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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 12, 2008

Decatur Releases REMS Grant Packages for Schools

Decatur Electronics, Inc., manufacturer of speed radar enforcement products for law enforcement, released special school and public safety packages today for REMS educational grant recipients.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 11, 2008

'My Passenger Spilled His Beer,' DWI Suspect Tells Cop

When Christopher Lucero was stopped by New Mexico State Police for weaving in and out of traffic on Interstate 40, authorities say he had an excuse: His passenger spilled his beer, he told the officer.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 21, 2008

Woman Swipes NYPD Van, Crashes

A drunken woman unhappy with the service she received at a Manhattan police station stole an NYPD van Wednesday night and crashed it into two vehicles, police said.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 15, 2008

Pa. Part-Time Officer Jailed for Pulling Over Woman to Ask for Number

A former part-time Pennsylvania police officer has been sentenced to 30 days in jail for pulling over a woman while he was off duty - just to give her his phone number. Steven Klinger, 32, was charged with official oppression, or acting outside his authority as an officer.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 10, 2008

Hit-and-Run on Anchorage Police Car Ends in Fatal Wreck

A short police chase downtown Tuesday afternoon ended when a fleeing pickup went airborne and landed upside down in the Anchorage jail parking lot, killing its driver.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 24, 2008

Red-Light Cameras in New Orleans Now Catch Speeders

Red-light cameras began catching drivers speeding through four New Orleans intersections Monday, but many motorists seemed unfazed by the new technology. Some still don't know the cameras are in place.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 9, 2008

Police: Motorcyclist Flipped Bird, Popped Wheelie, Crashed

A Long Island man who flipped his finger at a police cruiser and then popped a wheelie on his motorcycle is recovering from injuries after crashing.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 24, 2008

New Orleans Implements High-Tech Parking Enforcement

The city has outfitted two parking-enforcement vans with cameras emitting yellow strobe lights that can scan both sides of the street, taking a digital image of license plates on parked cars and instantly checking the tag numbers against a database of vehicle owners with long-overdue parking fines.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 10, 2008

New Hampshire Planning to Merge Highway Patrol and State Police

New Hampshire Safety Commissioner John Barthelmes says he wants to transfer the state highway patrol from the state Division of Motor Vehicles to the state police. The merger would mean that the state police would gain 80 new officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 5, 2007

DUI Suspect Pleads Guilty in Officer's Traffic Death

An Arizona man who struck and killed Gilbert police officer Rob Targosz has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and leaving the scene of a fatal accident. Authorities say Tyler Fahlman, 21, was driving under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident.

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