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According to the website for California Representative Norma Torres—who is a co-sponsor of the bill along with Republican Richard Burr of North Carolina—the proposed legislation seeks to reclassify communications officers nationally from a non-protective service occupation to a protective one in the Standard Occupational Classification system, giving dispatchers recognition as first responders.
Read More →The Auburn (NY) Police Department has placed giant "we're hiring" signs in the local area in an effort to fill the ranks as numerous officers are set to retire in coming months.
Read More →Handlers and K-9s in the United Kingdom are welcoming a new law that went into effect earlier this week that significantly increases the maximum penalty for offenders who attack a service dog.
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A little girl who just finished first grade at Highlands Elementary School in Harrison Township, PA, is aiming to raise $10,000 for her police department through things like lemonade stands, car washes, and cookie sales.
Read More →“It was a waste of time and resources,” fumed one high-ranking source, explaining that police had to use an abundance of caution to make sure the cages weren’t rigged with explosives. “ESU had to go to every one of them to make sure they weren’t dangerous."
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Holosun's 3 power flip-to-the-side magnifier, the Holosun HM3X, features clear glass and generous 2.75" eye relief to pair with and augment Holosun's red dot lineup.
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One of the 9/11 first responders who attended the hearing was retired NYPD Det. Luis Alvarez. The cancer-stricken bomb tech told the representatives that he would be returning to New York after the hearing for his 69th round of chemotherapy. "I should not be here with you, but you made me come," he said.
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BallistiClean frangible slug and buckshot loads are made to provide uncompromising reliability and performance with Catalyst, which Federal calls the only 100% lead-free primer design proven as reliable as conventional lead styphnate primers.
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Officer William James Leahy died of cancer that he developed following his assignment to the search and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center site following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He was 49.
Read More →“You know, there were rumors floating around about — and I didn’t verify this — but rumors floating around that they were telling their officers, ‘Don’t do anything. Over Memorial Day weekend, don’t intercede,’” Lightfoot said on CAN-TV’s “Chicago Newsroom” program.
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