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The RF Factor

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I am sure he could feel the adrenaline still surging through his body as he finished his run. Once in his car, he probably looked at himself in the rear-view mirror focusing squarely on the red hooded sweatshirt he was wearing that was now soaking u…

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Fish gets burnt – catch and release ends – for a long time anyway Note: The following is a highly editorialized abstract from a recent News release, by the Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of South Carolina.…

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Jan. 10, 2022

Why the RF Factor?

“In the street, follow-up is tracking the last lead down the last dark alley until the last crook is locked away. From an upper floor at headquarters, the idea of follow-up only begins with the obligation to ensure that the field commanders ar…

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Excited to report that the RF Factor made honorable mention...   From the tantalizing to the practical, these must-listens have something for everyone https://www.police1.com/health-wellness/articles/12-podcasts-every-cop-should-add-…

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An excellent example of how the term crime gun intelligence extends beyond the basic crime gun tracing and ballistics analysis processes - Great Job Vermont State Police!   https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Former-CT-doctor-charged-in-2…

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Regardless of your age, the name Sherlock Holmes immediately conjures up images of an old-world detective complete with hat and pipe, and a mastery of observation, deduction, forensic science, and logical reasoning. While this fictional character fi…

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Mike Sena is one of the central figures involved in developing strategies to protect Americans from the scourge of drugs, street violence, and terrorism, along with an ever evolving assortment of threats that seem to find their way to the local stre…

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  For 23 days in October of 2002, the more than five million people living across the region known as the Washington DC Beltway lived in fear for their lives. They had a right to be. Somebody was shooting at them as they went about their dai…

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Nov. 10, 2021

Cocaine's Comeback

Join Pete and Ray as they interview Toby Muse - author, journalist, and documentary filmmaker, about the forgotten drug. Toby’s work has appeared in major news outlets across the globe. In this episode he talks about his latest book: Kilo i…

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Read this news release by the Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney’s Office, for the Northern District of Texas. It reports that the game is over for an Amarillo man, a convicted felon named Perkins. He unlawfully possessed firearms and told …

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