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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 24, 2007

Savage Range Systems Completes Test Ranges for Barrett Firearms

Savage Range Systems—manufacturers of indoor and outdoor shooting ranges, bullet traps, steel targets and shoot houses—recently completed delivery of a new bullet trap for Barrett Firearms Manufacturing.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 19, 2007

Dallas SWAT Doctors Save Life of Officer Shot During Raid

Lt. Carlton Marshall of Dallas SWAT is expected to survive after being shot in the neck during an early morning raid. Two fast-acting doctors on his team are being credited with saving his life.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 18, 2007

TSA Screeners Fail to Spot Fake Bombs

Transportation Security Administration screeners at Los Angeles International and Chicago O'Hare failed to find fake bombs on undercover agents posing as passenger during more than 60 percent of tests last year.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 18, 2007

Beretta's Project Allegiance Provides Officers Free $10,000 Death Benefits

Through its new Project Allegiance program, Beretta will offer active-duty law enforcement officers who purchase a Beretta Px4 Storm pistol a $10,000 line-of-duty death benefit valid for three years, at no cost to the officers and his or her family.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 16, 2007

Detroit PD Officer Named 2007 Police Officer of the Year

Officer Roy Gilbert of the Detroit Police Department has been named the 2007 Police Officer of the Year by PARADE magazine and the International Association of Chiefs of Police. Officer Gilbert is honored for his heroic actions by risking his life to save his partner.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 12, 2007

Aspen Police Chief Put on Leave, Accused of Sexual Harassment

The world famous ski resort of Aspen, Colo., may soon be looking for a new chief of police. Current Chief Loren Ryerson has been accused of making unwanted sexual overtures to female officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 10, 2007

Indiana Auxiliary Officer Killed in Training Accident

A Gary auxiliary officer was killed last week when a fellow volunteer’s pistol discharged a round into his chest.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 6, 2007

Off-Duty Orlando Officer Found Shot to Death

An off-duty deputy found Alfred Gordon Sr., an 18-year veteran officer, at about 1 a.m. outside of a Bank of America in west Orange County.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 5, 2007

Loaded Gun Found in Tucson Airport Terminal

An airport spokeswoman said authorities had no explanation for how someone managed to get the gun past security. The Transportation Safety Administration is investigating the security breach.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 5, 2007

Murdered Armored Car Guards Might Have Been Saved by Body Armor

Loomis, the armored car company that employed the two men, does not require its guards to wear body armor on the job.

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