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TX Chiefs Tell State Legislators How to Protect Schools

Recommendations include strengthening background checks, raising the minimum age to purchase a military-style rifle, and making it a state crime to complete straw purchases, or the purchasing of a firearm on behalf of an individual knowingly unfit to obtain one.

Editorial: Courage Under Fire

May’s active shooter attacks could have been even worse if a retired officer and Border Patrol agents had not taken decisive action against the gunmen.

LAPD Officer Burned with “Makeshift Flamethrower” During Abortion Protest

The Los Angeles Police Department said 30-year-old Michael Ortiz attacked an officer with a torch, sending the officer to the hospital with burn injuries.

Lesson Learned from Uvalde: Training is Only Good if it's Put to Good Use

For whatever reason, the lessons learned hard at Columbine High School 23 years ago didn't stick in Uvalde last month. What will we learn this time for next time? Because there will—unfortunately—be a next time.

Man Gets 10 Years in Prison for Assaulting Portland Police with Firebombs

Malik Fard Muhammad was charged in both state and federal court. Earlier this year, he pleaded guilty to 14 felonies in state court, including attempted murder.

TX DPS Head Calls Uvalde Police Response an “Abject Failure”

"I don't care if you have on flip-flops and Bermuda shorts, you go in," Col. Steve McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, said in testimony at a state Senate hearing.

City of Uvalde Blocking Release of Police Records of School Shooting

The city and its police department are arguing against the release of the requested records, citing the following reasons: the city is being sued, some individuals' criminal history records could include "highly embarrassing information"; some of the information could reveal police "methods, techniques, and strategies for preventing and predicting crime..."

Report: Uvalde Police Never Tried to Open Classroom Door

Surveillance video seems to show that the first time anyone tried to breach the doorway was when they had received the keys, more than an hour after the shooting began.

Buffalo Area Sheriff Creates Threat Assessment Team in Wake of Active Shooter Attack

Sheriff John Garcia said the multi-agency group will create a website, mobile app and other methods for community members to make anonymous tips.

TX School Police Chiefs Hold First Conference Since Uvalde Massacre

Most officers attending the conference waved off questions about their reactions to the Uvalde shooting and instead wanted to talk about why they were in San Antonio this week.

Uvalde School Chief Says He Was Not Incident Commander, Explains Why He Chose Not to Take His Radios

“I didn’t issue any orders,” Arredondo says. “I called for assistance and asked for an extraction tool to open the door.”

Retired Chiefs Among Experts Tapped for DOJ Incident Review of Uvalde Mass Shooting Response

The assessment will examine issues including policies, training, communications, deployment and incident command, tactics, and practices as they relate to preparing for and responding to active shooter events, as well as the post-incident response.

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