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Special Units•by Staff Writer•December 2, 2015

NTOA Training Seminars to be Offered at SHOT Show 2016

The National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) announces that, in addition to exhibiting in Booth #10353 at SHOT Show 2016, it will be offering attendees the opportunity to participate in seminars where they can receive NTOA training. As part of the Law Enforcement Education Program (LEEP) co-sponsored by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) and Police Magazine, participants will receive a certificate of attendance upon completion confirming their course participation.

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Training•by Staff Writer•December 1, 2015

New Beretta Pico Training Pistol Bluegun Available from Ring's Manufacturing

The Beretta Pico Bluegun training pistol replica from Ring's Manufacturing is molded from solid blue polyurethane to differentiate it from a live weapon.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•December 1, 2015

Video: 5-Year-Old Helps Turn Rescue Dog into Indiana Agency's Tracking K-9

The Ankeny (IN) Police Department will soon be deploying a new tracking K-9 thanks, in part, to the efforts of a 5-year-old boy

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Special Units•by Staff Writer•December 1, 2015

Experts Praise Police Tactical Response to Planned Parenthood Shooting

Mass shootings typically last no more than about seven minutes, but a gunman continued firing on police and others for five hours in Friday's attack at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•December 1, 2015

Video: Minneapolis Political Leaders Ask Anti-Police Protesters to Voluntarily Leave Precinct

Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) are calling for protesters of Jamar Clark’s shooting to leave the 4th Precinct, saying it is now a safety risk. Mayor Hodges said police officers are getting daily threats and the area has become a hazard for the public.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•December 1, 2015

Video: Off-Duty Atlanta Officer and Pet Dog Arrest Burglary Suspects

Alan Gruen, a sergeant with the Atlanta Police Department, noticed something was off when he looked out his window Monday. He grabbed his dog "Mr. Boris," grabbed his radio and took a walk.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•December 1, 2015

Video: Atlanta Police Fatally Shoot Suspect in Downtown Gun Battle

Atlanta police said that officers saw a vehicle driving the wrong way on Ted Turner Drive. As officers made a U-turn to make a traffic stop, the wrong-way vehicle was involved with a crash at Ted Turner and Ivan Allen Blvd.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•December 1, 2015

Ohio FOP Asks NFL to Allow Off-Duty and Retired Officers to Carry at Games

The FOP Ohio says the national Fraternal Order of Police supports their position and has asked for a league-wide change of policy from Commissioner Roger Goodell.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•December 1, 2015

Chicago Creates Police Accountability Task Force

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday announced the creation of a police accountability task force. The announcement came a week after Officer Jason Van Dyke of the Chicago Police Department was charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Laquan McDonald.

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Command•by Staff Writer•December 1, 2015

Funding Pulled From Los Angeles Multi-Jurisdictional Radio System

An ambitious plan to connect all of Los Angeles County's fire and police agencies on a single communications system has hit another potential setback with the loss of $11 million in federal grant funding administered by the city of Los Angeles.

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