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Officers improperly arrested men for failure to provide identification

Updated body armor standard takes aim at new challenges

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Friendly conversation doesn’t create custodial interrogation

NC police cite 52 drivers in construction worker sting

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Greensboro police say they are seeing too many speeders, too many people not wearing seat belts and too many drivers not paying attention in construction zones.

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