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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 17, 2012

Kan. Tactical Officers Shoot, Kill Cop Killer

David Tiscareno, 22, was pronounced dead at the hospital following an end to a stand-off at 6 a.m. He was carrying a gun as he left the home when officers opened fire and killed him.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 17, 2012

Suspect In LASD Deputy's Killing Arrested In Mexico

A suspect in the 2008 fatal shooting of an L.A. County sheriff's deputy was captured in Mexico, officials announced Monday.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 17, 2012

Okla. Student Arrested for Plotting School Attack

Police arrested Sammie Eaglebear Chavez, 18, on Friday for allegedly planning to carry out a shooting and bombing attack at his high school. The arrest occurred only a few hours before the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting in Connecticut.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 17, 2012

LAPD to Deploy Officers to K-8 Schools

In the wake of the Connecticut school massacre, the Los Angeles Police Department plans to have officers visit every public elementary and middle school in the city on a daily basis beginning in January.

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Articlesby David GriffithDecember 17, 2012

LEOKA: Beyond the Numbers

Loggers are not hurt and killed on duty because some dirtbag tree doesn’t want to go back to jail and opens fire instead of surrendering to the inevitable.

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Articlesby David GriffithDecember 17, 2012

Scottsdale (Ariz.) PD's Crowd Control Unit

The Scottsdale (Ariz.) PD's Rapid Response Team was established with three squads of officers, plus supervisors and logistics support. Now it totals 40 officers, all trained in the latest crowd control techniques developed by FEMA's Center for Domestic Preparedness in Anniston, Ala.

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Articlesby David GriffithDecember 17, 2012

Rating Riot Gear

POLICE Magazine asked some of the officers of the Scottsdale (Ariz.) Police Department's Rapid Response Team to review and rate their riot apparel, footwear, and turtle gear.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 16, 2012

Texas Deputy Stops Theater Shooter

A Bexar County (Texas) Sheriff's deputy shot and wounded a gunman at a movie theater late Sunday after two people were wounded by the shooter.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 14, 2012

Early Moments of Conn. Shooting Heard In Dispatch Audio

Police and fire units responding to Sandy Hook Elementary School on Friday detained a juvenile suspect, located the shooter's weapons, and began setting up an incident command center, dispatch audio reveals.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 14, 2012

Conn. Gunman Killed Mother Before Deadly Rampage

Authorities have identified Adam Lanza as the 20-year-old gunman who fatally shot 26 people at a Connecticut elementary school on Friday morning, after killing his mother.

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