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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 15, 2009

NYPD Officers' Car Burglarized in Seattle After Lakewood Memorial

The officers stopped by Pike Place Market before returning to New York. While their rental car was parked nearby, thieves broke into the 2010 Ford Explorer and ripped off all their luggage, including the uniforms they wore to the memorial.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 15, 2009

Experts Say Dallas PD Manipulates Violent Crime Stats

In a one-week sample of cases from this summer, a Dallas Morning News review estimated that the department's tally of aggravated assaults should have been at least 50 percent higher.

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Photo Galleriesby Staff WriterDecember 11, 2009

Dodge Challenger Patrol Car

A Texas Chrysler dealer is offering a powerhouse law enforcement version of the re-introduced Dodge Challenger muscle car that can reach 165 mph. The vehicle is available with a variety of custom options and is currently being used by several Texas agencies as a highway car for drug interdiction duty in solid black. We've blogged about the Challenger. Now, take a more in-depth tour with this gallery. Photos courtesy of Group 1 Automotive.

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Inside the Badge by Richard ValdemarDecember 2, 2009

The Grape Street Gang, the CCO, and Honcho Day

In the mid-1980s these crack and PCP drug wars exploded into unprecedented violence and open gang wars on the streets of Los Angeles and Compton. The evolution of fortified crack houses with iron sally port entrances and video surveillance and the appearance of gang members wearing body armor who engaged in firefights using military-style weapons and multiple shooters, forced the police to play catch-up tactically. And the cost in human lives was staggering.

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Inside the Badge by Dean ScovilleDecember 1, 2009

Four More Cops Killed: Where Is The Outrage?

Shortly before I retired, I openly speculated that we were on the cusp of a new era where people would increasingly bring the fight to us. Moreover, I said they would prove to be greater threats, less predisposed to "gangsta"-style shooting and actually recognize the significance of sight alignment and trigger control.

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Articlesby Tim DeesNovember 30, 2009

Buying Ruggedized Computers

The most common question law enforcement officials ask me about computers is: "What kind of computer should I buy?" The best answer I have come up with so far is: "It depends."

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 23, 2009

CODY Systems Donates Records Sharing System in Honor of Fallen Officer

CODY Systems is donating the use of its C.O.B.R.A. real-time records sharing system for police officers within Bucks County, Pa. This gift is in honor of Officer Brian Gregg, a fallen officer from the Newtown Borough (Pa.) Police Department.

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ProductsNovember 19, 2009

Facilitator Holster

DeSantis' Facilitator style #042 holster is constructed of rigid .125 Kydex sheet and glass-reinforced nylon for strength and durability and features the company's Redi-Lok trigger locking device. The holster can be worn on the strong side (butt forward), cross draw (butt rearward), or at the small of the back (almost horizontal).

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ProductsNovember 19, 2009

RoboCAM 5.0

RoboVu's RoboCAM 5.0 is a full enterprise digital video management solution for public safety that is integrated to the company's Robo III military rugged Mobile Data Computer. RoboCAM 5.0 has a smaller hardware footprint along with a streamlined military avionics wiring harness featuring plug and play capability and military avionics connectors.

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ProductsNovember 19, 2009

Mongoose Locking Slide Arm

Gamber-Johnson's new Mongoose Locking Slide Arm is a rugged mounting solution for cradles and docking stations. It was developed using extensive research from the public safety and Utility/TELCO industry and input from fleet managers and computer end-users. The result is versatile, ergonomic, unobtrusive, rugged, adaptable, adjustable, and easy to install.

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