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Patrolby Staff WriterMarch 24, 2015

Zebra Technologies Introduces Extremely Rugged Mobile Printers

Zebra Technologies Corporation has announced the launch of the new ZQ500 mobile printer series for field-based applications. Zebra will debut the ZQ500 series this week in booth #1552 at the ProMat 2015 conference in Chicago.

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Weaponsby Staff WriterMarch 24, 2015

Beretta Pistol Features LaserMax Laser and Light

The LaserMax-equipped Beretta Pico pistol is an ultra-thin, compact carry pistol distinguished by its sleek, low-profile design and integrated LaserMax laser and light.

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Technologyby Staff WriterMarch 24, 2015

WatchGuard Video Awarded Second Patent on HiFi Microphone

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently notified WatchGuard Video that they have issued the company a patent on the "Intelligent Standby" technology pioneered in WatchGuard Video's High Fidelity Wireless Microphone system.

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Vehicle Opsby Staff WriterMarch 23, 2015

Carmakers in Hot Pursuit of LE Fleet Sales

Fleet sales are an important part of U.S. automakers' bottom lines, and none have more cachet or higher visibility than a contract with a law enforcement agency.

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Patrolby Staff WriterMarch 23, 2015

Supreme Court Considers Impact of Disability Law on Police

The justices heard arguments in a dispute over how San Francisco police in 2008 dealt with a woman with schizophrenia who had threatened to kill her social worker. Police ultimately forced their way into Teresa Sheehan's room at a group home, then shot her after she came at them with a knife.

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Special Unitsby Staff WriterMarch 23, 2015

Popular Video Game Players Swatted

Last month, several hundred people were watching Joshua Peters as he played the game RuneScape from his parents’ home in St. Cloud, Minn. A video of Mr. Peters shows him suddenly leaving his computer when police officers appear at the house and order him and his family at gunpoint to lie face down on the ground.

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Patrolby Staff WriterMarch 23, 2015

Paralyzed Illinois Officer Dies 10 Years After Suffering Injuries Breaking Up Fight

Patrolman George Nissen of the Stone Park (Ill.) Police Department succumbed to injuries sustained 10 years earlier when he was assaulted while attempting to break up a large fight on Feb. 13, 2005.

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Patrolby Staff WriterMarch 23, 2015

15 State Legislatures Considering Bills to Limit Public Access to Police Video

Lawmakers in at least 15 states have introduced bills to exempt video recordings of police encounters with citizens from state public records laws, or to limit what can be made public.

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Trainingby Staff WriterMarch 23, 2015

American Law Enforcement Agencies Hiring Non-Citizen Officers

Law enforcement agencies struggling to fill their ranks or connect with their increasingly diverse populations are turning to non-citizen legal immigrants to fill the gap.

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Patrolby Staff WriterMarch 23, 2015

Video: Arizona Officer Shot and Wounded, Suspect Killed in Walmart Gun Battle

One of the eight responding officers was shot in the leg, while seven others suffered minor injuries. A Walmart loss-prevention officer was also involved in the altercation in the parking lot, suffering a broken arm.

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