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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 12, 2012

Handcuffed Cruiser Thief Radioed for Help To Escape

A 22-year-old Indiana man who stole a police cruiser took the vehicle on a joyride and radioed dispatchers to ask how to get out of the handcuffs. Police later recovered the squad in a detention pond.

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Inside the Badge January 3, 2012

LASD Jail Probe: A View From the Inside

While behind bars, I honed my skills with on-the-job training. I learned how to slip out of my handcuffs, cut metal, and smuggle knives, hacksaws, and drugs. Most of all, I learned how to manipulate, intimidate, and confuse deputies who were still learning how to be cops.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 7, 2011

Calif. Cops Subdue Naked Bodybuilder

It took four Colton (Calif.) Police officers and four sets of handcuffs to subdue a naked, 300-pound bodybuilder who had attacked a couple at their home.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 28, 2011

Video: N.M. SRO Handcuffed Autistic Boy

An Albuquerque Public Schools officer who used handcuffs on an autistic 7-year-old has been placed on paid leave, and the incident has sparked a debate about how to restrain children.

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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 9, 2011

Retired Cops Tackle Yemeni Man Mid-Flight

Rageh Almurisi went into a rage on American Airlines Flight 1561 and began yelling unintelligibly. A retired U.S. Secret Service agent and retired San Mateo cop wrestled Almurisi to the ground, and a flight attendant slapped on plastic handcuffs.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 13, 2010

Florida Deputies Handcuff 7-Foot Alligator

The 7 1/2-foot gator then violently rolled several times, hitting the wall and breaking off chunks of stucco. Once the gator stopped rolling, the deputies were able to secure its mouth with electrical tape and it's hind legs with handcuffs.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 2, 2010

Combined Systems Acquires Thompson Handcuffs Corporation

Combined Systems Inc. (CSI) has acquired Thompson Handcuffs Corp. The acquisition will expand CSI's product and training solutions in its domestic and international sales channels.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 1, 2010

Widows Traumatized Twice By N.Y. Cop Killer's Appeal

After the death penalty was imposed and he was being led from a courtroom for what seemed the last time, Ronell Wilson turned to the grieving loved ones of the two detectives he had murdered in coldest blood. This loathsome mutt made the only gesture of contempt he could manage in handcuffs. He stuck out his tongue.

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