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Koban Police Station: You Have the Right to Remain Happy

Koban Police Station

When you think of police stations, you’d probably picture a plain building with a standard sign looking all hostile and foreboding, wherever it may be. And just when you think you know what to expect from a police station, out (or in?) comes the Koban Police Station – looking bright, sunny,…

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April 18th, 2012 by: Hazel Chua

Liquid Body Armor Is More Effective and Weighs Less

I think anyone that has dropped a heavy object into water knows that liquid slows and softens the impact. However, you wouldn’t think liquid would be a viable option for body armor for soldiers and police. However, according to BAE Systems, some liquids are proving to be very effective body…

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April 6th, 2012 by: Shane McGlaun

NYPD May Someday Sweep the Streets with Mobile Weapon Scanners

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You know those annoying ads that you see sometimes when you browse a site or read some news online? The ones at the side that are offering you a free X-ray app and then show a picture of a woman’s clothed behind?…

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January 18th, 2012 by: Hazel Chua

Would-be Sith Lord Assaults People with Lightsabers in Toys R Us

A man armed with two lightsabers went a little crazy in Toys R Us in Hillsboro, Portland, Oregon. It’s not clear whether 33 year-old David Allen Canterbury, who assaulted people with toy lightsabers at Toys R Us, was working alone, or if he had a Sith Master. Always two there…

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December 18th, 2011 by: Conner Flynn

Papercraft Blade Runner Police Spinner Perfect for Retiring Paper Replicants

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I always loved the flying vehicles in Blade Runner.… I think it’s the fact that they could drive on the ground like regular cars, but then do the VTOL think and take off and land on a dime. Probably the most iconic vehicle in the film is the police spinner,

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November 18th, 2011 by: Technabob

Protect Yourself, Safeguard Your Neighborhood with the City Scars Crime-stopping App

City Scars Crime Stopping App

How many times have you heard of stories that involved thieves or rapists involving people you know or victims who live around your neighborhood and thought: Hey, that could’ve been me if I had gone home ten minutes later.…

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September 27th, 2011 by: Hazel Chua

Wacko Arrested with PS2 in His Pants

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This is a very bizarre story. Apparently, a man named Timothy Jones Sr. from Lincoln, Mo was walking in traffic. I would hazard a guess that he was on something that affected his cognitive abilities at the time. Not only do normal folk generally not walk in traffic, they also…

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June 3rd, 2011 by: Shane McGlaun

OMG! Run! A Tiger is Loose! Oh wait… Nevermind

I want to start this off by saying, BWAHAHAHAHA. As the story here goes, the police in Hampshire over in the UK were called by a concerned citizen with a startling report. A white tiger had apparently been spotted hiding in a field near a local golf course eyeing a…

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May 24th, 2011 by: Shane McGlaun

Researchers Developing Software That Matches Mug Shots with Police Sketches, Can’t Help Witnesses with Bad Memory

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A group of Michigan State University researchers led by Computer Science and Engineering professor Anil Jain and doctoral student Brendan Klare are working on a program that can match mug shots of known criminals to police sketches. Since sketches are not always reliable, instead of striving to match images pixel-by-pixel,…

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March 14th, 2011 by: Lambert Varias

California Police on the Lookout for Nonexistent Pedobear

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If you frequent the Internet, you must have encountered at least one image photobombed by the Pedobear. Actually photobombed isn’t the right word. His presence in pictures is more of a warning sign, because the original usage of Pedobear was to mock and call out pedophiles on 4chan, an imageboard…

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September 15th, 2010 by: Lambert Varias

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