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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2019

John Cena Visits Colorado Officer Recovering from Gunshot Wound

WWE and action movie star John Cena paid a surprise visit to the home of a Colorado Springs police officer who suffered a severe gunshot wound to the head in 2018.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2019

Ohio Agency Disbanding K-9 Unit Due to Budget Constraints

The Painesville (OH) Police Department announced this week that it will be disbanding the agency's K-9 unit due to budget constraints and the passage of a piece of legislation that allows civilian cultivation of hemp, which the dogs cannot differentiate from illegal marijuana.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2019

U.S. Forest Service is First Federal Law Enforcement Agency to Fully Adopt the Axon Ecosystem with TASER Weapons, Body Cameras and Axon Evidence

Axon has announced that the United States Forest Service (USFS) will outfit officers and agents across its law enforcement and investigative agency with Axon Body 2 cameras backed by the digital evidence management system, Axon Evidence (Evidence.com). The USFS has been a TASER Conducted Energy Weapon customer since 2008 and began an agencywide deployment of TASER X26Ps in 2018.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2019

NYPD Officer Killed in Gun Grab Attack

Officer Brian Mulkeen, 33, a six-year veteran of the department, did not survive three gunshot injuries, Chief of Department Terence Monahan told reporters at Jacobi Hospital, where doctors had worked to save his life.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 29, 2019

FirstNet Board Advances Investments to Expand Network, Upgrade Core for 5G

The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) Board has approved the organization’s first investment opportunities to expand and enhance FirstNet, the nationwide public safety broadband network.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 29, 2019

Sirocco Marine Delivers Patrol Boat to Florida Police Agency

"We were able to customize this vessel to our exact specifications and include capabilities not just to patrol, but to respond to medical emergencies, disabled vessels, collisions and other disturbances," said Aventura Police Department Marine Officer Troy Vezina. "One specific need for increased patrol on the waterways is related to the high rate of theft of expensive marine electronics."

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 29, 2019

National Law Enforcement Museum Teams with Special Olympics to Honor Law Enforcement Through 5K Races

The National Law Enforcement Museum at the Motorola Solutions Foundation Building, a project of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF), has teamed up with Special Olympics District of Columbia to promote two 5K races in support of law enforcement.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 29, 2019

FLIR Announces Industry’s First Multi-Gas Detector for Unmanned Aerial Systems

The MUVE C360 will transform how emergency response teams approach chemical, industrial, or environmental incidents by providing a new level of safety, dramatically reducing time to action, and delivering a more complete assessment in situations where every second counts. The C360 is currently compatible with the DJI Matrice 210 UAS platform.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 29, 2019

AmpliVox Sponsors YMCA Bus and Eye Tumor Research Foundation Contributions

“The bus is a terrific enhancement to our services for handicapped patrons,” said Howard Schultz, President/CEO of the North Suburban YMCA, Northbrook, IL. “We’re very thankful to AmpliVox for their generous contribution to assist in its purchase.”

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 29, 2019

AmpliVox Partners with 13-Year-Old Boy Who Supports 9/11 First Responders

Travis’ first effort, funded from his piggy bank, purchased two pizzas for local firemen and policemen. Since then, his fund-raising efforts have expanded, with the help of local restaurants and other businesses, to provide complete dinners for over one hundred retired and active first responders.

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