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11 Secret Service Agents Suspended In Sex Scandal

The U.S. Secret Service suspended 11 special agents and uniformed officers who allegedly hired prostitutes while providing security for President Obama in Columbia.

April 15, 2012

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Fla. Chief Steps Down In Teen's Shooting

Sanford (Fla.) Police Chief Bill Lee has stepped down temporarily, saying he has become a "distraction" in the investigation of the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.

March 22, 2012

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'Obama Fanatic' Threatened To Kill Sheriff Arpaio

A Tennessee man who threatened to put "a thousand bullet holes" in Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff Joe Arpaio has been sentenced to supervised probation for the online threat.

March 14, 2012

Vehicle Ops

Carbon Motors Denied Federal Loan

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) won't provide $310 million in loans to Carbon Motors to produce the purpose-built E7 patrol car. The company is "actively examining its strategic and financing alternatives."

March 7, 2012

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Obama Outlines Terrorist Custody Guidelines for FBI

The Obama administration has outlined the situations in which the FBI, rather than the military, could be allowed to retain custody of Al Qaeda terrorist suspects who are not U.S. citizens but are arrested by federal law enforcement officers.

February 29, 2012

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Sheriff Joe: Obama's Birth Certificate Is Fake

Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff Joe Arpaio said his investigators have uncovered evidence that President Obama's long-form birth certificate is a forgery.

February 29, 2012

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Ariz. Agency Demotes Cop Who Posted Bullet-Riddled Obama Picture

An Arizona police sergeant who posted a picture of a bullet-riddled President Obama T-shirt was demoted and docked two weeks pay by his agency.

February 28, 2012

Technology

Federal Stimulus Bill Establishes Public Safety Broadband Network

The federal government has agreed to establish a public safety broadband network for emergency first responders and provide funding for next-generation 911 technologies.

February 20, 2012

Patrol

Ariz. Police Sergeant In Obama Photo Flap Reassigned

A Peoria (Ariz.) Police sergeant under internal investigation for posting a controversial photo on Facebook has been taken off patrol duty pending a complete inquiry.

January 31, 2012

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Secret Service Investigates Cop's Image of Shot Obama T-Shirt

The Secret Service is investigating an image posted online showing several young Arizona men in the desert holding and bullet-ridden T-shirt of President Obama's face.

January 26, 2012

Patrol

State of the Union: Obama Announces New Enforcement Units

President Barack Obama announced the creation of law enforcement units to combat mortgage fraud and unfair trade practices in his State of the Union speech. He also said he wants "new lightweight vests for cops and soldiers that can stop any bullet."

January 24, 2012

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Obama's Uncle Questions Cop's Driving Record After DUI

A lawyer for President Barack Obama's uncle, an illegal immigrant who is charged with drunken driving, said Wednesday that he will ask prosecutors to turn over the driving record of the police officer who stopped him.

January 11, 2012