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Marine Corps creates law-enforcement battalionsOriginally published July 22, 2012 at 4:14 PM | Page modified July 23, 2012 at 6:31 AM
The Marine Corps has created its first law-enforcement battalions — consolidated units of military police officers trained to investigate a variety of crimes. Combat in Iraq and Afghanistan has underscored the relevance of such a force, as Marines have increasingly found themselves playing street cop in addition to combat duties.
By JULIE WATSON
The Associated Press
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. —
The Marine Corps has created its first law-enforcement battalions — a lean, specialized force of military police officers that it hopes can quickly deploy worldwide to help investigate crimes from terrorism to drug trafficking and train fledgling security forces in allied nations.The Corps activated three such battalions last month. Each is made up of roughly 500 military police officers and dozens of dogs. The Marine Corps has had police battalions off and on since World War II but they were primarily focused on providing security, such as accompanying fuel convoys or guarding generals on visits to dangerous areas, said Maj. Jan Durham, commander of the 1st Law Enforcement Battalion at Camp Pendleton.
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Gunman who massacred 12 at movie premiere used same drugs that killed Batman star Heath Ledger and messaged web lovers to ask... Will you visit me in prison?Police believe he had grown fixated by Batman films and may have been hooked on prescription painkiller found in the system of Heath Ledger
Specialists had to disarm booby-traps 'set to kill' inside his apartment
Shooter James Holmes, 24, dropped out from neuroscience PhD at University of Colorado in June
58 injured and 12 dead, including Jessica Ghawi, AJ Boik, Alex Sullivan, Micayla Medek, John Thomas Larimer and Matt McQuinn
Killer had arsenal of 6,000 rounds which he bought at local shops and online
By Caroline Graham and Ian Gallagher
PUBLISHED: 03:39 EST, 20 July 2012 | UPDATED: 04:10 EST, 23 July 2012
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Sumit Shah, a friend at Westview High School in San Diego, said: ‘Jimmy was pretty shy but once he got comfortable with you he was the funniest, smartest guy. The guy I knew was harmless.’
Experts believe it is more likely that Holmes was suffering from a genetic psychotic illness which could have acted like a ‘time bomb’ set to go off any time between the ages of 15 and 25.
Holmes began studying for a PhD in neuroscience at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Denver last year but dropped out a month ago. The last course he took was in mental illnesses and psychiatric disorders, according to the college.
Previously he had studied at the University of California where he obtained a first-class honours degree in neuroscience. Chancellor Timothy White said he had been a ‘brilliant student’.
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Precautions: A video camera on a pole is used to inspect the results of a controlled blast in one of the rooms of the apartment
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Towed: Holmes's car being removed from the scene of the shooting on Friday evening
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