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New Megan’s Law Changes Affect Cops' and Citizens’ Ability to Track Sex Offenders

Changes in Megan's Law will mean less information on the Internet about some sex offenders, but law enforcement agencies can inform the public about a particular offender if they deem it necessary.

November 16, 2005

‘Smart’ Buildings to Guide Future First Responders

The best response to a building emergency is a fast and informed one. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is working with the building industry as well as the public safety and information technology communities to achieve both objectives.

November 16, 2005

Organization Trains Law Enforcement to Handle Alzheimer’s and Dementia Patients

The National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners (www.nccdp.org) provides training in the area of Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care to law enforcement agencies to equip officers with knowledge of how to assist or find people suffering from dementia.

November 16, 2005

Customs and Border Protection Arrests Murder Suspect in Mexican Border Town

Nogales, Arizona may not be the biggest port of entry into the United States, but when it comes to apprehending murder suspects, it may well be the busiest for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers.

November 2, 2005

3M Develops New Security Feature for License Plates

3M’s Traffic Safety Systems Division has developed new technology that incorporates an indelible mark into reflective material that is nearly impossible to duplicate, making illegal license plate altering or duplication difficult.

November 2, 2005

Suggestions Requested for Rescue Robot Standards

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has asked ASTM International to work with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and other involved parties to develop voluntary consensus standards for urban search-and-rescue (US&R) robots.

October 26, 2005

Firearms Training Associates Offers Course in Advanced Live-Fire Entry for Law Enforcement

Firearms Training Associates (FTA), based in Yorba Linda, Calif., is offering a comprehensive two-day course in advanced live-fire entry, designed to teach individuals to work as a team, utilizing entry techniques and engaging multiple targets with marking cartridges.

October 26, 2005

5.11 Challenge Finalists Donate Prizes to Agencies Hit By Hurricanes

The finalists of the 2005 5.11 Challenge elected to donate their prizes, amounting to more than $175,000 worth of gear, weapons, and apparel, to agencies devastated by the recent Gulf hurricanes. To match this generosity, the sponsors of the annual law enforcement shooting competition have agreed to provide the hurricane-ravaged agencies with an additional $350,000 worth of products.

October 23, 2005

Law Enforcement Arrests Parents in Truancy Sweep

Officers in California’s Sacramento County brought in 50 people in the area’s tenth annual truancy sweep, aimed at making parents accountable for students’ school attendance.

October 5, 2005

Couple Chases Robbers Away With Furniture

A restaurant owner and his wife used tables and chairs to chase armed robbers out of their business in west Berlin.

September 21, 2005

Police Trainee Killed by Training Instructor

A firearms instructor accidentally shot and killed a recruit at the North Central Georgia Law Enforcement Academy in Cobb County after bringing a loaded gun into the training building, which is a violation of safety rules.

September 15, 2005

Improve Security of Your Handheld IT Devices

If you’ve ever lost a piece of valuable equipment such as a laptop computer or PDA, you know how agonizing it is to worry that someone might obtain sensitive information from them. Now, two new reports detail ways to make it more difficult for unauthorized users to access information stored on your handheld device if it is misplaced or stolen.

September 7, 2005

COPS Materials Promote School Safety

Several technical assistance resources intended to support school administrators, parents, and community leaders to improve campus safety are now available from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS).

September 7, 2005

BTK Serial Killer Starts Serving 10 Life Sentences

Dennis Rader, better known as the BTK serial killer, was given the harshest sentence available – 175 years without possibility of parole – for 10 murders he confessed to committing between 1974 and 1991. Today he entered the maximum security El Dorado Correctional Facility in Kansas to begin serving time.

August 18, 2005

U.S. DOJ Hiring Grants Announced

Grant monies totaling $4.8 million have been awarded to hire 65 new community policing officers in 25 communities.

August 18, 2005

Scotland Yard Top Cop Joins PERF Board

Sir Ian Blair, commissioner of London’s Metropolitan Police Service, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Washington, D.C.-based Police Executive Research Forum (PERF).

August 18, 2005

Fungus Leads Police to Suspect Foul Play

The strong smell of a large fungus caused German law enforcement officers to search for a dead body.

August 15, 2005

Connecticut Corrections Officers Perch Atop Donut Shops for Charity

Law Enforcement officers are collecting donations from customers and the general public while sitting on the rooftops of donut shops, all in the name of Special Olympics.

August 4, 2005

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