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Patrol
Feds Temporarily Ban Chemicals Used in 'Bath Salts'
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has issued an emergency order banning three chemicals used to make street drugs known as "bath salts" and "plant food." The chemicals will be illegal for at least 12 months, and could be banned for another six months.
October 20, 2011
Photo: DEA
Vehicle Ops
Nissan GT-R Goes Undercover
EVI Corp. developed an undercover version of a Nissan GT-R for a client in the Washington, D.C., area. This video displays the vehicle's LED lights. The song is Girls Love Shoes' "Bad Girl."
October 9, 2011
Video Nissan Gtr
Gangs
Homeboys and the Return of Heroin
Heroin's old dirty image is being revamped to appeal to the younger generation. Heroin that is smokable or snortable can be marketed to avoid the old associations with dirty hypodermic needles.
September 26, 2011
A U.K. Royal Marine crouches in a poppy field in Afghanistan as a Chinook helicopter lifts off. Photo: Defence Images.
Special Units
Ariz. Task Force Bust Nets Marijuana, Guns, Illegals
A task force in southern Arizona seized 4,369 pounds of marijuana, 40 undocumented aliens, four vehicles, and three weapons during an operation that involved multiple agencies, the Pinal County Sheriff's Office announced.
September 19, 2011
Photo: Pinal County Sheriff's Office.
Patrol
Calif. Violent Crime Falls To Lowest In 40 Years
The California Department of Justice's "Crime in California" shows that violent crime has fallen for the fourth year in a row. Overall, the violent crime rate decreased 6.9 percent, reaching its lowest level since 1968, and homicide and forcible rape rates are the lowest since 1966.
September 12, 2011
Patrol
No Heroin Charges for Rape-Acquitted NYPD Cop
The former New York City police officer who was acquitted of raping an intoxicated Manhattan woman won't face drug charges after heroin was found in his police precinct locker.
September 11, 2011
Patrol
FBI Investigating L.A. Sheriff's Captain In Narcotics Probe
Capt. Bernice Abram, who has been on leave from her role as commander of Carson station since April, is being investigated for involvement in the narcotics ring run by Dion Grim, the leader of Compton's Front Hood Crips.
August 29, 2011
Vehicles
St. Louis Police Enlist Armored Truck for Drug Surveillance
The St. Louis PD's new armored car once transported hard currency. Now, the Ninth Division commander will deploy it to deliver information.
August 28, 2011
The Peoria (Ill.) PD and St. Louis Metro PD use armored trucks to crack down on nuisance properties. Photo: SLMPD.
Special Units
Chicago Police Seize $33 Million In Marijuana
A Chicago PD narcotics unit's investigation has led to one of the largest narcotics seizures in the department's recent history, netting more than 12,000 pounds of marijuana, seven arrests, seven vehicles, and two firearms.
August 22, 2011
One of the Chicago PD's K-9 officers who was involved in a $33 million narcotics bust. Photo: Chicago PD.
Special Units
Federal Funding Cut Cripples Meth Enforcement
Police and sheriff's agencies have curtailed their enforcement of methamphetamine because they can no longer afford the clean-up costs associated with the labs, concludes an investigative report by the Associated Press.
August 10, 2011
Photo: Kory C.
Special Units
Feds Indict 65 In N.Y. Gang Sweep
Federal authorities unsealed five indictments Tuesday charging 65 people with crimes such as murder, narcotics distribution, and firearms possession in Yonkers, New York. Of those, 59 are members or associates of the Elm Street Wolves or the Cliff Street Gangsters street gangs.
August 9, 2011
Special Units
Feds Seize $180M in Cocaine from Drug Sub
The U.S. Coast Guard and FBI intercepted a semi-submersible craft in the western Caribbean and seized $180 million worth of cocaine heading for the United States.
July 31, 2011
Photo: U.S. Coast Guard.
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