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Inside the Badge by Mariah HughesMay 18, 2011

What National Police Week Means to Survivors

During National Police Week, the Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) hosts the National Police Survivors' Conference to provide healing in a safe environment for adult survivors. It's a place where others truly understand the day-to-day struggles of recovering from a line-of-duty death.

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Inside the Badge by Scott SmithMay 17, 2011

Tactical Shotgun Training at the U.S. Shooting Academy

The shotgun's biggest advantage over a carbine/rifle is the variety of ammunition. USSA stresses that you need to know how your shotgun performs with less lethal, buck shot and its various pellet sizes and slugs. Each behaves differently; it's your responsibility to know how.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 16, 2011

Blogger Finds Sensitive NYPD Counter-terror Docs In Trash Can

A New York blogger found documents from the New York Police Department's Chemical Ordinance, Biological and Radiological Awareness (COBRA) task force, and posted them online.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 16, 2011

Panasonic Introduces 4G Toughbook Laptop

Panasonic's Toughbook 53 is the company's first rugged laptop that can operate on 4G LTE mobile broadband. The Toughbook 53, which weighs 5.6 pounds and delivers up to 10 hours of battery life, arrives with a 14-inch high-def display. The Toughbook 53 is powered by a second generation Intel i5 or i3 processor.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 12, 2011

Train Strikes Border Patrol SUV During Pursuit, Killing Two Agents

Two U.S. Border Patrol agents were killed early Thursday, when a train struck and dragged their vehicle while the agents were pursuing suspected drug smugglers.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 10, 2011

NYPD Cop Accused of Rape Denies Attack

The New York Police officer accused of raping a fashion worker testified today that he didn't attack the woman, who he said acted sexually aggressive toward him.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 9, 2011

Portrait of the El Paso Gang Unit

El Paso's Central Tactical Gang Unit was recently named the Police Department's Unit of the Year for building "a rock solid reputation" for its aggressive work in reducing gang activity and its intelligence gathering on the Barrio Azteca gang, the award citation stated.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 5, 2011

LASD Deputies: Jail Co-workers Formed Gang-Like Clique

The deputies who were described as the aggressors worked on the third floor of Men's Central Jail, where they were believed to have formed an aggressive clique known to flash gang-like hand signs.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 2, 2011

POLICE Magazine Wins Two Editorial Excellence Awards

The magazine won WPA Maggie awards for Best Feature Article for a feature about the investigation of a civil rights-era killing of a deputy and Best Series of Articles for the magazine's Duty Dangers series. In all, the magazine garnered four nominations.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 29, 2011

Safariland Introduces Extended Range Less-Lethal Munitions

Safariland has released five 40-mm, specialty impact rounds that allow corrections and tactical officers to deliver less-lethal munitions to incapacitate an aggressive, non-compliant subject. The Defense Technology rounds can be fired from a variety of 40-mm launchers and provide optimal accuracy from 10–70 meters (about 30–230 feet).

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