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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 4, 2012

Digital Ally Offers VoiceVault Wireless Mic With DVM-500Plus System

All new orders of the DVM-500Plus in-car video system from Digital Ally will now include the VoiceVault wireless microphone at no additional cost, the company has announced.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 3, 2012

Maryland Agency Offers Hiring Incentives for Certified Cops

The Hagerstown (Md.) Police Department will begin offering financial incentives to its officers and candidates who arrive with a law enforcement certification when they apply.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 29, 2011

Video: Mass. Denies Benefits To Police Widow

The widow of a Boston Police officer has been fighting the state for accidental death benefits for 13 years since her husband's death from Hepatitis C.

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Photo Galleriesby Staff WriterDecember 28, 2011

East Coast Blood Hand Signs

Gang members use hand signs to communicate with each other and to challenge rival members or law enforcement officers in what they call "throwing signs." After forming in Los Angeles in the early 1970s, the Bloods street gang spread to the East Coast and formed "sets." These sets include the Piru Bloods, Fruit Town Brims, and South Side Brims (in western Maryland). The hand signs in this gallery were recovered during a multi-agency investigation earlier this year. Photos courtesy of Det. Rich Keys of the Maryland State Police.

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Inside the Badge by Tony AvendorphDecember 22, 2011

Corrections: Stopping Gang Infiltration

The Prince George's County (Md.) Police Department began seeing an increasing gang presence inside their jail. As a result, officers with the gang unit went on a mission to identify gang members within the county's Department of Corrections.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 20, 2011

Riot Police Respond To Protest at Canadian Campus

A report on an incident in which riot police responded to a protest on the campus of McGill University in Montreal has revealed that the police acted on their own initiative and were not deployed by campus security or the administration.

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Articlesby Scott SmithDecember 16, 2011

Daniel Defense v5 Lightweight M4 Carbine

The weight difference between the Daniel Defense v5 Lightweight and a standard M4 was immediately noticeable, nearly 10 ounces. That's a lot of weight if you have to work an operation for hours. The standard M4 has a short carbine railed forearm compared to the 12-inch mid length of the v5 Lightweight.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 14, 2011

NTSB Recommends Nationwide Ban on Driver Cellphone Use

The National Transportation Safety Board has recommended a nationwide ban on driver use of all portable electronic devices in a vehicle, including hands-free devices. Exceptions would be devices that assist the driver in getting to a destination and for use in emergency situations.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 13, 2011

Minneapolis Woman Receives $1 Million for Flash-Bang Burns in SWAT Raid

Last week, Minneapolis officials called Russell's injuries an accident and said they were reviewing the incident. In a statement, City Attorney Susan Segal said that since the raid, "the manufacturer of the [device] has changed the design to reduce the risk that the device will roll after being deployed."

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 8, 2011

Seattle PD Disciplined Wrong Cop in Jaywalker Punching Incident

The Seattle Police Department mistakenly disciplined the wrong officer in a case involving two cops who assaulted a jaywalker in the Rainier Valley, a department official said Wednesday.

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