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Photo Galleriesby Staff WriterApril 18, 2012

Restraints

When you're transporting suspects or prisoners, you need the right tools to keep them from causing problems. View our photo gallery of these 11 restraints that include traditional handcuffs, zipcuffs, control straps, chains, and an immobilization system.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 15, 2012

K.C. Officer Hurt When GTA Suspect Strikes Wagon

A Kansas City police officer was injured when a stolen car traveling the wrong way on a one-way street broadsided his patrol wagon at 33rd Street and the Paseo.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 15, 2011

Video: Michigan Man Escapes Cuffs, Squad

A 26-year-old suspect can be seen wriggling free from his handcuffs and climbing out of a locked West Bloomfield Township (Mich.) Police cruiser in a raw video released by the department.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 28, 2011

NLEOMF Hosts Dallas Detective Who Escorted Lee Harvey Oswald

At "Witness to History: The Shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald," on June 7, former Det. James Leavelle will recount his escort of Oswald on Nov. 24, 1963 and the assassination of his prisoner by local nightclub owner Jack Ruby.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 18, 2011

Texas Deputy Fatally Shot Transporting Inmate

A female Bowie County (Texas) Sheriff's deputy was overcome and fatally shot in a courthouse basement today, as she readied an inmate for a court hearing.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 23, 2011

Louisiana Officer Fired for Malfeasance

A Shreveport (La.) Police officer has been fired for apparently removing a small bag of marijuana from a prisoner he was transporting.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 8, 2010

Escaped Inmate Who Assaulted Deputy Faces 29 Counts

Ainsworth, 24, faces one count of attempted murder for allegedly firing the deputy's stolen handgun at a woman who tried to intervene during his brazen escape from Dominican Hospital on Nov. 29.

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Inside the Badge by Patricia TeinertDecember 8, 2010

Prisoner Escorts Require Two Officers

If one wants to find issue or place blame, I would look toward the policies and judgment of the agency's administration. Why was there only one officer escorting this inmate? Even Sheriff Phil Wowak has said his office will re-evaluate their prisoner-escort policy of one inmate, one deputy.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 30, 2010

Armed Inmate Holds Preschool Hostage, After Attacking Deputy

After disarming the deputy, Maurice Ainsworth forced his way into the Secret Garden Too Preschool, held a gun to the teacher's head and demanded her keys. He attempted to steal the teacher's car, but fled in the opposite direct as police approached the school.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 29, 2009

Arpaio's Plan to Transport Inmates on Light Rail Concerns Phoenix

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's new system for hauling prisoners on Metro light rail isn't being met with universal praise. Arpaio spun the plan as a cost-saving measure and calls it "con rail."

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