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Newsby Staff WriterJune 10, 2004

U.S. Prison Population Increase Largest in Four Years

The nation's prisons and jails held 57,600 more inmates in June 2003 than at the same time the previous year, according to a recent report from the Justice Department.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 7, 2004

View Officer Survival Techniques in Streaming Video

Click here to view the knife techniques featured in this month's officer survival article in streaming video.

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Articlesby Bob DavisJune 1, 2004

Lafayette Instruments LX 9.5 Polygraph Software

This versatile upgrade makes it easier for polygraph examiners to capture and analyze data and communicate and display their findings.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 27, 2004

Cancer Drug Gaining Popularity on Streets

Fairly new to the Philadelphia streets are “perc-a-pops,” which Philadelphia police started to identify last summer, says Capt. Chris Werner, who commands the Philadelphia Police Department’s narcotics investigative unit. A perc-a-pop looks like a lollipop, but it’s really a prescription drug that contains the painkiller fentanyl, an opioid.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 20, 2004

Cops Get Lamborghini Patrol Car

Italian police are now using a Lamborghini Gallardo sports car as a patrol vehicle. It’s painted blue and white like any other patrol car in Italy and has a blue light on the roof.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 20, 2004

Giuliani Tells 9/11 Panel N.Y. Never Warned

Although New York City officials never received information about a possible attack on the World Trade Center from the White House, the intelligence might not have changed the city’s counter-terrorism security measures, former mayor Rudolph Giuliani told the Sept. 11 commission.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 13, 2004

Thousands to Gather to Honor Fallen Officers

The law enforcement community comes together every May during National Police Week to honor and remember police officers killed in the line of duty.

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Articlesby Bob DavisMay 1, 2004

IQ Biometrix FACES 4.0

If you are looking for the best software for creating composite pictures of suspects, check out IQ Biometrix's FACES 4.0.

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Articlesby Dean ScovilleMay 1, 2004

All Keyed Up

The advent of portable police radios severed the umbilical cord that tied a cop to his or her car. Portable police radios have since assisted officers with timely broadcasts of suspect information, expedited requests for fire and rescue, and saved lives.

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