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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 28, 2010

LEO Duty Deaths Jump 37 Percent

Line-of-duty deaths surged nearly 40 percent; firearms-related killings increased by more than 20 percent for a second year in a row.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 25, 2010

California Deputy Saves Family, After Smelling Smoke

The smell of smoke led Dep. Mike Cruz to the La Presa neighborhood of East County where he found a garage on fire at about 4:30 a.m. Cruz then banged on the door and got the five sleeping family members out of the burning house.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 24, 2010

Former California Cop Forced Motorist To Perform Sex Act

Following the May 2007 incident, Feliciano Sanchez, 35, visited the victim's workplace twice and told her he would be watching her. Sanchez pleaded guilty a year ago.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 22, 2010

Calif. Police Union Settles 'Donning and Doffing' Lawsuit

Under terms of the settlement, the Long Beach PD's 883 officers will get 12 hours of extra vacation time per year for three years, and then 11 hours in the final year.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 22, 2010

San Diego Officers Apologize for 'Frivolous' Lawsuits

The new attorney for the San Diego Police Officers Association says officers are sorry for two lawsuits against the city he deemed "frivolous." The lawsuits from the union, along with a third, have resulted in the city spending $8.6 million for legal defense.

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Inside the Badge by Richard ValdemarDecember 21, 2010

LAPD's CRASH vs. LASD's OSS

You don't become a gang expert overnight. You don't become qualified to testify in court in just a couple of years. LAPD rotated its officers in and out of CRASH gang units and station areas, but the OSS gang deputies remained in OSS and LASD stations for years, allowing them to develop greater, more complete expertise.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 20, 2010

California City of Bell May Eliminate PD Amid Scandal

The Bell Police Officers' Assn. is preparing to dispute the decision, saying it could hurt public safety and likely not bring the desired savings.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 17, 2010

Laid-off Oakland Cop Battles Brain Cancer

About a month after Sor Yang was laid off from the Oakland Police Department, he began getting headaches that he thought may be stress-related.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 16, 2010

L.A. County Sheriff Deputies Suspended After Holiday Brawl

Seven Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies have been relieved of their duties, as a result of their participation in a holiday party brawl.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 14, 2010

Shot California Man Pointed Water Nozzle at Officers

While sitting down, Douglas Zerby used a two-handed pistol grip of the object and fully extended his arms like someone about to fire a handgun. When the subject pointed the object at one of the officers, two officers fired their weapons at the suspect, striking him in the torso multiple times.

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