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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 1, 2019

Louisiana Motor Officer Struck and Killed During Funeral Procession

Officer Shane Totty was escorting a funeral procession when a pickup truck pulled in front of his motorcycle, striking him.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 1, 2019

Pachmayr Announces the Gripper Slip-on Grip

Pachmayr’s Gripper Slip-On Grip has a distinctive design and contour, allowing it to fit a large variety of popular medium to full-size pistols and provide enhanced grip and control.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 1, 2019

Silent Partner Technologies Releases Updated IntelliVan Solution

Silent Partner Technologies has released its latest edition of IntelliVan, a 24/7 inventory tracking solution that provides real-time visibility of valuable assets within a variety of service vehicles through the use of RFID technology.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 1, 2019

Chicago Police Form Human Chain Across Ice to Rescue Man, Dog from Lake Michigan

Officers with the Chicago Police Department are being lauded for their bravery, quick thinking and teamwork as they rescued a 33-year-old man who had fallen through the ice on Lake Michigan in an effort to save his puppy, which had also fallen into the frigid water.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 1, 2019

Florida Agency Uses Bitter Cold Weather Elsewhere to Attract Recruits

The Boca Raton (FL) Police Department is seeking officers from places being badly hit by severe cold weather to join the agency's ranks. The department posted on Twitter that the sub-zero temperatures in places like North Dakota and Wisconsin are not present in the Sunshine State.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 1, 2019

NYPD Officers Get Phone App to Connect Hearing Impaired with Translators

Officers with the New York Police Department now have a better way to communicate with subjects who are deaf or hard of hearing with a teleconferencing system that is similar to Skype, allowing the hearing impaired person to speak in sign language and the officer to communicate verbally with a translation conducted by interpreters employed by the city.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 1, 2019

Judge Approves Order for Major Reforms at Chicago Police Department

The consent decree requires officers to document each time they draw their weapons—even if they don't actually fire—and tightens instances in which officers may deploy TASERs. It also requires the department to publish use-of-force data on a monthly basis.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 1, 2019

Date Set for Second Annual Police K-9 Memorial Ceremony

The National Police Dog Foundation and United for Blue have announced that they will host the second annual Police K-9 Memorial Service on May 11 as part of Police Week ceremonies honoring fallen officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 1, 2019

Illinois Agency Thanks SC Police for "Arrest" of Disney's Elsa for Frigid Winter Weather

The McLean (IL) Police Department is trying to have some semblance of fun with the brutally cold weather gripping much of the northern United States.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 1, 2019

Atlanta Police Prepared for Super Bowl Sunday

According to CBS News, a hard security perimeter of roughly a quarter mile will surround the stadium where 13 of the 15 official NFL events will take place, and the city will be the center of a 30-mile no-fly zone around the stadium. An undisclosed number of F-16 fighter aircraft will intercept any aircraft encroaching that airspace with instructions to keep the offending aircraft from nearing the event.

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