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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 26, 2012

LASD Task Force Used Heroin-Packed Burrito In Jail Sting

A secret Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department task force used a burrito stuffed with 24 grams of heroin during jail sting to uncover corruption among its deputies.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 25, 2012

Ex-Cop Pleads Guilty for Breast-Baring Bet

A former Central Michigan University campus police officer pleaded guilty to felony misconduct for making a bet with two female students to bare their breasts.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 23, 2012

Suicidal Ariz. Couple Planned to Kill SRT Deputies

Investigators said Jesse Lee Firestone, 65, and his wife Diedre Firestone, 45, planned to detonate bombs to kill members of the Yuma sheriff's Special Response Team (SRT) as they entered the house.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 19, 2012

SHOT Show 2012: ITT Exelis Combines Thermal and Night Vision

ITT Exelis' high-end dual-sensor monocular fuses night vision and thermal into a single image in the Dual Sensor Night Vision Goggle (DSNVG) introduced this week at the SHOT Show in Las Vegas.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 19, 2012

Man Falsely Claims L.A. Deputy Shot Him In Drive-by

The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office has filed one count of filing a false police report against a man who claimed to have been shot and left for dead by on-duty Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 18, 2012

SHOT Show 2012: Original S.W.A.T.'s Lightweight Chase Boots

Original S.W.A.T. introduced a duty boot for officers that is one of the most lightweight offered in the law enforcement market. The low boot weighs 32 ounces, while the water-resistant boot comes in at 44 ounces.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 15, 2012

L.A. County Deputy Cooperates With Feds on Jail Probe

Federal prosecutors filed their first criminal charge in the ongoing investigation of deputy misconduct in the Los Angeles County jails, saying that an ex-guard has agreed to plead guilty to felony bribery and is cooperating with the FBI.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 15, 2012

Police Search for Killer of Mich. Corrections Officer

Police are tracking down leads to try and determine who shot and killed a state prison corrections officer in the parking lot of his home in Madison Heights early Saturday, but so far, no arrests have been made.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 13, 2012

Body of Missing Missouri Trooper Found

Searchers have discovered the body of a missing Missouri Highway Patrol trooper who was swept away by Missouri River flood waters last summer.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 13, 2012

Colt To Release LE901-16S Carbine

Colt Defense LLC will bring to market the LE901-16S modular, multi-caliber rifle. With a proprietary adapter, the rifle can be easily changed from .308 Winchester (7.62x51 NATO) chambering to .223 Remington (5.56x45 NATO).

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