Police Magazine Logo
MenuMENU
SearchSEARCH
Enter keywords to search across all content
Newsby Staff WriterDecember 19, 2014

Video: Bystander Urges Panhandling Suspect to Fight California Police

The incident occurred Monday afternoon, when officers were called to reports of an aggressive panhandler who was in front of a Louisiana Fried Chicken location and was threatening people who would not give him money, a Hawthorne Police Department news release stated.

Read More →
Newsby Staff WriterDecember 18, 2014

MSAB Releases Lightweight Tablet for Rapid Forensic Data Extraction in the Field

Tablet offers a touchscreen interface based on MSAB’s XRY extraction engine. It enables users to perform logical data extractions in minutes. The speed that Tablet offers users coupled with its mobility allows for more rapid triage of data and actionable intelligence while in the field on its large 11-inch display. It also allows for customizable workflow configurations that enable administrators to structure access for a wide array of users for organizations of any size.

Read More →
Newsby Staff WriterDecember 18, 2014

LAPD Plan for Body Cameras Complicated by Privacy and Policy Concerns

Another battle is brewing over whether police officers should be able to review the recordings before writing police reports about incidents. Bibring and others said officers should not have access to the recordings because it could allow them to alter their statements or align them with what the footage showed.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Newsby Staff WriterDecember 16, 2014

Dozens of Murderers, Rapists Released by Detroit Warrant Backlog

Among the pending and as yet unsigned warrants are 21 for murder, including one going back to 2010. There are 105 for sexual assaults, 126 for child abuse and 25 from the Detroit Police Fatal Squad. In most cases, police were forced to release the suspects, since state and federal law says they can't be held beyond 72 hours without being arraigned.

Read More →
Newsby Staff WriterDecember 16, 2014

Nashville Officer Wounded, Robbery Suspect Killed in Apartment Shooting

A Metro Nashville police officer was shot and a 16-year-old suspect was killed in an incident in south Nashville Sunday night.

Read More →
Inside the Badge by A.J. GeorgeDecember 12, 2014

Aimpoint Micro T-2 Red-Dot Optic

With its Micro T-2, Aimpoint has taken a proven winner and made it even better by adding flip-up lens caps, increased protection for the windage and elevation turrets, and a new lens coating to enhance clarity.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Newsby Staff WriterDecember 11, 2014

Obama Police Panel May Establish Deadly Force Incident Tracking

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey, tapped by the Obama administration to help bolster law enforcement's standing in the wake of national unrest stirred by a series of killings of young black men by white officers, said that the long-standing gap in police reporting "needs to be addressed.''

Read More →
Newsby Staff WriterDecember 8, 2014

Video: L.A. Police Shoot, Kill Knife-Wielding Man in Hollywood

LAPD officers opened fire on a man carrying a 3- to 4-inch folding knife at the crowded Hollywood intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue about 7 p.m. while responding to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon, said Los Angeles Police Lt. Michael Ling.

Read More →
Videosby Staff WriterDecember 8, 2014

L.A. Police Shoot, Kill Knife-Wielding Man in Hollywood

Officers opened fire on a man carrying a 3- to 4-inch folding knife at the crowded Hollywood intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue about 7 p.m. while responding to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon. More Here.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Newsby Staff WriterDecember 8, 2014

Chased by Man With Knife, Officers Don't Shoot Due to 'Recent Incidents'

Two Milwaukee police officers considered "recent incidents locally and nationally" when they refrained from shooting a man who chased them with a butcher knife at the scene of a suspected double homicide, according to a criminal complaint.

Read More →