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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 28, 2006

FCC Launches Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced Tuesday the launch of the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau. The events of September 11, 2001 and last year’s hurricane season underscored America’s dependence on an effective national telecommunications infrastructure. The new bureau will build on the Commission’s longstanding commitment to meet the needs of public safety by promoting robust, reliable, and resilient communications services in times of emergency.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 7, 2006

Two Veteran LE Trainers to Teach “Best Practices in Use of Force” Seminar

Attorney Randy Means and use-of-force expert Ed Nowicki decided to team up to teach their "Best Practices in Use of Force" seminar to keep officers safe and agencies well protected concerning issues related to the use of force.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 7, 2006

9/11 Victims Memorial Quilt On Display this Weekend

This year marks the fifth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks. The traveling United in Memory 9/11 Victims Memorial Quilt seeks to immortalize the memory of those who died that day.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 7, 2006

NLEOMF Names Miami-Dade Sergeant August Officer of the Month

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) has announced the selection of Sgt. Alan Jenkins of the Miami-Dade (Fla.) Police Department as its Officer of the Month for August 2006.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 1, 2006

Convict Caught in Tenn. After 30 Years

A convicted murderer who escaped from a Michigan psychiatric facility in 1976 was back behind bars Thursday after living most of his 30 years on the run as an otherwise law-abiding family man in Tennessee, authorities said.

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ProductsSeptember 1, 2006

The CAD Zone Crash Zone/Crime Zone Software 8.0

Version 8.0 of The CAD Zone’s Crash Zone and Crime Zone diagramming software for crash and crime scene investigation has improved forensic mapping and 3D capabilities. The new version can quickly perform a skid analysis, pose bodies in 3D so they appear in your diagrams just as they’re found at the scene, create an exact stairway based on the dimension of individual steps or the overall staircase, and more, while offering more symbols and realistic shading options for surfaces.

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ProductsSeptember 1, 2006

Salient Stills VideoFOCUS 2.0

Version 2.0 improves VideoFOCUS’s ability to easily capture and export digital video, work with proprietary video data formats from security systems, and print images directly. It has an improved user interface to save time and effort. The software imports a wide range of digital video recorder file types including .PG, .WMF and .ASF, and can import and export as .MOV, .AVI and .WMF, for viewing through QuickTime and Windows Media Player.

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ProductsSeptember 1, 2006

Morovision Night Vision 10X Adapter for Monocular and Goggles

Applicable to PVS-14 Monoculars and PVS-7 Goggles, the Morovision 10X Lens Adapter can be quickly fitted into the filter thread of the objective lens of a system, converting it into a long-range night sighting device. The 10X lens offers a relative four-degree field of view, depending on the amount of ambient light available during operation. The lens adapter can also be used as a standalone 10x 40mm daytime spotting scope.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 31, 2006

Law Enforcement Summit to Provide Workshops, Spiritual Retreat

“Making a difference in an indifferent world” is the theme of the 2006-07 Law Enforcement Summit, which will be held Oct. 3-6, 2006, at LifeWay Ridgecrest Conference Center near Asheville, N.C., and April 3-6, 2007, at LifeWay Glorieta Conference Center near Santa Fe, N.M.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 20, 2006

All British Police Forces Involved in Terror Plot Probe

Police in every corner of Britain are involved in the investigation into an alleged plot to put Islamist suicide bombers on US-bound airliners, police said.

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