International Business News - Checkpoint http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Georgian officials said Russian and separatist forces attacked a Georgian police checkpoint Thursday near the breakaway province of Abkhazia. Abkhaz separatists said they had simply responded to Georgian fire and no Russian troops were involved. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/georgia-says-checkpoint-shelled-from-abkhazia.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:20:04 EST Police said it wasn't the most well-thoughtout escape. They say a man handed over his license and registration at a sobriety checkpoint during the weekend, then peeled out and sped away, almost hitting an officer. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081114/police-say-man-sped-away-after-handing-over-id.htm Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:32:59 EST Police said it wasn't the most well-thoughtout escape. They say a man handed over his license and registration at a sobriety checkpoint during the weekend, then peeled out and sped away, almost hitting an officer. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/police-say-man-speeds-away-after-handing-over-id.htm Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:40:31 EST Checkpoint Systems Inc., which provides merchandise security products and services for retailers, cut its 2008 financial forecast Wednesday, saying the slowing economy will eat into profit and revenue. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/checkpoint-cuts-2008-financial-targets.htm Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:30:43 EST Checkpoint Systems Inc., which provides merchandise security products and services for retailers, said Wednesday third-quarter earnings dropped 11 percent as demand in Europe and for its closed-circuit TV services slowed. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/checkpoint-3q-profit-falls-on-restructuring.htm Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:52:27 EST A federal judge has refused to order police in the District of Columbia to stop using a vehicle checkpoint program in one of the city's crime-ridden neighborhoods. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081030/judge-refuses-to-stop-d-c-police-roadblocks.htm Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:57:02 EDT In the morning, columns of Georgian police and military vehicles prepared to reoccupy the strategic town of Gori after the expected departure of Russian forces. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/108794-georgia-russia.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/russian-tanks-deter-georgian-entry-to-gori.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/russian-tanks-deter-georgian-entry-to-gori.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:59:28 EDT The president of shrink management and merchandising solutions for security-products maker Checkpoint Systems Inc. bought 18,537 shares of stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/checkpoint-systems-unit-president-buys-shares.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:15:23 EDT Checkpoint Systems Inc., which makes security and tracking devices for the retail sector, said Monday it agreed to buy OATSystems Inc., a maker of software for RFID or radio-tag tracking systems. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/checkpoint-buying-rfid-software-maker-oatsystems.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:56:34 EDT A civil liberties group filed a lawsuit Friday seeking an injunction against the District of Columbia police department's vehicle checkpoint program, calling the "military-style" initiative unconstitutional and ineffective. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080620/group-files-lawsuit-against-dc-vehicle-checkpoints.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:46:13 EDT The District of Columbia's police chief on Monday defended vehicle checkpoints in a neighborhood struggling with violence, saying the measure was a success and that no shootings occurred while they were in place. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080616/dc-police-chief-defends-checkpoints-before-council.htm Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:18:54 EDT District of Columbia police say they stopped about half of 50 cars at a weekend checkpoint set up in a neighborhood struggling with the gun violence. Police say the checkpoints will run for at least five days, despite warnings from civill rights groups that they could take legal action. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/dc-police-turn-back-cars-at-weekend-checkpoint.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:57:19 EDT Police in the nation's capital set up controversial vehicle checkpoints Saturday in a neighborhood reeling from gun violence, with civil liberties groups considering legal action and closely observing officers. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/66346-aptopix-neighborhood-checkpoint.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080608/groups-to-monitor-d-c-vehicle-checkpoints.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080608/groups-to-monitor-d-c-vehicle-checkpoints.htm Sun, 08 Jun 2008 02:03:35 EDT Police in the nation's capital set up controversial vehicle checkpoints Saturday in a neighborhood reeling from gun violence, with civil liberties groups considering legal action and closely observing officers. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/66290-aptopix-neighborhood-checkpoint.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080607/groups-to-monitor-dc-vehicle-checkpoints.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080607/groups-to-monitor-dc-vehicle-checkpoints.htm Sat, 07 Jun 2008 23:23:22 EDT Stung by an outbreak of violence, including eight killings last weekend alone, police are taking the unusual step of establishing vehicle checkpoints in a crime-ridden neighborhood in the nation's capital. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/64304-neighborhood-checkpoint.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/police-plan-vehicle-checkpoints-in-dc-neighborhood.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/police-plan-vehicle-checkpoints-in-dc-neighborhood.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:56:55 EDT Security-products maker Checkpoint Systems Inc. on Wednesday said first-quarter profit fell 3 percent due to restructuring and other one-time charges, but sales rose due to acquisitions and the weaker dollar. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/restructuring-other-charges-hurt-checkpoint-systems-1q.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 09:17:34 EDT