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Command•by Staff Writer•October 8, 2015

Portland Launches 'Having Enough Police Matters' Campaign

The "Having Enough Police Matters'' campaign is intended to pressure City Hall to provide more funding to the Portland Police Bureau to hire more rank-and-file officers.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•October 8, 2015

Charlotte Reaches Settlement with Officer Charged in Fatal Shooting

Kerrick was tried earlier this year on a voluntary manslaughter charge, but a jury was unable to reach a verdict. Prosecutors then decided to drop the charge rather than try the case again.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•October 8, 2015

Video: California Man Beat Officer After Luring Him From Patrol Car

A Sacramento, CA, Police officer is recovering after investigators say he was ambushed outside a hospital. Police have arrested two men in the case - one for the beating, and one for videotaping it.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•October 8, 2015

Blauer Releases New 4-Inch Strike Shoe

Blauer says the Strike has been carefully engineered to take the best features of tactical boots and distill them down into a high-comfort option for those looking for EMS shoes, station footwear, or everyday use in law enforcement outside of their full-height police boots.

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Technology•by Staff Writer•October 8, 2015

Video: L-3 Mobile-Vision Releases New Body-Worn Video System

L-3 Mobile-Vision has released the BodyVision body-worn camera system, which offers users 5 hours of full HD video storage,

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•October 8, 2015

Video: Minnesota Town Calls for Attacks on Police to be Considered Hate Crimes

The city of Red Wing is the first in Minnesota and the second in the nation to pass a resolution that calls for anyone who hurts a police officer to be charged with a hate crime.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•October 8, 2015

Video: Officers Rescue Store Owner Crushed by 125-Pound Python

The owner of a northern Kentucky reptile store is recovering after police officers pried off a 20-foot python that was crushing the man.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•October 8, 2015

Refusals to Serve Police Officers at Restaurants Draw Concern

In multiple recent incidents across the country, police officers have been denied service in some form by employees. Some say that these incidents alone signal a shifting attitude toward law enforcement officials among service industry workers.

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Weapons•by Staff Writer•October 8, 2015

SIG Sauer Introduces Legion Series Featuring Exclusive Firearms, Programs

Legion members will receive access to a new line of enhanced products from SIG Sauer, developed with the input of the most elite professionals from around the world. These products have been built to meet and exceed the demands of the elite.

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Procedures & Policies•by Staff Writer•October 7, 2015

New Study Examines Police Killing of Unarmed Civilians

A new study based on the open-source, open-standards, StreetCred Police Killings in Context (PKIC) data project reveals that the number of unarmed civilians killed in confrontations with police is substantially lower than commonly stated in the media.

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