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2 FBI agents killed in training accident in Va.

Christopher Lorek, 41, and Stephen Shaw, 40 were killed off the coast of Virginia Beach; the cause is being investigated - Full Story

Criminal investigation launched into Texas plant explosion

Federal agents said they found bomb-making materials belonging to a paramedic who helped evacuate residents the night of the explosion - Full Story

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Honoring the brotherhood of specialized police agencies

It is important to understand that anyone who pins on the badge, straps on a gun, and enforces the law with statutory authority is a law enforcement officer - Full Story

The technology that helped nab the Boston bombers

Technology played a big role in aiding the police operation that caught the Tsarnaev brothers - Full Story

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20 years after Waco: The lessons we learned

I can’t build a bridge, but I can talk people down from one. The unfathomable tragedy at Waco prepared me to accept emotionally the times when, try as we might, there would be people who would succeed at jumping off that bridge. - Full Story

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Lt. Dan Marcou - Blue Knights

20 years after Waco: The lessons we learned

Part four of a four-part series - Full Story

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5-year-old hostage safe after week-long standoff

A 5-year-old boy diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome was trapped in a homemade underground bunker for a week after Jimmy Lee Dykes killed the boy's bus driver and fled to his hideaway with the child. Officials and FBI tirelessly negotiated with the man and provided medical attention to the boy as the days wore on, until negotiations finally deteriorated and police took action, rescuing the boy and killing the abductor.

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