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News•by Staff Writer•July 17, 2007

Grandmas Urged to Help Keep Kids Out of Gangs

In Salinas, Calif., the city's mayor and the local Catholic bishop are asking grandmothers to use their influence to prevent young family members from joining gangs.

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News•by Staff Writer•July 16, 2007

New Orleans Cops to Get Pay Raise

The New Orleans City Council has voted to give city police their second substantial raise in less than a year. Under the new pay scale, recruits will receive 12.5 percent more money and veteran officers will receive a 10 percent raise.

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News•by Staff Writer•July 13, 2007

National Law Enforcement Museum Moves Closer to Reality

The first-ever national museum dedicated to American law enforcement continues to move forward, with the project recently achieving three significant milestones.

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News•by Staff Writer•July 5, 2007

Evidence Photographers Group Joins Forces with Professional Association

Two already powerful associations have teamed up to tackle issues photographers face. The Evidence Photographers International Council (EPIC), the premier association for evidence and forensic photography, recently joined forces with the Alliance of Visual Artists (AVA), the world's largest umbrella group of professional photography associations.

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News•by Staff Writer•July 3, 2007

Voluntary Crash Data Guideline Developers Welcome Comments to Update MMUCC

Law enforcement and others that use the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) Guideline are invited to attend a workshop that will allow them to help update and revise the MMUCC Guideline. The workshop will take place on Thursday, July 26, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., at the Millennium Hotel in St. Louis. It is being held in conjunction with the 33rd International Forum on Traffic Records.

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Articles•by Paul Scarlata•July 1, 2007

Glock G21SF Semi-Automatic Pistol

Most officers who carry Glock pistols will know exactly what I mean when I say that the new Glock G21SF is "...just a Glock." But such flippancy should in no way be taken as a negative comment because one of the line's most positive features is that once you know how to use one Glock, you know how to use all of them.

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Articles•by David Griffith•July 1, 2007

Electric Bullet

Creating the XREP wasn't easy. It required an arduous process of trial and error and many trips back to the drawing board for re-engineering and redesign before TASER could overcome all of the obstacles necessary to build a 12-gauge munition that carries the charge of an X26.

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News•by Staff Writer•June 29, 2007

Louisiana Man Arrested for Attempting to Buy Plasma TV for Less Than $5

A West Monroe, La., man was arrested Tuesday night for attempting to buy a plasma TV at a local Wal-Mart for less than $5.

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News•by Staff Writer•June 28, 2007

Seized Cash to Be Divided Among Montana Law Enforcement Agencies

A five-member panel of justices upheld a court decision to divide approximately $130,000 seized four years ago among the three Montana law enforcement agencies involved in the discovery and the case.

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News•by Staff Writer•June 27, 2007

Statistics Indicate TASERs Decrease Litigation Against Law Enforcement

Statistics compiled in a White Paper released by leading advanced electronic control devices manufacturer TASER International indicate that use of a TASER device reduces the risk of excessive use of force claims and litigation filed against law enforcement agencies and officers.

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