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Newsby Staff WriterMay 12, 2017

ICE Arrests 1,378 Suspected Gang Members in Record Sweep

The Trump administration has concluded a six-week nationwide sweep of suspected gang members with 1,378 arrests — the largest such gang sweep conducted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) to date.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 12, 2017

Officers Monitoring Facebook Prevent Gang Shooting Outside NY Court

NYPD officers grabbed three gang members planning violence outside the courthouse on Joralemon St. in Brooklyn Heights on Wednesday after finding a Facebook Live video that showed they had a gun and planned to shoot members of a rival crew, police sources said.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 12, 2017

LAPD Sniper Fired from Helicopter to End Shootout

Los Angeles police fired a rifle from a helicopter during a shootout with a man killed in Sunland earlier this week, marking the first time that specially trained SWAT officers have opened fire from a helicopter hovering over a scene, the LAPD said.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 12, 2017

Ohio Officer Dies After Being Ambushed in Active Shooter Incident

A gunman ambushed a police officer in central Ohio Friday morning and then shot two more people inside a nursing home, authorities say.

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ProductsMay 11, 2017

Active Shooter Response Vest

Warrior Trail Consulting, known for its non-ballistic training body armor, has introduced advanced ballistic protection solutions to first responders through a partnership with ShotStop Ballistics LLC.

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ProductsMay 11, 2017

Ballistic Armored Tactical Transport

The Armored Group's new BATT-APX is an armored rescue vehicle (ARV) built for law enforcement agencies. Designed and engineered in Detroit, the BATT-APX is fully modular and can be built on a variety of chassis.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 9, 2017

CA Officer Risks Life to Save K-9 Partner

A Concord, CA, police officer came to the rescue of his K9 early Saturday before a driver under the influence crashed into his patrol vehicle.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 9, 2017

Chicago PD Warns Officers About Gangs with Rifles

The Chicago Police Department warned its officers Monday about gangs armed with rifles, after three people were shot to death over the weekend and two officers were targeted in an ambush last week.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 8, 2017

Reputed Gang Member Charged in Shooting of 2 Chicago Officers

A reputed gang member has been charged for his alleged role in the shooting of two plainclothes Chicago police officers earlier this week in the South Side's Back of the Yards neighborhood.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 8, 2017

Video: TN SRO Dies in Crash En Route to School

A Maury County, TN, Sheriff's deputy has died after a single-vehicle crash in Columbia Friday morning. the school resource officer was on his way to a local high school.

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