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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 7, 2011

School Officer Who Faked Shooting Could Face Felony Charges

Los Angeles Police detectives have recommended felony charges against Los Angeles School Police Officer Jeffrey Stenroos for staging a shooting hoax that triggered a massive manhunt.

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Inside the Badge by Greg MeyerMarch 4, 2011

Lessons Learned from the Rodney King Arrest

Former LAPD Capt. Greg Meyer writes about three factors, including the loss of the carotid control hold, overly aggressive baton training, and the ineffective 7-watt TASERs in use at the time.

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Inside the Badge by Paul ClintonMarch 3, 2011

Kel-Tec Incorporates SHOT Feedback Into KSG

Kel-Tec is incorporating feedback from users into its KSG, 14-round shotgun, including adjusting the trigger reset, adding a pump-lock switch, including a rail-mounted hand stop and including indicator holes in the mag tube.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 21, 2011

Arizona LE, Nonprofits Bring Awareness To Human Slavery

As differentiated from human smuggling, these crimes involve forcing people against their will to work for others' profit. It could be a prostitute walking the streets for a pimp. It could be a cowering immigrant toiling in a sweatshop in a state of indentured servitude.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 18, 2011

Facebook Posts Bite Dallas Officer

Six-year veteran Officer Cat Lafitte has been placed on administrative leave for Facebook posts stating she was "at war" with command staff, and bragging about a fight with a hospital worker.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 17, 2011

Pa. Officer Dragged 50 Feet Is Uninjured

The officer approached three people loitering in the pavilion of Midway Park. They fled to a silver four-door sedan, and the officer tried to stop a fourth person from getting into the car.

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Inside the Badge by Ronnie FrigultiFebruary 17, 2011

How to Get Your 1911 Ready for Backup Duty

Any backup pistol you carry must be counted on for accuracy, reliability, a crisp trigger, and visible sights. To achieve better accuracy with a 1911, a good barrel, barrel bushing fit and link, and tight slide to frame fit are necessary.

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Articlesby David GriffithFebruary 10, 2011

Rugged Notebooks: Tough and Secure

The Rugged Notebooks Eagle laptop has built-in biometric access control, is ruggedized to MIL-STD-810F, and is Windows 7 compatible.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 9, 2011

Prison Guards Main Source of Smuggled Cellphones

Union officials say they don't necessarily oppose searches; they also cite a work requirement that corrections officers must be paid for "walk time" — the minutes it takes them to get from the front gate to their posts behind prison walls.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 7, 2011

DUI Suspect Drags Kentucky Officer

Frankfort (Ky.) Police Officer Byron Redmon pulled over a truck driven by Russell Wheat, who put the truck in reverse while talking with Officer Redmon. The officer kept up with the truck, before being dragged when Wheat pulled the truck forward.

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