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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 19, 2010

Georgia Deputy's Murder Trial Begins

Jury selection has begun in the trial of an ex-DeKalb County Sheriff's deputy accused of murdering his wife and a day laborer.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 15, 2010

Arizona Sheriff Says Cartel Assassins Sent to 'Take Out' Bandits

The sheriff released a portion of "law enforcement sensitive" information after a news media contacted the office "in an effort to inform the public about the dangers associated with the drug cartels operating in Pinal County."

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 14, 2010

Michigan Suburb Disbands Police Department

The Pontiac (Mich.) Police Department will cease to exist, after the cash-strapped city voted to turn over patrols to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office as soon as December.

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Photo Galleriesby Staff WriterOctober 13, 2010

How Cartels Smuggle Narcotics Into Arizona

Earlier this year, a regional SWAT team led by deputies with the Pinal County (Ariz.) Sheriff's Office took POLICE Magazine into the Vekol Valley in the Arizona desert to show one way smugglers bring narcotics across the U.S.-Mexico border. Smugglers often use illegal immigrants as drug mules to carry 25-pound marijuana bundles using makeshift "backpacks" of rope and cut strips of Mexican blankets to lessen discomfort. Listen to our podcast, "Tracking Smugglers in Southern Arizona," with Pinal County Sheriff's Sgt. Matt Thomas. Photos by Paul Clinton.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 7, 2010

Texas Sheriff Says Evidence Supports Wife's Account of Pirate Attack

In speaking about a vacationer who was apparently killed by armed men while exploring ruins on a watercraft at Falcon Lake, Zapata County (Texas) Sheriff Sigifredo Gonzalez said the evidence supports the account given by Tiffany Hartley, the man's wife.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 5, 2010

Woman Surrenders In Hit-and-Run Death of Indiana Officer

Sue Anne Vanderbeck turned herself in to the Henry County Sheriff's Department. She's been charged with leaving the scene of an accident causing death. The felony charge carries a four-year prison term.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 1, 2010

L.A. County Sheriff's Detectives Fill in on Patrol Shifts

The new requirement is part of the cash-strapped department's effort to eliminate overtime and shed $128 million from its budget. It's drawn grumblings from many in the agency, but for station-level detectives, it seems to be having a significant impact on law enforcement.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2010

Pima County (Ariz.) Opens Application Process To Hire Deputies

Applications for Pima County Sheriff's deputy will be available through Friday (Oct. 1). A multiple-choice test will be given Saturday. The physical fitness test will be given Oct. 23. Oral boards are scheduled for Oct. 25 to 29.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 28, 2010

Arizona Sheriff Reopens Investigation of Deputy's Shooting

The Pinal County (Ariz.) Sheriff's Office has reopened its internal investigation into the April 30 shooting of Deputy Louie Puroll, after two nationally recognized forensic experts questioned the deputy's account.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 26, 2010

Experts Question Arizona Deputy's Shooting

Two forensics experts are questioning the shooting of Pinal County (Ariz.) Sheriff's deputy Louie Puroll, saying the shooting could not have occurred as the deputy described it.

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