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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 6, 2010

Two New Orleans Officers Charged in Civilian Beating Death

The feds indicted Officers Melvin Williams and Matthew Moore for the beating that caused the death of civilian Raymond Robair. If convicted, Williams faces a possible maximum sentence of life in prison. Moore faces a possible maximum sentence of 25 years in prison.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 13, 2010

Sacramento Officers Rescue Infant After 56-Hour Standoff

On Friday at 7 p.m., the tactical team used explosives to open a side wall of the apartment where 26-year-old Anthony Alvarez was holding his cousin's son. Officers then used improved sight lines to shoot Alvarez and safely rescue the infant.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 1, 2010

Subject Killed in New Year's 2009 BART Incident Had Criminal Past

Defense attorneys representing Officer Johannes Mehserle in a murder trial that begins Wednesday in Los Angeles plan to call to the stand a San Leandro, Calif., police officer who says Oscar Grant ran from him and a fellow officer with a loaded pistol in 2006 after a traffic stop, forcing the officers to shock him with a Taser and then kick him when he wouldn't put his hands behind his back.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 25, 2010

Kansas City Officer Returns Fire On Armed Man At Grocery

Reginald Jones, 42, opened fire on the officer who was responding to the incident. The officer then fired two .40-caliber rounds from his sidearm. One round blew out a tire of a parked trailer. The second struck Jones.

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Articlesby David GriffithMay 7, 2010

Rules of Engagement

They wanted to know why Walters didn't shoot the knife out of Collins' hand? Shoot to maim? Why would Walters be in fear for his life since he was wearing body armor? And they wanted to know, could an X-acto knife really kill you?

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Inside the Badge by Robert O'BrienApril 22, 2010

POLICE-TREXPO West: Tactical Knowledge

From the spectacular Long Beach Convention Center venue to the professional TREXPO staff and course instructors, and especially all the LE professionals who attended the conference and expo—all combined to make this one of the best TREXPOs ever.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 20, 2010

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.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 15, 2010

Murder Trial of Washington Officer Begins

A Washington jury heard opening statements in the trial of an Everett (Wash.) Police officer who is facing murder and manslaughter charges for firing eight shots that killed a drunk driver.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 23, 2010

One Dead in Officer-Involved Shooting at Portland's Hoyt Arboretum

A Portland police officer shot and killed a man Monday afternoon in Southwest Portland's Hoyt Arboretum, but the victim's name and age were unavailable Monday evening.

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Articlesby David GriffithMarch 23, 2010

The Force Scientist

Since 2004, POLICE-TREXPO keynote speaker Dr. Bill Lewinski and his team have dedicated themselves not only to researching human performance factors under stress and fear but also disseminating the research of other academics to rank-and-file officers.

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