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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 18, 2015

Vermont Trooper Collapses During Training, Dies At Hospital

Vermont State Trooper Kyle D. Young, 28, who was assigned to the New Haven barracks, has been identified as the police officer who died Thursday after experiencing a medical incident during training at a Jericho firing range.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 15, 2015

Video: Baby Saved from Burning Truck by Off-Duty Tennessee SRO

Adcox is also a school resource officer for McEwen schools. He was off the clock on his way home from a high school bonfire last Thursday night around 10 p.m. when he came upon an accident.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2015

5.11 Tactical Announces New "Ready. Like You." Campaign Focused On Versatile Pant Line

Today, 5.11 Tactical announced the launch of its "Ready. Like You" Campaign, a three-month cross-medial celebration of the company's versatile pant product line.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2015

SWAT Officer Invents Passive Body Armor Ventilation System

The TacVent achieves separation of the armor from the wearer's body with space rather than material, using a corrugated panel of soft, rubbery plastic comprised of vented, vertical grooves. This panel pushes the armor away from the body by a half inch, which allows heat to escape from the torso and flow upward, uninhibited and out of the vest. Shelton says this effect cools the wearer's body surface by up to 14.5 degrees.

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ProductsSeptember 9, 2015

SWAT-T Rescue Orange

TEMS Solutions' SWAT-T in Rescue Orange provides the same life-saving benefits as the Tactical Black SWAT-T tourniquet carried by many in the military and law enforcement, but in a Rescue Orange color to make it easier to identify.

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ProductsSeptember 9, 2015

Epic Air Helmet Liner System

Team Wendy's new Epic Air Helmet Liner System features improvements that provide better fit, comfort, stability, and even further optimized air ventilation patterns.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 8, 2015

Video: Bystanders Come to Aid of Assaulted Florida Deputy

"The guy slammed the door out on the deputy and then jumped at him and just started wailing and hitting him across the head and just beating him," said George Cooper, who stopped to help.

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Articlesby David GriffithSeptember 4, 2015

How to Become a Bomb Tech

There are many more officers who want to wear the fabled bomb tech symbol of laurel leaves, electric bolts, and an aerial known as the "crab" than there are positions available.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 4, 2015

Washington Standoff Ends Peacefully When Shooting Suspect Surrenders

The search for a drive-by shooting suspect turned violent in Yakima, Wash., on Thursday when gunfire broke out, wounding a corrections officer and setting off a 90-minute standoff punctuated by occasional gunshots fired from inside a home containing the suspect.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 3, 2015

LAPD Sending 100 Officers Into South L.A. Amid Jump in Killings

Los Angeles police will send more than 100 elite Metropolitan Division officers into South L.A. as part of its effort to quell a surge in homicides, the LAPD said Thursday.

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