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Sniper suspect lived in Pinole

By Colleen Valles
Friday October 25, 2002

PINOLE — The former sister-in-law of one of the suspects arrested in connection with the sniper shootings in the Washington, D.C. area expressed sympathy for the victims and their families. -more-


Schools open as police confirm sniper’s 10th fatality

By Allen G. Breed The Associated Press
Thursday October 24, 2002

KENSINGTON — The search for the sniper stalking the suburbs of the nation’s capital stretched across the country Wednesday as FBI agents converged on a home in Tacoma, Wash., with metal detectors and chain saws. -more-


Are more police Oakland’s answer?

By Michelle Locke The Associated Press
Wednesday October 23, 2002

OAKLAND — Critics of a ballot initiative authorizing 100 new police officers to fight Oakland’s rising murder rate are slamming the plan as a misguided and costly approach. -more-


Suspected al-Qaida terrorists indicted

By Ben Dobbin The Associated Press
Tuesday October 22, 2002

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Six men were indicted Monday on charges of supporting terrorism by training at an al-Qaida camp in Afghanistan where Osama bin Laden declared that there “is going to be a fight against Americans,” authorities said. -more-


Military training booming at UC Berkeley

Daily Planet Wire Service
Monday October 21, 2002

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