Politics & Government
At a funeral procession in Ciudad Juarez for a slain cop, the lead vehicle is this motorcycle from a funeral parlor. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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Hooded police officers patrol along a street where gunmen killed three officers sitting in a police pick-up truck December 8, 2010. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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A floral wreath for the latest police officer slain in Ciudad Juarez nearly fills the bed of a pick-up truck. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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Once again, police officers find themselves carrying the casket of a murdered colleague, December 8, 2010. In Ciudad Juarez this year, around 120 municipal, state and federal police have been killed. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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Jittery cops stand guard along a street in Ciudad Juarez December 8, 2010, shortly after crime gang commandos ambushed a police vehicle, killing three cops. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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Mexican police carry powerful guns like this one, but the crime gangs use even bigger weapons, and even grenades. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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Police officers stand by the casket of a slain federal agent, Erika Silva, at a memorial ceremony December 8, 2010. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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A federal agent holds up a case with a badge and a photo of slain officer Erika Silva, killed by gunmen December 6. Like the slaying of most police officers, her murder remains unsolved. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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After gangsters gunned down three cops in Ciudad Juarez December 8, 2010, their pick-up truck rolled down a hill and smashed into a telephone pole. The bodies remained inside the truck. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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A monument to slain police officers in Ciudad Juarez has been constantly vandalized. Criminals have stolen bronze plaques bearing the names of scores of slain officers. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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