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Old 2nd Nov 07, 07:03 PM
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Cops learning how to extend beats online
*Source: Yahoo (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071102/...2k2JojtBAF )*
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ARLINGTON, Va. - Raise your hand if you've heard of "Second Life," police Lt. Charles Cohen asks a room of about 75 law enforcement officers from around the country.

"Second Life," a sprawling online universe, has had technology circles abuzz for a while. But here, it might as well be a watch repair shop. Only a few hands go up. Cohen has some explaining to do.

And so begins another session in the traveling classroom of this fast-talking Indiana state trooper at the forefront of the idea that cops need to be better at incorporating the online world into their patrols.

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