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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 30, 2010

Anarchist Black Bloc Protests Portland Police Shootings

The group, calling itself Black Bloc, first gathered about 5 p.m.in the South Park Blocks, near Southwest Salmon Street and Park Avenue. Protesters then began marching toward the Willamette River, chanting slogans and carrying signs.

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Articlesby Scott GoldfineFebruary 1, 2010

Super Surveillance

In preparation for Super Bowl XLIV, the Miami-Dade Police Department coordinated with the FBI, Sony Electronics, a local security integrator and other emergency managers to install video surveillance that provides full coverage, smooth video handling and crowd control.

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Articlesby Dean ScovilleFebruary 1, 2010

Crime Scenes: To Preserve and Protect

Preserving a crime scene sometimes means wrestling a grieving man to the ground so he can't disturb the DNA evidence on his murdered wife.

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IACP 2009: Best of Show

Here's a quick look at some of the latest and greatest products that caught the eyes of our staff as they walked the aisles of the show.

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Inside the Badge by Dean ScovilleNovember 25, 2009

It's Your Crime Scene; Protect It

Often, this last line of defense is made with little more than some flimsy yellow tape separating your victim from his friends, family, and grandstanding looky-loos trying to make a name for themselves.

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Inside the Badge by Paul ClintonOctober 1, 2009

Pittsburgh PD Uses Text Messaging During G-20 Protest

Part of the story of how the department kept protests from getting too unruly can be told by explaining a new text-messaging technology to share information about protester activities instantly within its own command structure, as well as with outside agencies.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 24, 2009

Protesters, Police Clash at Pittsburgh G-20 Summit

Police threw canisters of pepper spray and smoke at anarchists protesting the Group of 20 summit Thursday after the marchers responded to calls to disperse by rolling trash bins and throwing rocks.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 9, 2009

LAPD Says Overtime for Michael Jackson Memorial Cost $1 Million

The Los Angeles Police Department said today it spent about $1 million on overtime for officers and civilian personnel handling the Michael Jackson memorial.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 19, 2009

NOPD's Horses Practice for Carnival Parade

In a serene section of City Park, the horses of the New Orleans Police Department's Mounted Division trot around a ring of dirt, about half a football field in size, over and over, with various annoyances placed in their paths.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 13, 2009

San Francisco Police Respond to BART Protest

A raucous crowd protesting the shooting death of a BART passenger marched through downtown San Francisco tonight, overturning trash cans, tossing traffic barriers and lighting small garbage fires. San Francisco police in riot gear quickly moved in and closed off streets as the crowd broke up into smaller groups, scattering in all directions.

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