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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 28, 2010

3 Off-Duty Mexican Cops Slain at Border Bridge

Mexican federal police officials confirmed Wednesday that the three men killed near the Bridge of the Americas were off-duty federal police. They were reportedly waiting for someone to arrive from El Paso.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 20, 2010

Criminology Student Named Police Chief In Mexico

The town of Praxedis G. Guerrero located near Ciudad Juarez has become a battleground between the Juarez and Sinaloa drug cartels who are trying to gain control of its single highway that's a lucrative trafficking route of narcotics into Texas.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 9, 2010

INTERPOL Says Koran Burning Will Trigger Attacks

INTERPOL issued the global alert to its 188 member countries today, after receiving a request from Pakistan's Minister of the Interior Rehman Malik, who contacted Secretary General Ronald K. Noble to warn law enforcement of the increased terrorist threat.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 31, 2010

Mexico Fires 3,200 Federal Officers In Corruption Probe

Of those, 465 have been charged with crimes. An additional 1,020 officers face disciplinary proceedings for failing confidence exams.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 3, 2010

California Officer Trains Rwandan Police Helicopter Pilots

A new Robinson R44 police helicopter and airborne law enforcement program arrived in Kigali. The airship arrived with the latest police equipment including microwave down-link ability and the latest FLIR thermal-imaging systems.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 5, 2010

Certified-Dyneema Ballistic Helmet, Insert and Vest Arrive at German Trade Show

The new concepts for vests, helmets and inserts are all based on Dyneema SB (Soft Ballistic) and HB (Hard Ballistic) systems and provide greater protection to German law enforcement officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 30, 2009

'World's Worst' Police Sketch Spurs Arrest

A drawing being mocked as the world's worst police sketch has helped Bolivian police track down a murder suspect.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 30, 2009

Italian Police's Prized Lamborghini Damaged in Crash

Today, a bandaged and bruised police driver may have had a tough time explaining how he managed to write off one of the force's prized Lamborghinis when he rammed it so hard into a line of parked cars that one of the stationary vehicles ended up on the police car's roof.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 29, 2009

Safe City Conference Invites American Officers to Israel

Most officers who go to Israel for security training are sent by large agencies through official exchange programs, but now a new law enforcement training conference is inviting any American officer to Israel to learn new techniques and tactics for countering terror attacks and street crime.

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Photo Galleriesby Staff WriterJuly 9, 2009

International Patrol

Whereas the Dodge Charger and Ford Crown Victoria have been staple patrol cars in the United States, police agencies outside of the country use BMW, Subaru, Skoda and a variety of other automaker brands for officers on the job. Check out some of the more colorful international vehicles patrolling cities in Europe, Canada and other areas. In one instance, a Canadian agency is taking a progressive approach by using an electric vehicle.

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