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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 30, 2009

Colorado Sheriff Uses Unmanned Aircraft For Search-and-Rescue Ops

The Mesa County (Colo.) Sheriff's Office has begun using the remote-controlled Draganflyer X6 unmanned helicopter to assist with search-and-rescue operations.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 30, 2009

Dallas SWAT Member's Tactical Gear Stolen From His SUV

Guns, ammunition and other tactical gear were stolen from a sports utility vehicle assigned to a member of the Dallas police SWAT team, the Star-Telegram reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 30, 2009

Police Follow Snow Tracks To Arrest Burglars

Three parolees living in a halfway house were arrested after Greenwood Village (Colo.) police followed their snow tracks to a Motel 6.

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ProductsOctober 30, 2009

HX150 Tactical Flashlight

Insight Tech-Gear's new HX150 is a programmable, multi-function handheld tactical LED flashlight. Through the use of the tailcap switch, the 150-lumen HX150 can easily be programmed to deliver light at high power, low power, or anywhere in between. The operator can also utilize the debilitating strobe or life saving S.O.S. mode.

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Articlesby David GriffithOctober 30, 2009

TREXPO East 2009: Hard Lessons

TREXPO East 2009 offered three days of classes covering topics ranging from knife defense to European tactical medicine techniques. Some of the best classes during this year's TREXPO East conference focused on terrorism and its effects on front line officers.

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Articlesby David GriffithOctober 30, 2009

TREXPO East 2009: Active Shooter Panel Focuses on Tactics and Training

More than 60 officers attended an Active Shooter Panel discussion at TREXPO East, participating in a lively discussion of how to respond to lone gunmen, coordinated attacks, and even terrorist incidents.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 29, 2009

Radical Mosque Leader Killed in FBI Shootout

Luqman Ameen Abdullah, known to some as Christopher Thomas, died after firing on officers during the raid, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. An FBI dog also was fatally wounded.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 27, 2009

MS-13 Member And 19 Others Caught Entering U.S. Illegally

California Border Patrol agents have apprehended 20 illegal aliens, including an MS-13 gang member, about 40 miles north of the U.S./Mexico border, Examiner.com reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 22, 2009

Probe of Mexican Drug Cartel Leads to Nearly 1,200 Arrests in U.S.

In a series of recent raids throughout the United States, federal authorities have arrested nearly 1,200 people who they say are connected to one of Mexico's most aggressively expanding and deadly drug trafficking cartels, known as La Familia Michoacana, law enforcement officials told The Times' Washington bureau.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 22, 2009

90 Arrested in Dallas Drug Bust Tied to 'La Familia' Cartel

Federal and local authorities early Wednesday arrested 90 people in Dallas as part of a nationwide methamphetamine drug distribution bust tied to the notorious "La Familia" drug cartel.

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