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Detroit Officer Who Moonlighted As Stripper Testifies In Murder Case

A Detroit police officer who investigators say moonlighted as an exotic dancer under the name Almond Joy provided deposition testimony in the case of the murder of another exotic dancer.

Pennsylvania Police Remove Trooper As Roethlisberger Assistant

Pennsylvania State Trooper Ed Joyner can no longer work as an assistant to Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger because his conduct "demeaned the image of the department," according to a statement from the agency.

U.S. Supreme Court Hears SWAT Texting Case

U.S. Supreme Court justices began discussing the merits of the firing of a California SWAT sergeant for receiving sexually explicit text messages on his department-issued pager.

Alabama Deputy Returns to Work, After Internal Probe Clears Him In Shooting

A Madison County (Ala.) Sheriff's deputy returns to work today, after an internal investigation cleared him in a deadly force incident a week ago, when a suspected meth cooker attempted to grab the deputy's gun.

Safariland Adds NIJ Standard-0101.06 Body Armor Model

The HP01 Type II is part of the ABA, Xtreme Series for concealable armor and was tested against the 9mm and .357 mag. The HP01 Type II is a hybrid armor design featuring Geometric technology and Curv framing.

Photo courtesy of Safariland.

Guatemalan Drug Kingpin Sentenced to 31 Years for Armed Cocaine Trafficking

A federal judge sentenced Jorge Mario Paredes-Cordova to 31 years in prison for leading an armed cocaine trafficking organization that imported ton-quantities into the U.S.

Oakland PD's Recruit Class Is First In Two Years

The diverse group includes 13 minorities, six women and nine bilingual speakers—Spanish and Cantonese are the most predominant second languages. The majority live in the East Bay, with seven residing in Oakland.

Newark PD Will Add Video to 50 Patrol Cars

The cameras will be installed within the dashboard, rather than the mounted style used by many law enforcement agencies. Police Director Garry McCarthy said the mounted cameras pose an injury risk to officers in the event of a motor-vehicle accident.

Man Bites K-9 Officer at LAX

Prosecutors filed felony battery charges against a transient who bit an airport police officer at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday.

Ex-Oklahoma Trooper Reflects on McVeigh Arrest

Fifteen years after the bombing of the Murrah federal building by American militia sympathizers, Charlie Hanger recounts pulling over the yellow Mercury with a missing license plate.

Overview of Murrah building after bombing in 1995. Image via Wikimedia.

Two of Four Candidates for BART Chief Are Women

Two of the four finalists to lead the Bay Area Rapid Transit's police department are women.

NYPD Investigates Commander for 'Twilight'-Related Harassment

An NYPD detective is alleging a deputy chief sent her inappropriate text messages, massaged her back in the station and made references to the popular vampire series "Twilight" while doing it.

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