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Special Units•by Staff Writer•November 1, 2017

Video: Police Rescue Teacher Held Hostage at CA Elementary School

A SWAT team rescued a teacher being held hostage in the classroom of an elementary school in Riverside, CA, Tuesday after an hourslong standoff. The hostage taker was fatally shot.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 1, 2017

Shooting Leaves San Francisco Officer in Critical Condition

A San Francisco police officer was in critical condition after being shot while exchanging gunfire with a man in the city’s Castro neighborhood during Halloween celebrations early Wednesday, authorities said. The suspect was also wounded and hospitalized.

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Special Units•by Staff Writer•November 1, 2017

2 TX SWAT Officers Wounded Serving Warrant

One Arlington, TX, police officer was shot multiple times and another injured as a SWAT team attempted to serve a warrant at a suspected drug house Tuesday, police said.

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Vehicle Ops•by Staff Writer•November 1, 2017

Point Blank Enters Surveillance Vehicle Market with Iris Covert Product Line

Point Blank Enterprises has announced its entry into the surveillance vehicle market with the introduction of the Iris Covert product line.

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Technology•by Staff Writer•November 1, 2017

ATS Partners with LTI to Launch ATS StreetSafe

American Traffic Solutions (ATS) has partnered with Laser Technology Inc. (LTI) to develop and launch ATS StreetSafe, a hand-held laser speed camera designed to allow law enforcement to capture and issue violations without having to perform dangerous traffic stops.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 1, 2017

Hardwire Supplies Door and Window Armor for Philadelphia Patrol Vehicles

The Philadelphia Police Department is outfitting 150 of its patrol vehicles with ballistic door panels and transparent armor window inserts from Hardwire, LLC.

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Special Units•by Staff Writer•October 31, 2017

Parent Takes Teacher Hostage at CA Elementary School

A Riverside, CA, elementary school was evacuated Tuesday when an upset parent barricaded himself in a classroom with a teacher.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•October 31, 2017

SC Boy Wears Trooper Halloween Costume to Honor His Father

A young South Carolina boy decided to dress as a trooper for Halloween to be just like his father, who had to medically retire from the job he loved after he was seriously injured on duty.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•October 31, 2017

8 Killed in NYC Truck Attack; Mayor Calls it 'Act of Terror'

A man in a rented pickup truck drove onto a busy bicycle path near the World Trade Center memorial in New York City Tuesday, killing at least eight people and injuring several others in what the mayor has now called "a particularly cowardly act of terror."

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•October 31, 2017

Video: Third NC Corrections Employee Dies from Inmate Attack Injuries

Correctional Officer Wendy Shannon, 49, died at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. She suffered from injuries during an attempted inmate escape on October 12.

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