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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 8, 2009

Burglar Steals Des Moines Officer's Uniform, Gun And Badges

A burglar stole two uniforms from a Des Moines police officer's home on Wednesday, and fired the officer's Glock duty pistol in the home before stealing it as well, the Des Moines Register reports.

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Inside the Badge by Richard ValdemarSeptember 28, 2009

Failed and Fruitful Tactics for Combating Gangs

Any teacher, preacher, lawyer, cop, psychologist, gang crime victim, good mother, or good father would be more effective in gang prevention than a dozen "ex-gang members."

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 20, 2009

Oregon Man Who Robbed Police Station Faces Nine Charges

A 26-year-old Oregon man will face nine charges related to his brazen robbery of the North Bend police station in which he made off with a police cruiser, two Tasers and a radio, the Register-Guard reports.

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Inside the Badge by Richard ValdemarAugust 6, 2009

Countering Academic Gang Experts

When interviewed by sociologists, gang members commonly lie. They do this for several reasons including: to appear less criminally culpable, because the academic interviewer has little ability to verify and check the facts so it’s fun to BS them, and because discussing gang business with people outside the gang is prohibited. Consequently, a lot of academic gang member interviews are full of inaccurate information.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 17, 2009

California Tax Board Says Legal Pot Could Raise $1.4 Billion

California could see a nearly $1.4 billion per year increase in state revenues were it to legalize marijuana, the state Board of Equalization says in an analysis of pending legislation to to do that.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 7, 2009

Colorado Senate Votes to Retain Death Penalty

One by one, senators at last revealed their views Wednesday on the complicated and controversial topic of the death penalty with simple ayes and nays during a roll-call vote in the waning hours of the legislative session.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 23, 2009

Lt. Col. Dave Grossman Returns to TREXPO East—Registration Now Open

Registration for TREXPO East is now open for its August 18–20 event in Chantilly, Va. Internationally recognized scholar, author, soldier, and speaker Lt. Col. Dave Grossman returns to TREXPO on Aug. 19 and 20. Grossman is one of the world's foremost experts in the field of human aggression and the roots of violence and violent crime.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 16, 2009

S.C. Legislation Would Set Minimum Time for Home Invasion

Anyone convicted in South Carolina of breaking into someone's home with a weapon and seriously injuring or killing those inside would be sent to prison for at least 25 years under a bill up for debate.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 19, 2009

New Mexico Abolishes Death Penalty

Gov. Bill Richardson went to Mass on Wednesday morning, then went to inspect the state penitentiary's high-security area and execution chamber. Then, shortly after 6 p.m., the governor signed legislation to repeal New Mexico's death penalty. He called it the toughest decision he had ever made.

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Inside the Badge by Dean ScovilleFebruary 20, 2009

Lessons Learned, Complaints Registered, and Tips Made

Just another run-down of things on the law enforcement radar that have been on my addled mind as of late, that while individually not warranting an entire column collectively could prove momentous for the world.

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