Chemical reactions
Are police raids on meth labs leading to cancer?

Stick it in your ear
Policies differ on earrings as police fashion accessory.

Where have all the homicides gone?
A coordinated effort sharply reduces gun-related murders of youths in Boston.

Sneak attack
NJ State Police deploy “stealth cars” to target moving violators.

Cozying up
Police academy shares space with university.

Winds of change
The Feds consider a new agency to handle Indian Country policing.

Call & Response
Richmond expands its differential approach to calls for service.

Back to basics
A significant number of police applicants are coming up short on basic skills: reading, ‘riting & ‘rithmetic

Coke wars
New study says crack & coke effects are similar, criminal penalties should be, too.

Looking out for one’s own
Fla. departments to look at whether officers cover for each other after traffic mishaps.

Roll call
Eighteen more agencies are accredited.

Taking a walk
Hundreds of violent felons get early release in Florida

Giving ‘em the onceover
DC’s police force is due for a thorough external review

New players in the game
Ultra-violent Mexican gangs reshape crime and drug trafficking along the border

A region-by-region roundup of police news:
Northeast | Southeast
Midwest | Plains States
Southwest | Far West

Anti-crime crusader
Naming names
Counting backwards
Houston chief’s labor pains