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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 29, 2013

Study: Gangs Use the Internet To Brag

Gang members use the internet for self-promotion and braggadoccio rather than to recruit new members or commit complex cybercrimes, according to a new study.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 26, 2013

Police: Pa. Woman Asked Cop for Heroin

A Shamokin, Pa., woman flagged down a city police officer Saturday to ask him for help getting a "fix" of heroin. Patrolman Raymond Siko II told Arlina Alves, 49, that he was a police officer.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 21, 2013

Homicides Down, Police Overtime Up In Chicago

Hundreds of Chicago police officers are hitting the streets on overtime every night in dangerous neighborhoods, the latest tactic by Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration to reduce killings in a city dogged by its homicide rate.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 14, 2013

Officers End 19-Hour N.Y. Standoff, Suspect Killed

Law enforcement officers shot and killed a suspect early Thursday who had shot six people in an upstate New York town a day earlier, triggering a 19-hour standoff with local, state, and federal authorities.

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Articlesby Dean ScovilleMarch 14, 2013

Shots Fired: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 08/29/2010

Before Lawson had time to open her car door, the man turned and raised a rifle and began shooting. Lawson's mind kicked into a hyperkinetic drive, her synapses firing in rapid-fire succession of one another and keeping pace with the man's action on the trigger of the AR-15 he was wielding.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 11, 2013

Citizens Help Calif. Cop After Gang Member's Gun Grab

Joseph Locaso spotted the officer struggling with Phyrun Dok, 28, in the parking lot of Albierto's Restaurant. When Locaso saw Dok grab the officer's gun, he jumped on him and pulled his arm off the gun.

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ProductsMarch 11, 2013

Avatar II Robot

The RoboteX Avatar II is a rugged, easy-to-use tactical robot that allows first responders to safely and quickly inspect dangerous situations. It saves lives by keeping people out of harm's way.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 26, 2013

Ill. Police Handout Criticized As Racist

On one page, comedian Dave Chappelle appears as Tyrone Biggums, the stumbling junkie with crack residue around his mouth. On other pages of an official North Chicago Police handout, a smiling African American man is handcuffed in an orange prison jumpsuit and another is portrayed as bug-eyed and slack-jawed in a mugshot.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 21, 2013

Feud Involving Rapper Leads To Deadly Shooting, Crash

A Las Vegas rapper died early Thursday in a drive-by shooting, which triggered a fiery crash in front of the Flamingo Hotel that also killed two bystanders.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 14, 2013

Fed Budget Cuts Would Reduce LE Strength

Automatic federal budget cuts set to go into effect March 1 would likely trigger mandatory furloughs among agencies such as the FBI, ATF, and Border Patrol, as well as sharp reductions in grants that bring equipment and personnel to local agencies.

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