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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 11, 2011

Seattle Detective Says Officer Followed Training In Woodcarver Shooting

Seattle PD's Det. Jeffery Mudd also testified that he would have dropped a knife if ordered to do so at gunpoint by a police officer - a reference to Williams' behavior just before he was shot.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 7, 2011

LASD Seeks Suspects In Video Assaults on Disabled Women

The assaults came to light, when a bundle of 11 DVDs were dropped off by an anonymous tipster at the sheriff's Monterey Park substation. Some of the footage is believed to have been taken from surveillance cameras, while other footage was likely shot with hand-held cameras of accomplices.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 7, 2011

Calif. Agency Urges Residents To Document Property Online

The Santa Maria (Calif.) Police Department is recommending its residents use ReportIt from LeadsOnline to keep track of valuables such as phones, computers, jewelry and other personal items to help them track down stolen property faster.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 28, 2010

Bill Would Establish Federal Agency To Regulate Crime Labs

Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) has announced that he will introduce legislation to reform the forensic science field in early 2011.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 9, 2010

Charlotte Detective Suspended Over Handling of Investigative Notes

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police have suspended Arvin Fant, the detective who testified he had discarded notes in the trial of a man convicted of killing two police officers, according to a news report.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 3, 2010

Online Tool Helps Indiana Agency Solve Residential Burglaries

LeadsOnline, a nationwide online system that records secondhand transactions, kept a record of the reported stolen items and alerted the police when several of the items turned up at a secondhand store. The information led police to one of the individuals involved in the theft ring.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 18, 2010

Multi-Agency Search Underway for Tennessee Post Office Killers

Two women were gunned down in the rural west Tennessee town during what is believed to be a robbery attempt. Police said they were searching for a vehicle Monday afternoon. Also, a $25,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the killers.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 21, 2010

Washington Detective Unmasks Acid-Attack Hoax

Vancounver (Wash.) Police detectives uncovered the hoax during an interview with Bethany Storro's doctors, who said her injuries were not consistent with the acid-splash attack she initially described.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 20, 2010

Louisiana Detective's Domestic Battery Allegations Imperil Drug Case

Domestic battery charges have come to light involving the lead detective in St. Charles (La.) Parish Sheriff Greg Champagne's year-long drug operation, causing charges to be dropped against 60 of 100 suspects.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 7, 2010

LAPD Investigates Mystery of Mummified Infants

The remains were found when residents of an apartment building were cleaning out a community basement. The detectives and coroner's officials examined other items found with the infants inside the steamer trunk that was marked with the initials J.M.B.

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