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News•by Staff Writer•December 18, 2007

Minneapolis SWAT Raids Wrong House, Shots Fired

Minneapolis SWAT says that bad information from an informant led them to raid the wrong house Sunday morning. The raid led to an exchange of gunfire between the homeowner and police, fortunately no one was hurt.

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News•by Staff Writer•December 17, 2007

Sgt. Stephanie Jackson of Tulsa (Okla.) PD Named NLEOMF Officer of the Month

Nothing in policing is routine, as Sgt. Stephanie Jackson learned when she responded to back up a call of a woman wielding a knife on January 28, 2006. The suspect was attempting to enter occupied apartments at a residential complex.

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News•by Staff Writer•December 13, 2007

Fired NC K-9 Handler Sues to Regain Job

A fired N.C. state Highway Patrol trooper who served as a K-9 handler has sued the agency asking for his job back.

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News•by Staff Writer•December 10, 2007

Blackhawk Recalls Some Models of SERPA Holsters

Blackhawk Products Group has issued a Safety Recall Notice on the High Wall versions of Blackhawk's Carbon Fiber SERPA Holster Models: 410013BK-L, 410013BK-R, 410513BK-L, 410513BK-R, 410513CT-L, 410513CT-R, and 990984CT-L(only) and the Blackhawk Sportster Models 413513BK-L and 413513BK-R.

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Articles•by Richard Valdemar•December 1, 2007

Kel-Tec PF-9 Pistol

For undercover police work or even off-duty use, a small gun that can easily be concealed yet fires a reasonably powerful cartridge is essential. Kel-Tec has recently introduced its PF-9, which the company touts as the slimmest and lightest 9mm semi-auto handgun on the market.

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Articles•by David Griffith•December 1, 2007

Popular Impact Munitions

From sock rounds to foam baton projectiles, from OC to washable paint payloads, there's an impact projectile for a variety of situations.

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Articles•by Dave Young•December 1, 2007

How to Deploy Impact Munitions

Today, law enforcement has access to a wide range of impact munitions that can be used for numerous applications. Yes, rubber and wooden baton rounds are still used in riot control, but more sophisticated impact rounds can be used to prevent suicides, to stop dog attacks, and in other uses that might have once required lethal force.

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News•by Staff Writer•November 30, 2007

Bushmaster Awards Engraved Rifles at CMP Western Games

Creedmoor Cup Match Director Dennis DeMille presented certificates for specially en­graved Bushmaster DCM-XR Competition Rifles to the overall champion and the overall junior champion of the Creedmoor Cup Match.

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News•by Staff Writer•November 29, 2007

Texas Police Chief Dies of Surgery Complications

The chief of the Mansfield (Texas) Police Department died Wednesday of complications from surgery. Chief Steven Noonkester, 60, was operated on two weeks ago for an aortic aneurism, city officials said.

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News•by Staff Writer•November 29, 2007

Cop Shopping in Convenience Store Scares Off Robbers

Three robbers who attempted to rob a North Miami convenience store were scared off by a uniformed police officer who was shopping in the store at the time.

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