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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 14, 2009

FBI Raids New York Homes Visited by Al-Qaeda Suspect

Federal officials launched a series of raids Monday in New York City after tailing a suspected Al Qaeda operative believed to have been orchestrating a bomb plot.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 11, 2009

New Wiley X Orion and Aries Gloves Constructed for Combat, Flight

Both the new Wiley X Orion glove and Wiley X Aries glove are constructed using a distinctive blend of materials for ultra-protective, highly durable, precision-touch gloves for tactical and combat operations.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 8, 2009

Assault Weapons Stolen From Cop Car

Clayton County police in Georgia are very concerned about two guns that are now on the streets. The guns are theirs. They were stolen when thieves broke into a Clayton County SWAT officer's patrol car.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 8, 2009

Cops: City Worker Hid Gang Guns in Kids' Toy Box

Police charged a City of Raleigh employee with several counts of child abuse Monday after they accused him of storing gang members' guns in his children's toy box.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 3, 2009

Inmate Admits Mailing Bomb Threat to Federal Agency

Inmate Glen Sharkany, 40, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport, Conn., to one count of conveying false information through the postal system,U.S. Attorney Nora R. Dannehy announced.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 3, 2009

NTOA Recommends ATN NVM-14-3P Night Vision Monocular

American Technologies Network Corp. announced today that the National Tactical Officers Association has completed its review and testing of the ATN NVM-14-3P night vision monocular and has received an overall score of 4.51 out of a possible 5 in its member-tested-and-recommended-program ratings.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 1, 2009

Four Gang Members Charged with Attempted Murder of Chicago Officer

Four men were charged Sunday with allegedly trying to kill an off-duty Chicago police officer in a Southwest Side shooting that one police source said erupted when they mistook the gang-enforcement officer for a gang rival.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 1, 2009

Idaho Officers Shoot, Kill Reputed Gang Member

Mario Armando Vasquez was shot to death early Sunday morning along Garrity Boulevard in Nampa at the end of a pursuit that led Idaho State Police from west Boise to Nampa.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 1, 2009

Police Data Shows Philadelphia Mob in Decline

Decimated by a 20-year onslaught of federal prosecutions, bloody internecine power struggles, and turncoat testimony, the Philadelphia branch of La Cosa Nostra - which in the 1980s had roughly 80 members - now has a base of about 20 "soldiers."

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Articlesby Mike ScottAugust 31, 2009

Tactical Headsets: 2009

The use of headsets is prevalent in all law enforcement operations. And whether the needs are tactical or administrative, cops all want the same things from a  headset: clear communications, comfort, and durability.

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