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Inside the Badge by Robert O'BrienJanuary 7, 2009

Tragedy at Fruitvale Station

What I would ask of you is to watch the videos for yourself. It’s rare that we get to witness an event this significant as it happens and then follow it through to its conclusion. As you view the videos, try and put yourselves in the BART officer’s shoes because this type of incident could easily happen to any of us.

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ProductsJanuary 1, 2009

Micro-CAM

Moducom’s Micro-CAM provides a low-cost way to add additional operator positions using very little desk space. Any desktop computer on an UltraCom network can be converted via router into a fully functional remote operator position, including a touch screen monitor, headsets/handsets, a microphone, and a footswitch.

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ProductsJanuary 1, 2009

Black Powder Kit

The new Break-Free Black Powder Kit includes everything you need to maintain your trusty black powder piece: Carbon Cutter, CLP, Collector, and treated gun cloths.

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ProductsJanuary 1, 2009

Deluxe Law Enforcement Cleaning System

OTIS’ Deluxe Law Enforcement Cleaning System is designed to clean law enforcement pistols and subguns 9mm through .45 caliber, 5.56mm and 7.62mm rifles, and 12-gauge shotguns. Three cleaning rods—two eight-inch and one 30-inch—clean any barrel length.

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ProductsJanuary 1, 2009

No. 9 Commemorative Tin

A new commemorative tin from Hoppe’s, now part of Bushnell Outdoor Accessories, includes everything a firearms owner needs to clean a gun. The scene on the front of the tin depicts a moose hunting camp from long ago and reminds many hunters of their first hunting camp where they might have used No. 9. Cleaning products in the tin include Hoppe’s No. 9 solvent, lubricating oil, and patches.

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Inside the Badge by Richard ValdemarDecember 31, 2008

Taggers, Tagger Crews, and Tag Bangers

Tagger crews often include people from different ethnic backgrounds and both male and female members. The boys are “Kings” and the girls are “Queens.” The most prolific are kids from 13 to 17 years old. Taggers dress like most other kids but can adopt gang-like dress. Mostly they wear baggy dark colored clothing or perhaps professional sport team clothing. Taggers need their tools so they often travel with various sizes of aerosol paint tips in a case. They carry “Mean Streak” paint mark

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 30, 2008

N.Y. Police Nab Cop-Impersonating, Home-Invading Grinches

Nicholas Papaleo and Constantino Christo, both of Brooklyn, were tooling around in Whitestone, dressed as cops and bent on robbing a drug deal on the night before Christmas, police said. When they saw Robert Kapovic outside his well-kept home, they figured he might offer just as much bounty and a lot less resistance.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 30, 2008

Number of Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the U.S. Falls Sharply in 2008

Based on analysis of preliminary data, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) and Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) found that 140 officers have died in the line of duty so far this year. That is 23 percent lower than the 2007 figure of 181, and represents one of the lowest years for officer fatalities since the mid-1960s.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 23, 2008

Gunman Opens Fire on Dallas Rush Hour Traffic, Kills Two

Police were investigating four incidents Monday after the first fatal shooting was reported about 5:40 p.m. in Garland just north of LBJ Freeway. Police are working to establish whether the three shootings in Dallas are related to the Garland one.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 22, 2008

Poughkeepsie Police Upgrade Public Safety Software Using New World Systems

The Poughkeepsie (N.Y.) Police Department has signed a contract to license New World Systems’ Aegis/MSP Public Safety Solution on the Microsoft platform. The new software will replace New World’s Aegis 400 solution, on the IBM iSeries 400 platform, that the department has used since 1998.

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