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Command•by Staff Writer•June 3, 2022

Commander at Uvalde Shooting Reportedly Did Not Know About 911 Calls from Victims

Sen. Roland Gutierrez (D-District 19), whose district includes Uvalde, said the calls with pleas for help from children inside Robb Elementary School as the shooting was taking place on May 24 were not shared with the Uvalde CISD Chief of Police Pete Arredondo.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 3, 2022

Tribal Officer Shot and Killed in Arizona

County officials say it started when a White Mountain Apache police officer pulled over a vehicle at around 7 p.m.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 3, 2022

Phoenix Officer Shot 8 Times in December Comes Home from Rehab

The officer arrived at Deer Valley Airport at noon on Thursday before being taken home by an ambulance. He was greeted by crowds of fellow law enforcement officers and supporters and honored by people lining the street.

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Point of Law•by Staff Writer•June 2, 2022

Retired WI Sergeant Sues TV Station Over Report Saying He Shot Man

The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Dane County Circuit Court by Brookfield attorney William Rettko on behalf of Mark D. Wagner Jr., alleges that even after WKOW became aware of the error, the station “ran the false story at least once.”

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Command•by Staff Writer•June 2, 2022

Former OH Chief Sentenced Over Trafficking of 200 Fully Automatic Weapons

The conspirators purchased or caused the importation of approximately 200 fully automatic machine guns. The former chief received over $11,500 from the gun dealers for his role in the scheme.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 2, 2022

Chicago Officer Shot, Wounded During Attempted Traffic Stop

The car they were attempting to stop at first sped off, then came back around and slowed down so they could pull up parallel to the officers' car and opened fire, striking the female officer, who was the driver of the squad car.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 2, 2022

Rural KY County Adds $480K to Budget for School Police

The rural county of about 13,000 has a high school and a middle school on one campus and four elementary schools at separate campuses.

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Technology•by Staff Writer•June 2, 2022

Axon Developing TASER Drone for Active Shooter Response

Axon is actively developing a miniaturized, lightweight TASER payload capable of being deployed on a small drone or robot. Axon has begun collaborating with its partner DroneSense on a remote piloting capability and the company's imaging team is developing the targeting algorithms.

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Technology•by Staff Writer•June 2, 2022

i-PRO Brings AI to its PTZ Cameras and Adds 35 New Models

The onboard Ambarella SoC supports advanced AI auto-tracking which can automatically detect, zoom, and track people, vehicles, and bicycles. Unique attributes of detected objects such as color and type are also leveraged to enhance tracking accuracy, such as following a red vehicle.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 1, 2022

Metal Detectors: Recovering Evidence with Technology

Usually, objects being sought have been silted over, or, in time, have settled into the soft bottom where they become obscured from view. Without the aid of a metal detector, the diver must physically probe the bottom using his hands to feel for objects.

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