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Patrolby Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2015

Cincinnati City Manager Fires Police Chief

Blackwell's firing comes in the wake of the police union calling a special meeting for Monday where it planned to take a vote of no confidence in the chief.

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Patrolby Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2015

Video: No Malice, No Charges in Washington Officers' Shooting of Rock Throwing Farm Worker

Three police officers in Washington state who fatally shot a rock-throwing illegal immigrant in February will not face criminal charges, a prosecutor announced Wednesday, saying there was no evidence the officers acted with malice.

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Patrolby Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2015

Video: Retired Tennis Star Claims Excessive Force By NYPD in Mistaken Identity Arrest

Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said a courier making a delivery mistakenly identified Blake as a suspect who he had delivered to in the past. He said a photo given to the officers of the alleged suspect also had a “remarkable likeness” to Blake.

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Patrolby Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2015

Shootings on I-10 in Phoenix Have Police, Public on Edge

Ten cars and trucks have already been struck, mostly by bullets but also by other projectiles, since Aug. 29, all on or near Interstate 10.

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Patrolby Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2015

Judge Denies Change of Venue Motion in Trial of Baltimore Officers for Freddie Gray Death

Defense lawyers for the officers had argued before Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams that intense publicity made it impossible to hold a fair trial in Baltimore.

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Patrolby Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2015

Freddie Gray Settlement "Obscene," Police Union Chief Says

A $6.4 million settlement for the family of Freddie Gray was formally approved Wednesday by a Baltimore financial board despite complaints from the police union president that the deal was "obscene."

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Weaponsby Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2015

American Technologies Network Corp. (ATN) Adds New ThOR Thermal Sight Models

American Technologies Network Corp. (ATN) has added four new models to its ThOR Thermal Weapons Sight System product line for 2015: the ThOR336 1-4X, the ThOR336 4-16x , the ThOR-640 1-8X, and the ThOR-640 2.25-18X.

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Special Unitsby Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2015

5.11 Tactical Announces New "Ready. Like You." Campaign Focused On Versatile Pant Line

Today, 5.11 Tactical announced the launch of its "Ready. Like You" Campaign, a three-month cross-medial celebration of the company's versatile pant product line.

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Technologyby Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2015

Pelican Products Inc. Releases Cases for New iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus

Pelican Products Inc. announced that its Pelican ProGear Voyager and Protector cases now provide military-grade protection for the newly-revealed Apple iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus in addition to its predecessors, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.

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Technologyby Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2015

SWAT Officer Invents Passive Body Armor Ventilation System

The TacVent achieves separation of the armor from the wearer's body with space rather than material, using a corrugated panel of soft, rubbery plastic comprised of vented, vertical grooves. This panel pushes the armor away from the body by a half inch, which allows heat to escape from the torso and flow upward, uninhibited and out of the vest. Shelton says this effect cools the wearer's body surface by up to 14.5 degrees.

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