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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 21, 2013

Police Sniper Ends Ind. Standoff, Saves Child

A Fort Wayne (Ind.) Police sniper ended a stand-off Wednesday afternoon that began when a suspect pulled a woman off a city bus, killed her, and took a 3-year-old hostage.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 19, 2013

Ohio School Shooter Gets Life Without Parole

The Ohio teenager who killed three classmates in a cafeteria attack a year ago showed no remorse as a judge gave him three life terms in prison on Tuesday. During sentencing, 18-year-old T.J. Lane wore a T-shirt with the word "killer" on it.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 18, 2013

N.Y. Cop Resigns Over Accidental Discharge at High School

The veteran Lloyd (N.Y.) Police officer who accidentally fired his service weapon in a high school hallway has resigned after an internal investigation faulted him for the incident.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 18, 2013

Suicidal Fla. Student Planned Attack, Explosives Found

The man found dead in a University of Central Florida (UCF) dorm room of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound on Monday was a former student who had planned an attack but changed his mind.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 18, 2013

Vest Saves Shot Calif. Cop, Two Arrested

A Fullerton (Calif.) Police officer's body armor likely saved his life, after it stopped a round from a criminal gang member during an early Sunday traffic stop.

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ProductsMarch 18, 2013

PC50 Air Purifying Respirator

Avon Protection Systems' new PC50 Air Purifying Respirator is a field proven, military pedigree, NIOSH-approved, non-CBRN respiratory device for use with the CTF12 canister providing protection against CS/CN agents.

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ProductsMarch 18, 2013

Modular Smartphone Case

Blueline Sensors' new modular protective case for the iPhone 5 has mounting rails for attaching tactical tools including extended-reach search poles, quick change lenses, and the company's own line of SWAT and critical incident tactical microphones.

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ProductsMarch 18, 2013

Radiation Detection Flashlight

The Radlamp 300 looks and operates like a small flashlight until it is pointed at an abnormal source of nuclear radiation. The radiation is detected by a sensitive Geiger tube, causing the flashlight beam to change color from white to red.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 15, 2013

Maryland Poised To Ban Death Penalty

Maryland's House of Delegates voted Friday to repeal the state's death penalty and sent the bill to Gov. Martin O'Malley, a Democrat who initially sponsored it.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 15, 2013

Court: Barricaded Suspects Not Entitled To Miranda Warning

Even a barricaded suspect has the right to remain silent during a standoff, but police have no obligation to tell him that while trying to coax him out, an appeals court ruled this week.

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