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Bushmaster Awards Engraved Rifles at CMP Western Games

Creedmoor Cup Match Director Dennis DeMille presented certificates for specially engraved Bushmaster DCM-XR Competition Rifles to the overall champion and the overall junior champion of the Creedmoor Cup Match.

Miami-Dade PD to Deploy UAVs

The Miami-Dade Police Department is experimenting with using unmanned aerial vehicles for law enforcement operations.

Fired Milwaukee Officers Sentenced in Jude Beating

Three fired Milwaukee police officers have been sentenced to more than 15 years each in federal prison for the beating of Frank Jude Jr.

Farmers Insurance Studies 2006 Fatal Crash Data, Encourages Safety Belt Use

Using the 2006 fatal crash data released by the United States Department of Transportation just weeks ago, Farmers Insurance has completed a study to determine the most influential factors in drivers' mortality rate in multi-vehicle accidents.

C.O.P.S. to hold "The Traumas of Law Enforcement" Training Sessions

Concerns of Police Survivors will hold seven regional training sessions about trauma from the job in 2008. The focus of these training sessions is handling line-of-duty death, information on benefits for line-of-duty deaths, the traumatization of law enforcement officers, police suicide, and the issues of the injured officer.

New Government Web Page Serves the Anti-Terrorism Community

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has launched a special Web page featuring key publications from the U.S. Government's national interagency research and development program for combating terrorism.

N.J. SWAT Team Disbanded After Taking Photos with Hooters Waitresses

The commander of the Hoboken, N.J., SWAT team has been disciplined and his team dissolved after city officials discovered photos of the team taken at an Alabama Hooters restaurant last year.

Supreme Court to Consider D.C. Gun Ban Case

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments on whether the District of Columbia's ban on handgun ownership violates the Constitution.

Houston Officer May Have Died Cleaning Gun

Authorities believe that a Houston police officer found dead in his home earlier this week may have been the victim of an accidental discharge. The officer was discovered by his family.

Former Chief Ramsey New Philadelphia Police Commissioner

Charles H. Ramsey, who served as police chief of the Washington, D.C., Police Department, has been named commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department.

Proposed Pa. Law Would Impose Mandatory Sentencing for People Who Shoot at Cops

Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell and House speaker Dennis O'Brien have expressed bi-partisan support for a law that would impose a minimum 20-year sentence on anyone convicted of shooting at a cop, regardless of whether the officer is struck by the bullets. Rendell is a Democrat. O'Brien is a Republican.

FBI Dismisses Al-Qaeda Threat Against Shopping Malls

Thursday the FBI circulated a counter-terrorism warning to law enforcement that said Al-Qaeda may be planning attacks on shopping malls in Chicago and Los Angeles during the holiday season. It now says the warning was not backed by specific intelligence.

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