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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 11, 2016

Guns Found in SUV of Oregon Man Suspected of Watching Police for Months

Portland, OR, police arrested a man who watched officers for months from his parked car outside the East Precinct office after finding weapons and ammunition in his SUV, they said Monday.

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 11, 2016

Baltimore Lieutenant Cleared in Freddie Gray Case to Receive $127K in Back Pay

Baltimore police Lt. Brian S. Rice, who was acquitted of manslaughter, misconduct and other charges in the death of Freddie Gray, is set to receive about $127,000 in back pay.

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 11, 2016

Massachusetts Woman Held Without Bail After Allegedly Biting Off Part of Salem Officer's Ear

A rookie Salem, MA, patrol officer was left with a disfiguring injury when a young Marblehead woman bit off part of the officer's ear during an arrest early Sunday, police said.

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 11, 2016

DOJ Issues Report Saying Baltimore PD Violated Rights of Black Residents, Department and Union Respond

Gene Ryan, president of Baltimore City FOP Lodge 3, issued a statement saying the department's and the city's leaders should be blamed for the conditions described in the DOJ report and saying pressure from command on street officers to achieve favorable statistics in Compstat led to abuses.

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 11, 2016

DEA Says "No" to Loosening Marijuana Restrictions

The gap between permissive state laws and a restrictive federal policy has become increasingly untenable in the minds of many doctors, patients, researchers, business owners, and legislators.

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 11, 2016

New LASD Policy Essentially Bans Shooting at Moving Vehicles

The policy rewrite, which went into effect August 4, states "firearms shall not be discharged at a stationary or moving vehicle" or its occupants unless deputies are being threatened with a gun or some other "deadly force by means other than the moving vehicle."

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 11, 2016

DOJ Mandated Police Reforms Expected to Strain Baltimore Budget

Implementing changes is costly. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said other big police departments have spent between $5 million and $10 million a year to impose fixes, and she anticipates a similar bill for Baltimore.

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 11, 2016

NFL Denies Dallas Cowboys Request to Honor Fallen Officers on Helmets

The team debuted the "Arm in Arm" helmet decals at the start of training camp in Oxnard, Calif., as a tribute to the five officers killed in a downtown Dallas shooting in July.

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Weaponsby Staff WriterAugust 11, 2016

MTM Releases Case-Gard 100 Rd 22 Caliber Ammo Box

New to MTM's P-100 Series line-up, the 100 Round 22 Caliber Ammo Box is designed specifically for 22 LR and 25 ACP ammo.

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Technologyby Staff WriterAugust 11, 2016

3M Releases New LiveScan 5.0 Software

The updated LiveScan 5.0 facilitates the capture, storage, and dispersal of criminal demographic and biometric information, including fingerprints, palm prints, iris, facial, and SMT images.

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