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• New police interceptor on horizon (The Detroit News, November 14, 2009)
• New technology, police efforts stall auto thefts (Denver Post, November 2, 2009)
• Denver deputies agree to put off pay raises (The Denver Post, October 31, 2009)
• Cities, volunteers fight blight caused by foreclosure crisis (USA Today, October 26, 2009)
• Vetoed bicycle bill is now law — in Austin (San Antonio Express News, October 23, 2009)
• More motorists die on rural roads (USA Today, October 7, 2009)
• Cameras deliver swift lessons (Washington Post, September 30, 2009)
• Panhandling bans hurt some fundraisers (USA Today, September 16, 2009)
• City moves to encourage pedestrian zones"> (Houston Chronicle, August 21, 2009)
• Roads that are designed to kill (Boston Globe, August 18, 2009)
• :-( help! asap: Iowans put 911 texting to test (USA Today, August 11, 2009)
• Neighbors Twitter, blog to keep criminals at bay (Boston Globe, August 11, 2009)
• More seek concealed weapons permits (USA Today, August 4, 2009)
• Federal agency plans distracted driving forum (New York Times, August 4, 2009)
• Lighting Up Tough Parks’ Darkness (New York Times, July 11, 2009)
• Pittsburgh's anti-violence program ready to start (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 6, 2009)
• Cities' gun restrictions begin to topple (Christian Science Monitor, June 20, 2009)
• Cities clamp down on panhandlers (USA Today, June 9, 2009)
• FBI: U.S. crime falls, but small town violence up (USA Today, June 1, 2009)
• Debt to society costs some criminals $60 a night (USA Today, May 28, 2009)
• Police Tasers: excessive force or necessary tool?(Christian Science Monitor, May 28, 2009)
• Cash-strapped jails begin charging inmates for snacks – even room and board (Christian Science Monitor, May 16, 2009)
• Courts divided on police use of GPS tracking (Christian Science Monitor, May 15, 2009)
• Even police Twittering now (Chicago Sun-Times, April 13, 2009)
• Giving lessons in traffic safety at middle schools (New York Times, April 9, 2009)
• Cities cleaning, 'greening' urban alleys (USA Today, April 9, 2009)
• Mayors to explore roots of mass violence (USA Today, April 9, 2009)
• Urban coyote attacks rise; residents alarmed (USA Today, March 29, 2009)
• Prison population continues to rise (USA Today, March 18, 2009)
• Mediators help in neighborly dog disputes (USA Today, March 16, 2009)
• Using tax dollars to turn lives around is money well-spent (Los Angeles Times, March 15, 2009)
• Greening the prison-industrial complex (New York Times, March 3, 2009)
• L.A.'s business improvement districts help reduce crime, study finds (Los Angeles Times, February 20, 2009)
• As property crimes increase, more neighbors are on patrol (Christian Science Monitor, January 27, 2009)
• New worries about meth trends (Christian Science Monitor, January 16, 2009)
• Study: Wrecks increase at red-light cameras sites (Houston Chronicle, December 29, 2008)
• Traffic stops get easier: police adopt citation equipment for easier and more efficient, accurate roadside ticketing (Baltimore Sun, December 28, 2008)
• Cash-strapped states cut juvenile justice programs (USA Today, December 26, 2008)
• DUI flashlights help fight drunken driving -- but are they legal? (Contra Costa Times, December 11, 2008)
• Economy puts emergency readiness in peril (USA Today, December 10, 2008)
• Traffic cam benefits; A new study provides early documentation that Texas red light cameras reduce serious traffic accidents (Houston Chronicle, December 7, 2008)
• Electric scooters give Fairfax police a silent edge (Marin Independent Journal, December 4, 2008)
• City goes green with new hybrid police car (Kalamazoo Gazette, November 24, 2008)
• Shortage of court interpreters worsening in U.S. (USA Today, November 18, 2008)
• New high-tech FEMA maps redefine flood zones (USA Today, November 13, 2008)
• Paterson's 'ears in the sky' net gun arrest (The Herald News, November 12, 2008)
• Police help graffiti taggers in East Palo Alto put brushes to good work (Contra Costa Times, October 31, 2008)
• One way to cut prison costs (Christian Science Monitor, October 20, 2008)
• Road salt shortage puts cities in a pinch (USA Today, October 5, 2008)
• Atlanta turns to donation meters to curb panhandling (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 10, 2008)
• New weapon to fight graffiti unveiled (Orange County Register, September 8, 2008)
• Company terminating Delco jail contract (Philadelphia Inquirer, August 30,l 2008)
• New bike commuters hit the classroom, then the road (Christian Science Monitor, August 25, 2008)