Paul ClintonMore from Paul ClintonWeaponsConnecticut's Dangerous Weapon Offender RegistryIt does make logical sense to keep firearms out of the hands of people who have just been treated for psychiatric issues or adjudicated mentally ill. However, taking weapons out of the hands of people with low-level misdemeanor convictions is nothing short of excessive government overreach.April 14, 2013VehiclesTwo Idaho Companies Offer Yamaha Police MotorcyclesTwo Idaho-based companies have introduced differing law enforcement versions of Yamaha's FJR-1300 sport-touring motorcycle.April 9, 2013SWATALS To Open Tactical Training CenterAMTEC Less-Lethal Systems (ALS) is on track to open a tactical training center this summer in Perry, Fla., to offer less-lethal training to law enforcement, corrections, and military personnel.March 27, 2013VehiclesL.A. Sheriff's Super Puma HelicoptersThe Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has completed a nearly $60-million overhaul of its helicopter fleet that brought 18 new Eurocopter helicopters, including three Super Pumas.March 25, 2013CareersAlaska's Village Public Safety OfficersTo help keep the peace in Alaska's tiny indigenous villages, the state deputizes rural peace officers known as village public safety officers, or VPSOs.March 20, 2013TrainingThe Officer Survival Creed"The will to survive, to survive the attack, must be uppermost in my mind. Therefore, preparation and not paranoia is the key to my survival. To survive I must be aware, be alert, be confident, be deceptive, be decisive, and be ready. I must expect the unexpected and do the unexpected."March 19, 2013WeaponsRemington Recalls LE 00-Buck ShellsRemington Arms has issued a recall for several lots of its reduced-recoil law enforcement 00-buck ammunition, according to an announcement on the company's website.March 18, 2013CareersLAPD Rampart's Special Problems UnitThe LAPD's Rampart Division may be the agency's smallest geographic area, but its steady flow of house burglaries, auto thefts, and meth-fueled crime offer the Special Problems Unit plenty of opportunity for targeted enforcement.March 14, 2013VehiclesWis. Agency Enlists Subaru Rally CarThe Greenfield (Wis.) Police Department's 2012 Subaru WRX STI makes an impression on traffic scofflaws and cruisers who often request a ride in the vehicle after an arrest.March 7, 2013SWATLessons Learned from the ATF Waco RaidA trio of ATF commanders have offered new details about the failed Waco raid and outlined changes within the agency since 1993, as the agency remembers its four fallen agents on the 20th anniversary.February 26, 2013Previous PagePage 4 of 22Next Page