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HIGH TECH HYPOTHESIS: BOB DAVIS CUTTING EDGE WIDGETS — AND OTHER NEW STUFF. Police Work Is Expensive U tilizing our limited fina
OFFICERSURVIVAL SAMMY REESE GETTING HOME IN THE SAME CONDITION YOU WENT TO WORK IN. Art: Sequoia Blankenship death in training
EVOC ANTHONY RICCI SURVIVING IN YOUR MOBILE OFFICE. TIRE SELECTION FOR INCLEMENT CONDITIONS ALL-SEASON VS. SNOW TIRES ince wint
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A TOMAHAWK FOR COPS Continued from page 50 heat-treating hardens the striking portions of the head and keeps the midsections of
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HIGH TECH COLUMN Continued from page 22 role of crime analysis remains elusive and mysterious.” And, if you haven’t learned thi
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