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*DAVID C. LIPSCOMB* *WASHINGTON, D.C. --* Metropolitan Police Department officials said yesterday patrol officers will be issued assault rifles by the summer, after policies on their use are released this month. The Washington Times reported Wednesday that the department is arming the officers...

By Annie Linskey The Baltimore Sun BALTIMORE — An 18-year old man was arrested after, police said, he shot his mother in the head and then fired at officers who chased him though the streets of Southeast Baltimore on Wednesday night. The shooting was one of a series of violent incidents in the...

The Chicago Sun-Times LAKE FOREST, Ill. — A tip that a Lake Forest investment broker might have ties to a militia group led to a Thursday morning raid on his sprawling home, netting dozens of guns — including three .50-caliber weapons known for their massive firepower, authorities said. Benjamin...

Image: http://llnw.image.cbslocal.com/28/2008/05/09/320x240/SALISBURY_a.jpg WBZ SALSBURY, Mass. (WBZ) ― Several children were injured Friday afternoon when the Boys and Girls Club van they were riding in crashed in Salsbury. The two-car wreck happened on Route 1 near Route 286 around 3:30...

Military Guarded Plant Since 2001 *PLYMOUTH, Mass. -- *The National Guard will no longer be part of the security contingent protecting the Pilgrim nuclear power plant in Plymouth. Homeland Security officials said the drawdown of the 18-person force will begin Sunday under a new security plan...

Limo Drivers Will Also Be Targeted *BOSTON -- *The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority said they are cracking down on toll evaders. Executive Director Alan LeBovidge said they're stopping motorists who falsely claim to be from East Boston and the North End to get a reduced resident toll rate....

Police Arrest Suspects *BOSTON -- *Lynn Classical high school was placed in lockdown Friday afternoon after gunshots were fired and shell casings were found on Holyoke Street near the school. Police responded to a report of a person with a rifle in the area of the school just before 3 p.m....

No Arrests Made *BOSTON -- *A female Harvard University student was attacked on campus earlier this week, according to the school's newspaper. The woman told university police that a man approached her from behind and wrapped a thin wire around her neck early Tuesday morning. She kicked the man...

*How China gets its troops (police) to stand to attention (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=564629&in_page_id=1811&ct=5)* dailymail.co.uk — Officers of the People Paramilitary Police preparing for the Olympics are drilled on the parade ground with...