Tag: International Agencies: Page 17

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Snowstorm Helps Police Catch Burglars

German police on Thursday captured two men suspected of stealing from 15 cars and two garden sheds by following their footprints in the snow for several kilometers (miles).

December 28, 2005

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Nice Try, But Not Good Enough

Transported signs, disappearing phones, and possessed appliances.

May 31, 2004

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Prisoners Sing for Their Freedom

Singing prisoners, wedding gunfire, and a human piñata.

March 31, 2004

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Camel Jam

Some countries' cops have to deal with unique problems.

November 30, 2003

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Sweet Talk and Handcuffs

Wily cops don’t need much to outsmart some crooks.

May 31, 2003

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Anti-Vampire Riots

There's no telling what wild creatures you'll come across in the exciting world of policing.

March 31, 2003

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The Elite Gum Squad

Who knew police work included scraping gum and hiking up live volcanoes?

January 31, 2003

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Angry Croquet Players and Missing Ships

Cops have to deal with all sorts of silly fights people people get into, and some are dang near as deadly as shoot-outs. Just imagine how the cops in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, felt when they got called to a riot involving "softballers and croquet players."

September 30, 2002

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One Man, One Bomb

"The threat of suicide bombers in the U.S. is not an 'if' but a 'when,'" read a recent alert to law enforcement that was sent by the California Department of Justice.

August 31, 2002

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INTERPOL

Within the past few years INTERPOL has worked to demystify this highly specialized and elite organization. Muth, of the Maryland State Police, is currently serving a two ­year term as assistant chief, in charge of the State Liaison Division to INTERPOL-U.S. National Central Bureau (USNCB) in Washington, D.C.

August 31, 1998