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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 24, 2013

Second Suspect Charged In Texas College Shooting

Authorities have charged a second suspect in the Tuesday shooting of three people at a Houston-area community college. The suspect's name has not been released, because he is not in custody.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 22, 2013

3 Shot at Texas Community College

At least three people have been shot at a community college in north Harris County on Tuesday morning. One suspect has been detained, and police are searching for a second suspect.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 15, 2013

Shooting Reported at St. Louis College

A gunman shot one person at the Stevens Institute of Business and Arts in St. Louis. It has been reported that the 21-year-old gunman also shot himself.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 11, 2013

Taft School Staff Convinced Suspect to Put Down Weapon

One student was shot in the upper right chest on Thursday at Taft Union High School. A teacher and school administrator were able to talk to the suspect and convince him to give up his weapon, reports Reuters.

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Verbal De-Escalation

As the details about Thursday's Taft Union High School Shooting are coming to light, we're learning that two brave school staff members were able to distract the shooter long enough so that the rest of the students in the class could escape the room unharmed.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 10, 2013

Student Opens Fire at Calif. High School

A student opened fire with a shotgun Thursday morning at a rural California high school, injuring two before he was taken into custody. One person received minor injuries and refused medical attention while the other, a student, was airlifted to a local hospital.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 21, 2012

NRA Calls for Armed Officers in All Schools

Saying the only thing that will stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun, National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre called for armed officers in all schools today during a press conference at the organization's headquarters.

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Inside the Badge by David GriffithDecember 20, 2012

Police Readers Oppose Assault Weapon Ban

A full 84% of those officers who chose to answer the question (498) said that restricting the sale of "assault weapons" would not reduce the number of mass murder incidents such as the Newtown Massacre.

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Inside the Badge by Dean ScovilleDecember 20, 2012

A Whole Village to Raise…Only One Madman To Destroy

I often wondered if the school would begrudge my occasionally sitting in some unoccupied office as I wrote for POLICE. And I had every reason to suspect that other officers would be willing to stop by the school and lend an unsubsidized vigil.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 14, 2012

Obama: 'Our Hearts Are Broken' for Conn. Victims

President Obama told a grieving nation that "our hearts are broken" by a school shooting in Newtown, Conn., which claimed the lives of at least 27 people, including 20 children.

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