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ProductsNovember 29, 2018

SOB II

The SOB II is an evolution of the collapsible defense system pioneered by Special Ops Bunker.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 29, 2018

Florida State Senator Files Bill to Triple Prison Time for Harming K-9s

Currently in Florida, killing a police dog is a third-degree felony -- which carries a sentence of up to five years in prison. If passed, the new legislation would make killing any public safety dog a second-degree felony, tripling the maximum prison sentence to up to 15 years.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 28, 2018

Video: California Bar Gunman Planned to Ambush Officers, Report Says

After the initial shooting, the gunman positioned himself in anticipation of the police response, Ayub said. When officers entered, he ambushed them immediately from a position of tactical advantage, mortally wounding Ventura County Sgt. Ron Helus.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 28, 2018

Active Shooter Scare at Walter Reed Sparked by Alarm "Drill"

The Navy said someone at Naval Support Activity Bethesda, in the Maryland suburbs of the capital, was planning a future drill when a tenant command "inadvertently" activated the facility's alert system at about 2 p.m. ET without including the words "exercise" or "drill."

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 27, 2018

California Chief: Officer Was "Heroic" in Gunfight with Barricaded Suspect

Chief Eddie Garcia of the San Jose (CA) Police Department told reporters on Monday that one of his officers was "absolutely heroic" during an incident on Friday in which an armed man opened fire on officers responding to a man-with-a-gun call.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 26, 2018

Boston's Top Cop Fires Back at ACLU "Paper Warriors"

Boston Police Commissioner William Gross ripped into ACLU "paper warriors" for suing the city over a gang database, saying the civil rights advocates are turning a blind eye to "atrocities" committed by gang members.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 21, 2018

Kentucky Police Believe They Stopped Possible Active Shooter Attack

Police had responded to LB Manufacturing in Springfield after the department was called about a suspicious person in a vehicle nearby.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 21, 2018

Florida Police Commander Criticized Over Parkland Attack Response Resigns

Commander Jan Jordan had been described in testimony before a commission investigating the Valentine's Day massacre as being "ineffective" and having a "dream-like" nature to her speech during the incident.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 20, 2018

Chicago Officer Killed in Hospital Shooting

Officer Samuel Jimenez, 28, was shot in the lobby of the hospital by a man who shot a woman in an apparently domestic-related dispute and a pharmaceutical assistant, police officials said at a Monday evening news conference.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 19, 2018

Chicago Officer Wounded in Active Shooter Response, Suspect Shot

Chicago police have responded to what is being described as an active shooting at Mercy Hospital on the city's South Side. An officer was wounded. Multiple victims are reported.

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