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Technologyby Staff WriterDecember 6, 2016

VIMA to Present SHOT Show 2017 Session on How to Enhance Tactical Performance with Improved Vision

According to VIMA, Rev training enhances the user's sensory skills by removing milliseconds of visual information. "Think of it like resistance training for your brain," the company says. "As the Rev lenses strobe, your brain is forced to work with less, making decisions and reacting in a hyper-efficient way. You react faster and more accurately because you’re anticipating the movement instead of witnessing it."

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Technologyby Staff WriterDecember 6, 2016

Trijicon to Offer Reflex Optics Class for Law Enforcement at 2017 SHOT Show

This 90-minute-long class on reflex optics is part of the Law Enforcement Education Program (LEEP) sponsored by the National Shooting Sports Foundation and POLICE Magazine. It will cover the practical use of reflex sights on rifles, shotguns, and handguns, how they work, and the advantages they offer in terms of tactical effectiveness, enhanced officer safety, and reduced officer and/or agency liability.

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Technologyby Staff WriterDecember 6, 2016

Vigilant Solutions' Investigative Platform Helps Agency Net Large Cocaine and Cash Seizure

Using Vigilant Solutions' investigative platform including license plate recognition (LPR), analytics and commercial data, a police department in the central United States has seized half a million dollars and 59 kilos of cocaine. The agency has asked not to be named in the release but is willing to speak to other law enforcement agencies about its experiences with the system.

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Patrolby Staff WriterDecember 6, 2016

Video: NJ Trooper Killed in Head-On Crash

A New Jersey state police trooper and another driver were killed in a head-on crash on Rt. 55 in Millville, Cumberland County Monday afternoon.

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Patrolby Staff WriterDecember 5, 2016

Video: TX Deputy Dies After Car Falls Into Sinkhole

Deputy Dora Linda (Solis) Nishihara died when her car was swallowed by a massive sinkhole Sunday night, according to the Bexar County (TX) Sheriff's Office.

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Patrolby Staff WriterDecember 5, 2016

Mistrial Declared in Murder Trial of Former SC Officer

A judge declared a mistrial Monday afternoon in the fatal shooting of a man by a South Carolina former patrolman, after the jury said they could not come to a unanimous verdict.

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Special Unitsby Staff WriterDecember 5, 2016

Louisiana Deputy Shot Responding to Domestic, Suspect Killed in Standoff

A Jefferson Parish (LA) Sheriff's SWAT unit on Saturday shot and killed a man who holed up in a stranger’s house in Metairie just minutes after he shot and wounded a deputy responding to a domestic disturbance call about midday.

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Patrolby Staff WriterDecember 5, 2016

Video: CA K-9 Stabbed in Face in Saturday Confrontation, Suspect Shot

A short standoff in Rancho Santa Fe, CA, early Saturday ended with a man being shot by deputies after he stabbed a K9 and forced his way into a man's apartment, taking him hostage.

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Patrolby Staff WriterDecember 5, 2016

Video: Off-Duty NY Correction Officer Shot and Killed in Her Car

An off-duty New York City correction officer was shot to death in her car Sunday night in Brooklyn, police said.

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Trainingby Staff WriterDecember 5, 2016

Video: TX Police Recruiting Video Spoofs Terrible Shooting Skills of "Star Wars" Villains

In the video posted Friday morning, a Fort Worth PD firearms instructor tries to teach a storm trooper from the "Star Wars" movies how to shoot. The storm troopers are notoriously bad shots.

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