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Articlesby Donald MihalekAugust 6, 2013

Can Mumbai Come to America?

The failure of any law enforcement agency to equip and train its personnel, and help its officers prepare to manage a large-scale terror or active shooter event is a recipe for failure.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 5, 2013

Ill. Police Dog Killed In Code 3 Crash

A Peru (Ill.) Police dog died Saturday when the handler's vehicle was struck by another vehicle while responding to an armed robbery call. Kali, a female Belgian Malinois, was ejected from the vehicle and fatally injured during the accident.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 5, 2013

NYPD Officer Kills Armed 14-Year-Old Gang Member

The officer shot Shaaliver Douse just after 3 a.m. in Melrose when Douse kept firing a black Astra 9mm pistol after two uniformed officers yelled at him to drop the gun.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 5, 2013

Ark. AG: Arming of Teachers Not Permitted

A state board that licenses private security agencies doesn't have the authority to allow school districts to employ educators and staff as security personnel, according to a legal opinion from Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 1, 2013

Video: Bizarre 911 Call Preceded Deadly SWAT Raid

A South Florida man who killed six people in a shooting spree at his apartment complex had called 911 hours earlier to report he was being followed and threatened by people doing witchcraft on him.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 30, 2013

Ark. School District Plans To Arm Teachers

A small Arkansas school district is arming and training 20 volunteer teachers and staff with handguns for fall classes under a little known state law allowing license, armed security guards on campus.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 30, 2013

Video: Off-Duty Minn. Cops Insult Uniformed Officers

Two Minneapolis Police officers disparaged their police chief and called the Green Bay PD a "clown show" in an expletive-laden rant that included racial slurs.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 29, 2013

Calif. Pepper-Spray Officer Claims Psychiatric Damage

Former University of California, Davis, Police Lt. John Pike is claiming he suffered psychiatric and nervous system damage as a result of a video-taped incident showing him pepper spraying Occupy protesters.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 29, 2013

Fla. K-9 Apprehends Murder Suspect, Retires

A Hillsborough County (Fla.) Sheriff's police dog nabbed one last suspect, who was wanted for murder, before retiring Friday to cap a successful career, the agency said.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 26, 2013

Atlanta Police Launch Path Force Unit for Trail Loop

The Atlanta Police Department on Friday unveiled the Path Force Unit, a special unit of 15 mostly bicycle patrol officers to patrol the Beltline, a 22-mile loop of bicycle and pedestrian trails.

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