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Special Units•by Staff Writer•April 9, 2015

Barricaded Charleston Police Officer Ended Own Life

Authorities say a City of Charleston, S.C., police officer who was barricaded inside a home in West Ashley ended his own life on Thursday.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 9, 2015

S.C. Police Shooting Defense: What the Video Doesn't Show

The shooting of Walter Scott by a North Charleston, S.C., police officer has generated national outrage. Legal and police tactics experts said the video would be powerful evidence in the criminal case. But they say it still leaves the officer's defense with options.

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Special Units•by Staff Writer•April 9, 2015

Mexico Gang Kills 15 Police in Worst Attack in Years

Fifteen police officers were killed in a gang ambush in western Mexico, an official said, marking the deadliest day in recent years for security forces battling the drug war.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 9, 2015

Standoff Erupts When Mom Comes for Kids in Polygamous Town

Police were forced to step in during a tense standoff in a polygamous community on the Utah-Arizona border when members of Warren Jeffs' sect blocked a former follower from taking her children.

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Special Units•by Staff Writer•April 9, 2015

ICE Arrests 976 Gang Members and Associates During 'Project Wildfire' Surge

Nearly 1,000 gang members and associates from 239 different gangs were arrested in 282 cities across the U.S. during Project Wildfire, a six-week operation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

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Weapons•by Staff Writer•April 9, 2015

Phalanx Defense Systems LLC Acquires DutySmith

Phalanx Defense Systems has completed the acquisition of DutySmith, makers of SpeedSet and StreetForce Rapid Deployment Gear.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 9, 2015

Convicted Killer of Dallas-Area Police Officer Set to Die

No new appeals are pending as Sprouse's lethal injection scheduled for Thursday evening approaches. He was convicted of the 2002 death of Ferris Police Officer Harry Marvin "Marty" Steinfeldt III.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 9, 2015

Video: Minister Tells de Blasio to Overhaul NYPD or Expect to Get Fired

One of New York City's most powerful black ministers has issued an ultimatum to Mayor Bill de Blasio, demanding that the mayor make wholesale changes to the NYPD and fire the officer who put Eric Garner in an apparent chokehold – or else he'll get the mayor fired.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 9, 2015

Video: Inmate Attack Sends Three Arizona Officers to the Hospital

An 18-year-old psych inmate attacked four officers at the Lower Buckeye Jail, sending three officers to the hospital and knocking one unconscious, according to the Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff's Office.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 9, 2015

Optim LLC Receives UL Hazardous Area Certification for FreedomView LED Videoscope

Optim LLC, a designer and manufacturer of flexible fiberscopes, videoscopes and related products, announced its FreedomView LED Videoscope for safer search and seizure of hidden contraband has received certification from Underwriters Laboratories (UL), the leading authority on product safety, for use in Class I, Division 2 Hazardous Locations.

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