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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 19, 2014

Lenco Armored Vehicles Debuts BearCat Tactical SUV

Lenco Industries' new Tactical SUV is another variant of the popular BearCat APC employed by military and law enforcement agencies worldwide. Without sacrifice to tactical functionality, Lenco has designed the BearCat SUV to meet the need within law enforcement for a more inconspicuous armored vehicle in VIP and diplomatic protection.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 18, 2014

Carjacking Suspect Killed, Officer Injured in Phoenix Incident

Phoenix police say the incident began as a police pursuit of a stolen vehicle in north Phoenix. The pursuit continued into downtown Phoenix, where the suspects pulled into an underground garage at CityScape, bailed and carjacked another vehicle.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 13, 2014

Indianapolis Officers Issued Trauma Kits

On Tuesday, public safety officials including Director of Public Safety Troy Riggs, Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry and the Fraternal Order of Police will announce that enough money was raised so each of the 1,500 IMPD officers can have their own trauma kit.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 11, 2014

Border Patrol Tightens Use-Of-Force Rules

New use-of-force rules that limit when weapons can be fired were issued Friday for Border Patrol agents, who have been under increasing criticism for their roles in more than 40 deaths since 2005.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 10, 2014

Video: Thousands Attend Memorial for Slain Phoenix Officer

Phoenix Police Chief Daniel V. Garcia said the mourners had come to remember a man whose passions included his friends, his family and most of all, his work with Phoenix police.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 10, 2014

Off-Duty Ohio Officer Celebrating Birthday Shot Dead in Bar

Three men were shot dead, including an off-duty Elmore, Ohio, police officer, and another man was wounded by gunfire in an early Sunday shooting in a crowded downtown Fremont bar.

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Articlesby A.J. GeorgeMarch 4, 2014

O.F. Mossberg & Sons MVP Patrol Rifle

The MVP is a no-frills bolt-action rifle chambered for a 5.56mm/.223 round. It has a 16-inch cold-hammer forged, heavy profile, 1/2x28 threaded barrel with an A2 flash hider.

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Articlesby Dean ScovilleMarch 4, 2014

Reserve Officers: For Love of the Job

At minimum, an LASD reserve officer's service will include logging 20 hours a month regardless of obligations posed by the reserve's regular job and family responsibilities. He may find himself working his own patrol car, standing guard in the cold along a parade route, or handling that "change of shift" report nobody else wanted.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 3, 2014

Expert: Climate Change to Cause Crime Increase

Matthew Ranson, an environmental economist at Cambridge-based Abt Associates, a public policy research and consulting firm, predicts that over the remainder of this century, rising temperatures in the United States will lead to an additional 22,000 murders.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 3, 2014

California Agency Names Police Magazine Advisor to Force Panel

Several months after its creation, the Long Beach (Calif.) Police Department released the names Wednesday of nine people—including a Police Magazine advisor—serving on the Use of Force Advisory Committee created to provide a variety of community perspectives on the department’s procedures.

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