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Feds Fine Virginia Tech for Notification Failures During Massacre
The DOE found the university to be in violation of the Clery Act for not issuing a timely warning after the slain students were discovered and for not following its own procedures for handling a threat.
March 29, 2011
Patrol
Jury Rules Va. Tech Negligent in Massacre
A jury found Virginia Tech negligent on Wednesday for delaying to alert its campus community about a gunman during the 2007 massacre that left 33 people dead.
March 13, 2012
Special Units
Post-Virginia Tech Bill Expected to Pass House
Following the wake of the deadliest massacre in modern U.S. history, where a deranged gunman murdered 32 others and himself in April at Virginia Tech University, the House of Representatives is expected to approve a bill that would prevent mentally ill individuals from gaining access to weapons. The bill is slated for a vote today.
June 12, 2007
Technology
Amended FERPA Legislation to be Introduced in Congress
In response to the Virginia Tech massacre, Congressman Tim Murphy (R-PA) says he will be introducing legislation to revise the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974.
April 19, 2007
Weapons
Student Group Demands Concealed Carry Rights on College Campuses
Michael Flitcraft, a 23-year-old sophomore at the University of Cincinnati, has become a leading advocate for college students to carry weapons on campus. He's an organizer for Students for Concealed Carry on Campus, a grass-roots organization that was formed after last year's Virginia Tech massacre that left 32 college students and professors dead.
April 14, 2008
Vehicle Ops
Seminar Trains Officers to Effectively Halt Active Snipers
Seeking to implement the means with which to prevent the occurrence of another Virginia Tech massacre, 23 Louisiana-based law enforcement agencies and the Louisiana State University Police Department (LSUPD) conducted a two-day law enforcement active shooter emergency response course.
June 20, 2007
Vehicle Ops
Va. Tech Report Confirms Shortcomings, Offers Preventive Tactics
More than four months have passed since the Virginia Tech tragedy, and the state of Virginia and university officials have released their findings on the April 16 massacre. From their reports, briefly summarized below, other campuses can glean valuable information that they hopefully will be able to apply to their own communities.
August 30, 2007
Patrol
Virginia Tech Marks Anniversary, Maintains It Did Nothing Wrong
Virginia Tech remembered the 32 students and faculty members killed in the mass shooting four years ago on the anniversary today, as school administrators continued to maintain they did nothing wrong in delaying school-wide notification.
April 15, 2011
Patrol
Virginia Tech Locked Down After Report of Man with Gun
The university advised people on campus to stay indoors and secure doors. Three juveniles attending a camp at the university reported seeing a man holding what appeared to be a gun at 9:09 a.m. local time.
August 3, 2011
Patrol
Virginia Tech Gunman Sent Package to News Station Between Shootings
During the hours between the initial attack and his 30-victim killing spree, the Virginia Tech gunman mailed a large package containing a manifesto-like diatribe, videos, and photographs to NBC News.
April 18, 2007
SWAT
Lessons from Virginia Tech
"When you aren't practicing somewhere someone is and, when you meet him, he will win." This thought-provoking saying was passed along to me many years ago by Terry Thorpe, a warrior friend who lost his courageous final battle with Agent Orange.
May 29, 2007
Weapons
Mass. College Arms Campus Police With Service Weapons
The Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts trustee board voted 10 to one to arm campus police with firearms, despite a mostly negative reaction from the student body.
February 7, 2012
Patrol
Families Ask Media to Stop Publicizing Names of Mass Shooters
For families, it is a small way to fight back. Their hope is that refusing to name the actors will mute the effects of their actions, and prevent other angry, troubled young men from being inspired by the infamy of those who opened fire at Columbine High School, Virginia Tech or Newtown, Conn.
December 22, 2013
Patrol
NYPD Cadet Tackles Man Carrying Rifle at St. Johns University
Benson, a criminal justice major at St. Johns University, saw a fellow student walk past him wearing a Fred Flintstone mask and carrying a rifle.
September 26, 2007
Special Units
TREXPO East 2007: Hitting the Books and Each Other
The conference portion of the 2007 TREXPO East offered a little bit of something for every attendee. Once primarily SWAT oriented, the TREXPO conference now includes classes of interest to tactical medics, SWAT operators, patrol officers, and gang officers.
September 30, 2007
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Patrol
27 Killed in Connecticut School Shooting
A gunman killed his mother, then drove to her Connecticut elementary school Friday and fatally shot 26 people, including 20 children. The gunman, identified as 20-year-old Adam Lanza, also killed himself.
December 13, 2012
Screenshot via NBC News.
Training
National Campus Safety Center Approved
The U.S. Department of Justice agreed to create a national campus safety center that would train agency personnel, encourage research, and disseminate relevant campus public safety information.
March 13, 2013
Vehicle Ops
Gunman at Northern Illinois University Kills Five, Wounds 16
Yesterday Northern Illinois University in DeKalb joined the long and growing list of American campuses bloodied by active shooters.
February 14, 2008
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