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Technologyby Staff WriterJune 4, 2021

Teledyne FLIR Introduces New Backpack Radiation Detector

Building on the technology of the award-winning identiFINDER R440, the R700 offers increased sensitivity and speed for identifying radioactive threats using advanced spectroscopic algorithm and detection techniques.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJune 3, 2021

Three Delaware Officers Shot at Domestic in Apartment Building

Police say officers responded to the domestic at about 9:30 p.m. and the suspect opened fire on them as they entered the building.

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Technologyby Staff WriterJune 3, 2021

Ring to Require Police to Make Public Requests for Video Footage

"Request for Assistance posts can only be issued from verified public safety agency profiles," Amazon said in a blog post last week. "We have guidelines in place to prevent overly broad requests, and all public safety agencies must abide by our Request for Assistance Policy and Guidelines."

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Patrolby Staff WriterJune 3, 2021

Chauvin's Attorney Seeks Probation, Prosecutors Want 30 Years

Judge Peter Cahill has scheduled Chauvin's sentencing hearing for June 25. Cahill has previously indicated that he will consider aggravating factors to potentially issue a sentence that is longer than the recommendations under state guidelines.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJune 3, 2021

Union: NJ Officers Mobbed and Beaten Making Arrest

“Our officers were pummeled to the ground, kicked in the head and choked,” Newark FOP's James Stewart told NJ Advance Media. “Body worn cameras were forcibly removed and smashed on the ground by the suspects.”

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Commandby Staff WriterJune 2, 2021

North Dakota Lieutenant Dies of On-Duty Heart Attack

Police say the autopsy on 40-yea-old Lieutenant Adam Gustafson determined he suffered from severe coronary artery disease and major arterial blockage.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJune 2, 2021

2 Florida Children Run Away from Foster Home, Break into House, and Shoot at Deputies

“The 14-year-old comes out of the garage with a pump shotgun, levels it at deputies and despite warnings to drop it, she walked back into the garage, she comes back a second time, and that’s when deputies opened fire after taking multiple rounds,” Sheriff Mike Chitwood said.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJune 2, 2021

NC Deputy Shot Serving Eviction Notice

Sgt. Ronald Waller, a 20-year-veteran of the sheriff's office, was serving an eviction notice at an apartment complex when he was shot twice in the hip.

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Commandby Staff WriterJune 2, 2021

Charleston, WV, Police Chief Announce Plans for Deescalation, More Less-Lethal Tools

“Tasers we have are the very first and second model issued. That would be taser two. They now have Taser seven which is a much more effective technology and is much more accurate,” Chief Tyke Hunt explained.

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Commandby Staff WriterJune 2, 2021

PA Chief to Plead Guilty to Threatening Man with Felony Charges Over Facebook Posts

Brian Buglio was the police chief for West Hazleton, about 50 miles southwest of Scranton, when a private citizen on multiple occasions in February 2020 “posted social media content on Facebook criticizing Buglio and the West Hazleton Police Department,” according to records filed in U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania.

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