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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 5, 2011

Officer Killed Conducting Traffic Stop Along Long Island Expressway

Officer Michael J. Califano, 44, was sitting in his cruiser while writing a summons for the driver of a box truck he had pulled over, when he was struck by a flatbed truck. The collision pushed his cruiser under the box truck, and the flatbed ended up on his roof.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 14, 2010

Long Island Murders May be Work of Serial Killer

Suffolk County's top cop said Tuesday that a serial murderer could be on the loose, as authorities searched a pristine coastal island where four corpses have been found.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 28, 2010

N.Y. Parolee Rams Cruisers, Triggers Frantic Pursuit

When she was arrested in Ronkonkoma, Quinn was issued 18 traffic citations and will be charged with second-degree assault, injuring a police officer and resisting arrest.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 13, 2010

Five Alleged Drug Kingpins Charged In Buffalo

The indictments are the result of a joint investigation between the FBI's Safe Streets Task Force, New York State Police, Buffalo Police Department, Drug Enforcement Agency and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

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Inside the Badge by Robert O'BrienMarch 23, 2010

Is Your SWAT Team Really Ready?

Two Lenco Bearcat armored rescue vehicles (ARVs) were used to move perimeter personnel farther back and out of the suspect's line of fire. Ultimately as many as 200 officers from many LE agencies responded to the mutual aid calls for assistance. A number of SWAT teams answered the call and worked the inner perimeter.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 4, 2010

Buffalo SWAT Takes Out Gunman Who Shot Hostage Negotiator In the Face

Detective John Garcia, a member of the Hostage Management Team, was struck in the face and parts of the upper body by about a half-dozen pellets while trying to defuse the situation.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 18, 2009

N.Y. Agency Struggles to Hire Female Officers

Of the 51 officers on the department, only two (4 percent) are women. That compares to the 300 women (12 percent) working among Suffolk County Police's 2,750 officers.

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Photo Galleriesby Staff WriterJuly 13, 2009

Ford Crown Vic Police Interceptor

Ford's Crown Vic Police Interceptor (2009) is a workhorse patrol car for big-city and small-town LE agencies. The automaker has committed to producing it through 2011. Known as the CVPI, it has been a staple in the fleets of the Los Angeles Police Department and New York State Police, as well as the South Dakota Highway Patrol and Sandy Springs (Ga.) Police Department.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 11, 2009

Security Tightened at Jewish Sites in New York Following Shootings at U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum

Minutes after the shooting at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, uniformed NYPD officers appeared outside New York's memorial.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 22, 2009

NYPD, FBI Heroes Honored After Foiling Terror Plot to Bomb Four Synagogues

The cops and G-men who busted a gang of homegrown terrorists before they could blow up two Bronx synagogues got a big pat on the back Friday from a grateful city.

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