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News•by Staff Writer•April 30, 2009

California Senate Considers Bill to Outlaw Prison Cell Phones

In an attempt to curb the problem, the California Senate is expected to pass a law next week that will make it a crime for the nearly 172,000 state prison inmates to possess cell phones or for people to smuggle them into prisons.

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News•by Staff Writer•April 30, 2009

Mexico to Start Screening Vehicles at Border

Unsupervised entry of cars and trucks from San Diego into Tijuana will soon be a thing of the past, Mexico's customs agency says. By midsummer, the Puerta Mexico checkpoint, through which drivers on Interstate 5 travel into Mexico, will be equipped with technology intended to help combat the southbound smuggling of guns, cash and other contraband by drug-trafficking organizations.

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News•by Staff Writer•April 24, 2009

Propper Debuts Light Tactical Pant

Propper International introduces the new Propper Light Tactical Pant, just in time for the warm weather. Exclusive to Propper, the Light Tactical Pant comes with a free black nylon duty belt, a secure wallet pocket-in-a-pocket, and a double coin/utility pocket, all at a wallet-friendly price of $34.99.

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News•by Staff Writer•April 23, 2009

Third Man Arrested in Murder of L.A. Sheriff's Deputy

A third suspected gang member has been arrested and charged with capital murder in the shooting of Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Juan Abel Escalante outside his parents' Cypress Park home, authorities said Wednesday.

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News•by Staff Writer•April 17, 2009

Gunman Kills Two and Takes Own Life at Southern California Hospital

A pharmacy technician showed up for work at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center on Thursday brandishing two handguns, killed his boss and another manager and then fatally shot himself, witnesses said. A rumor of impending layoffs apparently triggered the attack.

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News•by Staff Writer•April 17, 2009

FBI SWAT Action Near San Diego May Have Foiled L.A. Kidnapping

According to the complaint, the case began when the FBI's Major Mexican Traffickers Strike Force began to focus last year on a drug-smuggling ring allegedly headed by Armando Gonzalez. Over time, however, the focus shifted from drug smuggling to kidnapping as the strike force learned that Gonzalez's group was stalking people who purportedly had stolen a 2,500-pound load of marijuana from them.

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News•by Staff Writer•April 17, 2009

Pennsylvania Corrections Officers Use Dogs to Find Prohibited Cell Phones

"I just think dogs are better at finding cell phones" than metal detectors, guard searches and other screening methods, said Sgt. William Finn, who supervises the Philadelphia Prison System's five-dog canine unit.

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News•by Staff Writer•April 16, 2009

Twin Cities Police Task Force Prevents Gang Battle

What the gang members didn't know was that strike force members had been planning their own confrontation.

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News•by Staff Writer•April 16, 2009

Miami Beach Police Thwart Tourist Shootings, Seize 22 Firearms

Police seized 22 rifles and handguns this month from the home of a South Beach waiter after co-workers alleged he planned to gun down beachgoers from atop a condo tower, then trigger car bombs, court records show.

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News•by Staff Writer•April 15, 2009

Tapco Releases New Composite AR-15 Magazine

Molded of reinforced composite, the magazine has a 30-round capacity and it fits the AR15, M4, and M16. It is compatible with stripper clips and Lula loaders and works with both .223 and 5.56 ammunition. Aggressive horizontal ridges provide increased gripping surface for insertion and extraction of the magazine in wet or muddy conditions.

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