate for college students to carry weapons on campus. He's an organizer for Students for Concealed Carry on Campus, a grass-roots organization that was formed after last year's Virginia Tech massacre that left 32 college students and professors dead.

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News•by Staff Writer•April 14, 2008

Federal Signal Unveils Comprehensive Systems for First Responders

Federal Signal Corporation’s Safety and Security Systems Group unveiled a suite of comprehensive interoperability, mobile data, public warning, and vehicular lighting systems at last week's FDIC (Fire Engineering) show.

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News•by Staff Writer•April 11, 2008

University of Colorado Officer Cleared in Hospital Shooting

A police officer has been cleared of wrongdoing in the fatal shooting of a man who threatened to detonate a bomb inside a Boulder hospital. The Boulder County district attorney's office said Wednesday that University of Colorado police Cpl. Matt DeLaria was justified in the March 17 shooting of 32-year-old Terrance Baughman.

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News•by Staff Writer•April 10, 2008

TREXPO East 2008 Keynote Speakers Announced

TREXPO East first response training conference and expo returns to the Dulles Expo & Conference Center in Chantilly, Va., August 26–29, 2008, with keynote speakers Maj. E. James Land, USMC (Ret.) and secretary of the NRA; and Felix I. Rodriguez, retired CIA agent and author of "Shadow Warrior: The CIA Hero of a Hundred Unknown Battles."

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News•by Staff Writer•April 8, 2008

Gary, Ind., Police Officer Suspected In Drive-By Shooting

A Gary, Ind., police detective turned in his gun, badge and radio Thursday afternoon after Portage police identified him as a suspect in a drive-by shooting in their city last month.

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News•by Staff Writer•April 8, 2008

Elbeco Announces Winners of "Every Elbeco Uniform Tells a Story" Contest

Elbeco Incorporated has announced the winners of its "Every Elbeco Uniform Tells a Story" Contest, which attracted entries from around the country. The contest invited public safety professionals to submit stories describing a particular incident in which their actions in the line of duty may have made a significant difference in a citizen's life.

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