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Fla. Officer Struck by Gunfire Fighting for Her Life

Michael Lester is accused of firing more than 20 rounds at Officer Stacy Lee Booth, 26, after the officer responded to his home. As she approached the house, Lester allegedly fired his SKS rifle, striking Officer Booth in the holster, abdomen, and right arm.

Photo: Facebook.

Maryland Trooper with Ride-Along Strikes, Kills Pedestrian

A Maryland state trooper responding to a burglary call struck and killed a pedestrian who stepped into the path of the oncoming patrol car on an access ramp in Queen Anne's County.

Off-duty LAPD Detective Killed In Motorcycle Wreck

LAPD Detective Jesus Ravega, 48, succumbed to injuries sustained after losing control of his motorcycle on a freeway interchange in downtown Los Angeles

Aryan Brotherhood Member's Arson Crimes Intended to Raise Profile In Gang

A 25-year-old Texas man has pleaded guilty to hate-crime charges stemming from a series of racially motivated arson crimes, including the burning of an historic African-American church to murder a disabled man.

Arizona LE Support Group Hosts Ball, Golf Tourney

The 100 Club of Arizona, a law enforcement group that supports officers and their families, will host a scholarship ball and golf tournament later this month named in honor of a Phoenix Police officer critically injured on duty.

AdeQ Firearms Introduces Vigilum Tactical Pistols

AdeQ Firearms Co. introduced the Vigilum full-sized, 1911-style pistol as its first handgun offering at the Enforcement Expo trade show in Las Vegas. The pistol is offered in the standard 1911 chambered .45 ACP, as well as .40 S&W and 9mm.

Photo: AdeQ Firearms.

Bushnell Outdoor Acquires Night Optics USA

Bushnell Outdoor Products has acquired Night Optics USA, a leading producer of night-vision and thermal imagers for law enforcement, according to the company.

Tenn. Auto Theft Investigator Shot In Struggle Over Gun

Sgt. Norman Benjamin, 47, was taken to The MED in extremely critical condition, and is expected to survive the encounter. Sgt. Benjamin was shot in his unmarked police vehicle. The 14-year veteran is assigned to the auto-theft bureau.

Hacker Group Attacks Texas Cops' E-mail

The group known as Anonymous claims to have hacked into the email accounts of more than two dozen Texas law enforcement agencies or officials in retaliation for arrests of its supporters and what it sees as harassment of immigrants by authorities in the state, the Associated Press is reporting.

Dodge Offers 6 Mopar Police Packages with 2012 Charger Pursuit

Dodge and Mopar are introducing six all-new police equipment packages for the 2012 Dodge Charger Pursuit. Chrysler and Mopar worked with Crown North America to develop these new packages.

Photo: Chrysler Group LLC.

N.M. Cop who Had Sex on Hood Didn't Commit a Crime

The New Mexico State Police officer caught on video surveillance cameras having sex with a woman on a car hood didn't commit a crime, but could lose his job for publicly embarrassing the department.

Photo: Santa Fe County (N.M.) Sheriff's Department.

Lawsuit Claims Illegal Strip Search by Utah Deputy

Tamsen Reid, 18, is claiming Dep. Scott R. Womack forced her to strip, show her breasts, and stand in the snow during a traffic stop on Nov. 20, 2010.

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