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“Bomb Squad Gives All Clear to LAX”
Last Edited: Wednesday, 16 May 2007, 10:48 PM PDT
Created: Wednesday, 16 May 2007, 10:15 PM PDT
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ARTICLE SNIPPET: “People were evacuated from the upper level of a Los Angeles Airport terminal after mortar shells were found at a security checkpoint, a law enforcement official said.
A Los Angeles Police Department bomb squad responded to the scene around 9:40 p.m., said Lt. Jason Lee, a police department spokesman. No explosives were found.
“We found out that it was an inert round,” Lee said. “No explosives, just a shell.””
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“Santa Fe Police Department looking into hiring Mexican nationals (10 a.m.)”
By The Associated Press
Article Launched: 05/16/2007 09:56:10 AM MDT
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “SANTA FE (AP) — The Santa Fe Police Department is considering the possibility of recruiting Mexican nationals to fill vacant police jobs.
Sgts. Gillian Alessio and Marvin Paulk, who are in charge of the department’s recruiting and training, said Tuesday they are considering alternative approaches to fill 20 vacancies on the city’s 155-person police force.
But Police Chief Eric Johnson said New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy regulations prohibit non-citizens from serving as police officers.”