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Campus Gun Bans Are Still on Solid Ground, Legal Experts Say

July 16, 2010

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The U.S. Supreme Court decision on Monday that struck down handgun restrictions imposed by the City of Chicago was seen as a major victory for gun-rights advocates. Higher-education leaders, however, ...

Police Officers to Enforce No Texting While Driving Law

June 29, 2010

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Beginning July 1st, 2010 drivers in Michigan will have to watch their text messaging habits as a new law goes into effect banning texting and driving.

Police Involvement in Shooting of 7-Year-Old Girl

May 20, 2010

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A tragedy happened last week when a 7-year-old Detroit girl was killed during a raid by police to capture a murder suspect. The unfortunate event has the Detroit Police Department feeling pressure fro...

UPDATE: Michigan Hutaree Militia to be Released?

May 5, 2010

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Last month POAM wrote a blog covering the Hutaree Michigan Militia raids. Since then all 9 members have been incarcerated awaiting their trial. It was on Monday (May 3rd) that U.S. District Judge Vict...

Michigan Militia Hutaree Conspire Against Law Enforcement Officers

April 1, 2010

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The term militia is commonly used to define a military force that is composed of ordinary citizens to provide defense, emergency law enforcement, or service, in times of emergency without being paid a...

Flint Planning Police Layoffs

March 18, 2010

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No one is whispering about the State of Michigan’s economic turmoil. It’s no secret that state-wide municipalities are facing devastating budget deficits. The City of Flint is currently facing a p...

Facebook Helping Law Enforcement Bring in Criminals

March 17, 2010

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Are social media websites such as Facebook, more law enforcement agencies should consider? It may not be considering a traditional method in solving crimes and catching criminals. Although, it does ma...

Prisoner Releases Hurt Public Safety -freep.com

January 19, 2010

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From freep.com BY BILL SCHUETTE Proposals that focus on those in prison or about to be released fall short when it comes to broad-based public safety reform. The focus of Michigan’s debate shoul...

Officer Benjamin Kelly: How to Win in a Split-Second Confrontation

December 14, 2009

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Career Survival with Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith Officer Benjamin Kelly: The mindset to win a split-second confrontation Maurice Clemmons’ body was probably still warm when I started getting text mess...

The Right to Carry Handguns

September 1, 2009

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Forty states, comprising the majority of the American population, are “right-to-carry” states. Statistics show that in these states the crime rate fell (or did not rise) after the right-to...

Author: Lynn

Campus Gun Bans Are Still on Solid Ground, Legal Experts Say

Police Officers to Enforce No Texting While Driving Law

Police Involvement in Shooting of 7-Year-Old Girl

UPDATE: Michigan Hutaree Militia to be Released?

Michigan Militia Hutaree Conspire Against Law Enforcement Officers

Flint Planning Police Layoffs

Facebook Helping Law Enforcement Bring in Criminals

Prisoner Releases Hurt Public Safety -freep.com

Officer Benjamin Kelly: How to Win in a Split-Second Confrontation

The Right to Carry Handguns

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