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Photo Galleriesby Staff WriterAugust 9, 2012

The Rook Critical Incident Vehicle

Ring Power's The Rook offers law enforcement agencies a versatile, tracked tactical vehicle with ballistic armoring rated to stop Level IV threats including armor-piercing rifle rounds. The Rook includes an armored deployment platform, hydrailic breaching ram, vehicle extraction tool, grapple claw, and 25-foot gooseneck trailer. The vehicle retails for $250,000. Photos courtesy of Ring Power.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 19, 2012

Google to Aid in War Against Mexican Cartels

Google's ideas include creating a network so citizens can safely report cartel activity without fear of retribution. It wants to make sharing real-time intelligence easier among police in different regions. It can identify how individuals are connected to each other, to bank accounts and even to corrupt government officials. It can create community Web platforms for citizens to share information and name and shame criminals.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 30, 2012

ATF, Oakland Police Arrest 60, Seize 92 Guns

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and Oakland Police Department arrested 60 suspects and seized 92 weapons, culminating a four-month investigation.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 15, 2012

First Black Federal Officer Killed In 1883 Honored

William Henderson Foote's name had been forgotten until this week, when the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) honored him as the first black federal officer killed in the line of duty.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 13, 2012

LMT Introduces Two Modular Rifles

The LM8MWS and LM8MRP arrive with four versatile rail segments, including the 4-rail (1.4 inches), 6-rail (2.1 inches), 8-rail (3 inches), and 10-rail (3.8 inches). The LM8 platform updates LMT's benchmark monolithic rail platform, making it lighter, smaller, slimmer and more maneuverable, according to the company.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 7, 2012

Allen-Vanguard Distributes Trio of Macro USA's Tactical Robots

The three platforms include the Beetle, a lightweight Nano-UGV that can be hand thrown onto a roof or into a window; the Armadillo, a slightly larger and multi-purposed Micro-UGV; and the Scorpion, a robust Small-UGV capable of deploying various specialized tools.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 17, 2012

mobiDEOS Offers Remote Mobile Surveillance on Windows Phones

Remote-monitoring software supplier mobiDEOS has introduced its WebView fixed surveillance platform for Windows Phone users.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 15, 2012

Harris Releases New Digital Mobile Radio Solution

Momentum is a scalable digital solution that offers feature-rich functionality over an open technology platform. This new family of Harris radios allows public safety, public service, municipal, utility and transportation agencies to meet the FCC's narrowbanding deadline.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 10, 2012

Covia Labs Launches Communications Interoperability Platform

Covia Labs, Inc. has launched Alert & Respond, a software platform that offers a cost-effective way for public safety to integrate consumer smartphones and commercially available devices into their operations.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 10, 2012

Galls Uniforms Merges with Quartermaster

A New York-based private equity firm has acquired public safety distributor Galls and merged it with Cerritos, Calif.-based Quartermaster, Inc. CI Capital Partners acquired Galls in September as a "platform investment in the public safety products market."

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