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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 30, 2015

Connecticut State Trooper Caring for 2 Young Deer

A Connecticut state trooper has been caring for two fawns since their mother was killed.

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Special Units•by Staff Writer•November 28, 2015

Video: Colorado Officer, 2 Civilians Killed by Abortion Clinic Active Shooter

A police officer and two civilians were killed at the Planned Parenthood building in Colorado Springs, Colo., Friday. The gunman has been detained, according to the Colorado Springs police department, and nine individuals, including five police officers, have been wounded.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 27, 2015

4 Officers Wounded in Colorado Planned Parenthood Shooting, Civilians Down

A man wearing hunting gear and armed with a long gun was barricaded inside a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs Friday after repeatedly opening fire on police, wounding four officers and an unknown number of civilians, police said.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 27, 2015

Video: Fired Massachusetts Officer who was Charged with Fabricating Shooting Report Found Dead

Bryan Johnson, 24, was found dead in his home in Millis around 3:30 a.m. on Thanksgiving, according to the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 27, 2015

Video: Texas Deputy Swept Away in Flash Flood While Trying to Rescue Man

Authorities said Deputy Krystal Salazar stopped to help a motorist stranded in the 11600 block of Oak Grove Road at about 2 a.m. Salazar was wading through the water — which was about 5 feet deep — when both were swept away.

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Technology•by Staff Writer•November 27, 2015

TASER Wins Bid to Outfit 22,000 London Police Officers with Body Cameras

Led by the Mayor’s Office of Policing and Crime (MOPAC), the Metropolitan Police completed a 12-month pilot earlier this year using 1,000 of TASER's Axon body-worn cameras. The world’s largest trial of body cameras to date was considered a success and a research study conducted by MOPAC and the College of Policing found that introducing the cameras resulted in a 33-percent reduction in complaints against officers.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 27, 2015

Activists Protest Police in Downtown Chicago Shopping Zone on Black Friday

On one of the busiest U.S. retails days, thousands of people took to Chicago's most prestigious downtown shopping district on Friday to protest last year's shooting death of a black teenager by a white policeman and the city's handling of the case.

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Weapons•by Staff Writer•November 27, 2015

Video: Arizona Sheriff's Agency to Test Less-Lethal Pistol

The Pinal County (AZ) Sheriff's Office is the first U.S. law enforcement agency to adopt the Defenzia M-09 less-lethal handgun, which fires rubber bullets.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 27, 2015

Video: Retired Las Vegas Lieutenant Randy Sutton Discusses Role of CCW and Off-Duty Carry in Terror Response

ISIS names Las Vegas as a high profile target. But, in the event of an attack like we saw in Paris, there's a secret security force armed and ready to open fire. POLICEMAG.com columnist and retired Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Lt. Randy Sutton introduces us to them.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 27, 2015

South Carolina Bills Would Increase Penalties for Killing Police K-9s

The maximum prison sentence for killing a police dog or horse would rise from five years to 10 years. The offense also would carry a minimum two-year jail sentence and a fine of up to $20,000.

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