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News•by Staff Writer•June 11, 2008

Enhance Your Training Knowledge at TREXPO East

In addition to a multi-track conference and trade show in Chantilly, Va., this August, TREXPO East will offer a full afternoon of extended specialized training courses on Thursday, August 28. All attendees can take a lesson directly from manufacturers and some of the country's top trainers.

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News•by Staff Writer•June 10, 2008

Fuel Costs Trim Raise for N.M. Deputies

Torrance County, N.M., sheriff's deputies will not be getting as big a raise as they thought this year because the sheriff's department is spending more than planned for fuel.

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News•by Staff Writer•June 9, 2008

Phoenix Burglary Suspect Killed After Using Officer's TASER

A brawl outside a Phoenix home turned into a fatal shooting Saturday morning, when officers said they were forced to shoot a suspect who used a Taser stun gun on them.

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News•by Staff Writer•June 5, 2008

Man Killed in Standoff with New Orleans SWAT

Long before the tear gas canisters blasted through his family's flood-ravaged house, before he taunted police in a 10-hour standoff -- before he died in an exchange of gunfire with officers early Wednesday -- Eric Minshew fought a years-long battle for his own sanity.

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News•by Staff Writer•June 5, 2008

Utah Judge Says Man's Ninth DUI Conviction Will Stick

A judge denied a Wednesday motion to overturn a man's ninth DUI conviction, instead sentencing him to up to five years in prison. "I feel like I'm being judged on my past, which maybe I am and maybe I deserve," Robert Kent Vandyke told the judge.

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Articles•by David Griffith•June 1, 2008

Speed Guns

Anybody who thinks he is going to beat a ticket in court may want to take a look at the latest tools in your arsenal. Here's a quick look at some of the more innovative radar and laser systems on the market.

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Articles•by David Griffith•June 1, 2008

Space Saver: WatchGuard's Hybrid Digital Video System

WatchGuard's DV-1 in-car video system is designed to take the hassle out of recording digital video. The system burns each event onto a rewritable DVD in the same DVD video format used for standard entertainment DVDs.

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News•by Staff Writer•May 30, 2008

Mass. Police Can be Compelled to Take Lie Detector Test

Saying public confidence in law enforcement must be protected, Massachusetts' high court ruled yesterday that police officers can be forced to take lie detector tests during internal investigations into possible criminal activity.

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News•by Staff Writer•May 29, 2008

Atlanta's Rookie Cops Go on Foot Patrol

In recent years, working foot patrol has been a form of punishment in the Atlanta Police Department. Crashed your police cruiser? Serve a few days on the foot beat. Now it's an assignment for rookie cops as soon as they come out of the Police Academy.

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News•by Staff Writer•May 28, 2008

Monadnock Announces 28th Annual International Training Seminar

Monadnock, part of the BAE Systems Products Group, announces today the Monadnock Police Training Council has scheduled its 28th annual International Training Seminar for September 7-12. This program offers certification or recertification as an Instructor or Instructor-Trainer in the Monadnock Expandable Baton (MEB) program, the PR-24 program or the Monadnock Defensive Tactics System (MDTS) program.

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