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News•by Staff Writer•March 13, 2009

Police: U.S. teens Were Hit Men for Mexican Cartel

Rosalio Reta and his friend, Gabriel Cardona, were members of a three-person cell of American teenagers working as cartel hit men in the United States, according to prosecutors. The third was arrested by Mexican authorities and stabbed to death in prison there three days later.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 13, 2009

Richard "Mack" Machowicz of "FutureWeapons" Gives Exclusive Interview to POLICE Magazine

The host of "FutureWeapons" brings his motivational message of "Not Dead Can't Quit" to TREXPO West. Read the entire interview with "Mack" only at PoliceMag.com.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 12, 2009

Obama Considers Sending Armed Troops to Mexican Border to Prevent Drug Violence

President Barack Obama said Wednesday that his administration is examining options to deal with deteriorating security conditions on the Mexican border, including the deployment of the National Guard if violence continues to spill over into American cities.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 12, 2009

Safariland Introduces New MOLLE Locking System for Holsters

Safariland announced today the introduction of its MOLLE Locking System and Quick Locking System for law enforcement, SWAT, military and personal protection applications. The two new locking systems allow users to quickly mount, reposition and remove many Safariland holsters or accessories to belts or MOLLE loop-equipped apparel.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 12, 2009

San Francisco Police Union Accuses Bill Ayers in 1970 Bombing

Leaders of San Francisco's police officers union have accused Weather Underground co-founder Bill Ayers and his wife, Bernardine Dohrn, of taking part in the 1970 bombing of a city police station that killed a sergeant.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 12, 2009

Witnesses Describe Deadly Rampage by Southeast Alabama Shooter

As authorities worked today to piece together the chain of events that left a trail of bodies across this tight-knit, largely agricultural corner of southeast Alabama, the question on many residents' lips was, "Why?"

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News•by Staff Writer•March 12, 2009

Officials Identify Alabama Gunman

He first killed his mother and the family dogs in Kinston, Ala., the authorities said, then drove 10 miles to Samson, where he shot five members of his extended family, including the uncle who had raised him.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 11, 2009

Deputy's Wife and Daughter Killed by Alabama Gunman

Instead of heading home, the deputy drove to Reliable Metal Products plant in the nearby town of Geneva, where the gunman had shot and killed himself after a bloody rampage in southern Alabama in which he killed 10 people -- including relatives and apparent strangers.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 11, 2009

Authorities: Ala. Shooter Trained as a Cop

A gunman who killed 10 people and himself in the worst mass shooting in Alabama history had trained as a police officer and quit a job at a nearby sausage plant days before the deadly spree, authorities said Wednesday.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 5, 2009

Massachusetts Cities Cutting Back on Police Operations

Deep budget cuts are forcing urban police departments to wipe out gang units, trim detectives from investigation teams, pull back on community outreach, and eliminate specialized patrols, as cities pare back to the most basic form of police work: putting uniformed officers in cruisers for patrol and 911 response.

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