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I have not actually posted in some time, other then the occasional reply to a post, and now I post a vanity. I encountered the California Highway Patrol while carrying concealed and wanted to share the experience. I was returning from Sacramento to my home near Angels Camp, in the Motherlode region of the state, when I crested a rise in the road . My radar detector, I have one for entertainment not circumvention of the law, went off and I saw a CHP on the shoulder to my right, a CHP approaching in the opposite lane, and behind the...

Two police officers have been caught on camera in a furious physical row after a suspect screamed out in pain during an arrest. Shocking footage shows the NYPD cops come to blows after one is deemed to have used excessive force while roughing up a suspect.

"The killings of the Oakland police officers generated many displays of sympathy, respect, and grieving. Unfortunately, the event also showed a great deal of ignorance and/or disrespect for the symbol of this nation, our national flag."

<p>SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - California cities and counties are immune to lawsuits brought by drunks temporarily detained and attacked by other inmates in local jails, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday.</p> <p>The unanimous decision overturns a $172,000 jury verdict in favor of a suspected drunken man who suffered a broken eye socket and concussion from being beaten by an inmate in a Newport Beach city jail in 1997.</p>

Has anyone else felt a chill run down thier spine as the name of their old unit been mentioned going into action? I did as the 5th Marine Regiment was mentioned as being two miles inside of Iraq. Viet Nam, 12/67 - 1/69, Kilo Co., 3rd. Batt., 5th Marines. This helps relieve the hollow feeling I experienced after Sept. 11 knowing I was too old to reenlist.

Loaded Gun Reportedly Falls Out Of Laundry Basket DETROIT -- A 21-month-old boy was killed when a loaded gun accidentally went off in a Detroit home this weekend. Damon Quarker tipped over a basket of clothes Saturday night and a loaded gun fell out and went off, shooting him in the heart, WDIV-TV in Detroit reported. Emergency crews were called to the home on Lakepointe Street and the child was transported to St. John Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The child's 23-year-old mother said that she had no idea a gun was even in the house. Full text can...

A Modesto sports memorabilia store owner shot and killed a gunman trying to rob the shop Monday afternoon, police said. Detectives questioned and later released Dave Prendergast, 57, after the shooting, which happened at Dr. Sports Cards & Collectibles at 415 Burney St. Evidence was inconclusive in determining whether detectives would recommend criminal charges be filed against Prendergast, Detective Phil Owen said. The robber, who was shot once in the head, had not been identified late Monday, police spokesman Doug Ridenour said. At 1:15 p.m., several witnesses heard two gunshots come from inside the downtown Modesto business. Moments later, a...