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Inside the Badge by Christin RudellAugust 10, 2012

How to Balance Work, School, and Family

No, I do not hold any super powers giving me the ability to increase the number of hours in a day. My life was chaos until I was able to set up a schedule built on time management and communication.

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Photo Galleriesby Staff WriterAugust 9, 2012

The Rook Critical Incident Vehicle

Ring Power's The Rook offers law enforcement agencies a versatile, tracked tactical vehicle with ballistic armoring rated to stop Level IV threats including armor-piercing rifle rounds. The Rook includes an armored deployment platform, hydrailic breaching ram, vehicle extraction tool, grapple claw, and 25-foot gooseneck trailer. The vehicle retails for $250,000. Photos courtesy of Ring Power.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 9, 2012

Demoted D.C. Cop Sues Chief Over Charlie Sheen Escort

A onetime D.C. police commander whose unit was involved in a controversial high-speed police escort for actor Charlie Sheen has filed a multimillion-dollar civil suit against city officials, claiming that he was demoted after testifying against his superiors at a D.C. Council hearing on the incident.

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Inside the Badge by Lori ConnellyAugust 9, 2012

Author Interview: 'If There Were Any Victims'

Author Bill Louis says that based on what those files contained, from 2005–2007 most crimes occurring in the town, including rape, murder, and child molestation, were never investigated.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 7, 2012

Jared Loughner Pleads Guilty, Avoids Death Penalty

Jared Lee Loughner pleaded guilty Tuesday to the Tucson shooting attack last year that killed six people and wounded 13, including then-Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. A federal judge here concluded that Loughner understands at this time that he's responsible for opening fire during a congressional constituent meeting in a parking lot.

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Inside the Badge by Leonard M. BreureAugust 7, 2012

Glock's 21SF: The Perfect Duty Weapon

My top criteria for a law enforcement duty gun include reliability, stopping power, ergonomics, and ease of maintenance. Glock has packaged all of these and more into what I consider to be the perfect law enforcement duty weapon, the Glock 21SF (Short Frame).

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 6, 2012

FBI: Sikh Temple Shooter's Motive Unclear

Oak Creek Police Chief John Edwards said the mass shooting is being treated as an incident of domestic terrorism. But FBI representatives later backed away from that categorization, saying they were still investigating motive.

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Inside the Badge by Dean ScovilleAugust 6, 2012

Put Yourself Out There

Of course, guys like me were the dummies in this equation. The truth was that the nail sticking out didn't necessarily get hammered. An incredible amount of the time it got promoted.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 3, 2012

NYC Won't Defend Sued Officer

New York City has distanced itself from a high-ranking police official accused of firing pepper spray at Occupy Wall Street protesters, taking the unusual step of declining to defend him in a civil lawsuit over the incident.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 2, 2012

New Recruits Join Savannah-Chatham PD

Fourteen new recruits have joined the Savannah-Chatham (Ga.) Police Department, following 19 weeks of training in the academy. The recruits, who were sworn in July 26 at the Savannah Civic Center, included Nicholas Wissner, a former Army Ranger with five combat deployments.

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