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Newsby Staff WriterApril 27, 2010

Insight Technology Releases X2/X2L LED Weapon-Mounted Illuminators

The X2 series are subcompact weapon-mounted light/laser units now delivering a peak output of 80 lumens from a new LED emitter. The X2L LED features a visible red Class IIIa laser with a range of 200 meters.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 26, 2010

Avon Protection Sponsors U.S. National SWAT Championships

Avon Protection Systems, a leading designer and manufacturer of respiratory protection products, will once again sponsor the 2010 U.S. National SWAT Championships (USNSC) held June 21-26 at the US Shooting Academy in Tulsa, Okla.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 26, 2010

Timberland Pro Valor Boots Feature Dynamic Anti-Fatigue Footbeds

Timberland PRO has redesigned the Timberland PRO Valor line of lightweight footgear designed for public safety professionals. This advanced line of footwear features dynamic Anti-Fatigue Technology, a system that provides for extended wear and increased standing tolerance.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 23, 2010

BART Fires Second Officer in Fruitville Station Shooting

Officer Tony Pirone was seen on cell-phone video punching Grant, then kneeling on him when Officer Johannes Mehserle shot him.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 22, 2010

National Gang Violence Conference Coming to California in June

The California Gang Investigators Association, ATF, FBI, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department will present the 19th Annual Gang Violence Conference June 29-July 2 at the Hilton Anaheim Hotel in Anaheim, Calif.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 22, 2010

White Supremacist Groups May Be Behind Attacks on Calif. Officers

Coordinated raids at various sites on Tuesday resulted in 35 arrests in Riverside County—fertile ground for groups such as the National Socialist Movement, the Hammerskins and COORS ("Comrades of our Racist Struggle") Family skinheads.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 21, 2010

Safariland Adds STRIKE Shield to PROTECH Tactical Line

Safariland's STRIKE Shield addresses the growing need for ballistic protection during active shooter/first responder operations, according to the company.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 20, 2010

Guatemalan Drug Kingpin Sentenced to 31 Years for Armed Cocaine Trafficking

A federal judge sentenced Jorge Mario Paredes-Cordova to 31 years in prison for leading an armed cocaine trafficking organization that imported ton-quantities into the U.S.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 20, 2010

U.S. Supreme Court Hears SWAT Texting Case

U.S. Supreme Court justices began discussing the merits of the firing of a California SWAT sergeant for receiving sexually explicit text messages on his department-issued pager.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 19, 2010

Man Bites K-9 Officer at LAX

Prosecutors filed felony battery charges against a transient who bit an airport police officer at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday.

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