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__** In The News **__

[] A Clark County sheriff's deputy was killed Saturday, January 1. She had been investigating an incident unrelated to the man in the trailer when he aimed his gun out of his trailer window and shot her. After the shot that killed the deputy the police immediately got into positions and ordered the man to surrender. When he didn't and fired off a few more rounds at police, they returned fire. The shooter was found dead after the stand-off and another officer was wounded. The article then goes on to talk about how the shooter had been involved in a previous stand-off but had been found not guilty by reason of insanity, and proceeds to talk a little bit about the background on that.

[] A Baltimore Police Detective was hit in the head with a large chunk of concrete in October. He died as a result of the severe brain trauma that was caused due to the force. The article then moves on to talk about how the police officer was out with a friend, and then became a victim of this crime over a simple dispute about a parking space. The article then talks a little bit about who the detective was and about his life.

[] To read more about the explosive side of policing this article is the one to read. The New York Times article starts out with a brief opening about some incendiary devices found in the mail. One package was even addressed to Governor Martin O'Malley. Details about the finding of this incendiary device are then discussed and the article closes by mentioning two more devices that were found. One at a state office building and the other at a court house.

[] This website gets away from police deaths and instead discusses tracking crime. In this article a new website is introduced. The website’s function is to alert businesses of crimes committed in the city. It also mentions how the creators did have some financial problems, but now they are ok to continue with their work. At the end the article gives the website and some contact information.

[] For one woman it isn't a matter of taking a bite out of crime, instead it's taking a bite out of the law. This article discusses a woman who bit an officer. He was trying to arrest her for leaving her toddler alone at home when she resisted and bit him. She is being charged with felony battery, child neglect, and disorderly conduct.