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Entries from October 2008

Virginia Capitol Police Purchase Beretta PX4 Storm Pistols in .40 S&W Caliber

August 15th, 2008 · No Comments

The Virginia Capitol Police have followed the lead of several other law enforcement agencies by purchasing the Beretta PX4 Storm pistols to issue to their officers. While Glock still holds a commanding 50% of the US law enforcement market, the Beretta Storm and Smith and Wesson M&P have both seen some significant agency […]

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Tags: Firearms

Mexican Military Holds Border Patrol Agent at Gunpoint in the USA: Mexican Military Continues to Escort Drug Smugglers

August 14th, 2008 · 4 Comments

The Mexican military has escorted drug smugglers into United States territory for years. On occasion, our Border Patrol agents are confronted, on US soil, by the Mexican army. In fact, there have been more than 200 confirmed incursions by the Mexican military into the United States since 1996. The latest case was […]

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Tags: Criminal Interdiction · Drugs · General

No Sauce On Your Sub? Call 911! (And Go To Jail)

August 5th, 2008 · 3 Comments

From the AP:

Fla. man dials 911, complains his sub had no sauce
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The sauce for a spicy Italian sandwich was apparently a must have for one Florida man. The man, Reginald Peterson, called 911 twice after a sandwich shop left off the sauce.
Peterson initially called the […]

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Tags: General

BlueSheepdog Celebrates One Year of Service

August 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Well, it is official. We have made it one full year here at the BlueSheepdog.com.
Thanks to all of you that have e-mailed, commented, and supported the site and what we are trying to do. In the coming year, BlueSheepdog will continue to offer training tips, police commentary, and insight into the unique job […]

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Tags: General

Compean and Ramos Fundraiser: Help the Families of Two Wrongfully Convicted Border Patrol Agents

August 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment

In 2006, two Border Patrol agents, Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean, were convicted of federal crimes related to the shooting a drug smuggler. Unfortunately, this was a case of prosecutorial misconduct, and two good men were sentenced to 11 and 12 years respectively.
A large part of the government’s case against these agents stemmed from […]

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Tags: Officer Needs Assistance