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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 7, 2013

Conn. Lawmakers Create Sandy Hook Responder Fund

A unified legislature on Wednesday established a special fund to help Newtown responders who suffered psychological issues related to the killing of 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 6, 2013

Newtown Considers Retired Officers for School Security

Newtown (Conn.) Police Chief Michael Kehoe has proposed hiring retired officers as "school security officers" to help beef up security at district schools.

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Articlesby J.D. LightfootFebruary 25, 2013

Rethinking Active Shooter Response

The threat of active shooters is on the minds of both the public and law enforcement. Now that so many people in law enforcement and the public are looking for ways to prevent active shooter attacks, it's time to rethink the way that we respond to these attacks.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 20, 2013

Report Identifies Newtown Gunman's Disorder

The gunman who shot 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., in December couldn't handle being touched by anyone but his mother.

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Articlesby Jon AdlerFebruary 20, 2013

Protecting the Children

FLEOA does not support anyone using the Second Amendment as a scapegoat for the Newtown tragedy. Instead, FLEOA is recommending a Safety Summit that includes law enforcement, the NRA, and legislators.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 30, 2013

Calif. Lawmakers Propose Arming Teachers

A group of seven Republican state lawmakers proposed legislation Wednesday that would allow school districts to use education funds to train teachers, administrators and janitors to use guns so they can protect campuses from violent intruders.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 29, 2013

Newtown Responders Suffer from PTSD

At least one Newtown (Conn.) Police officer has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress and several others report psychological effects from responding to the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 28, 2013

Obama Asks Police To Help Pass Gun Legislation

President Obama enlisted selected law enforcement leaders Monday to keep the political pressure on Congress to pass new gun-control legislation as a response to three public shootings.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 22, 2013

Conn. State Police ID Weapons In Newtown Shooting

The Connecticut State Police has released details about the specific weapons recovered from the scene of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on Dec. 14 in Newtown.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 20, 2013

Newtown Chief Calls for Assault Weapons Ban

Top police commanders from several of Connecticut's cities and towns have thrown their weight behind Newtown Police Chief Michael Kehoe, who inserted himself firmly into the gun-control debate last week by calling for a ban on assault weapons.

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