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Newsby Staff WriterApril 12, 2012

Chicago Academy Class Includes Daughter of Fallen Officer

The Chicago Police Department welcomed a class of academy graduates for the first time in a year, as 50 recruits joined the force on Wednesday. Among the recruits was Jada Bailey, the daughter of fallen Officer Michael Bailey.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 12, 2012

Smith & Wesson Introduces M&P Shield Pistol

Smith & Wesson Corp. today introduced the M&P Shield pistol, a slim and lightweight compact pistol for off-duty concealment or plainclothes assignments. The M&P Shield is a striker-fired polymer pistol that's available in 9mm and .40 S&W with a 3.1-inch barrel.

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Inside the Badge by Staff WriterApril 11, 2012

UC Davis Pepper-Spraying Incident: After-Action Report

The independent committee reviewing the pepper spraying of protesters at UC Davis in November issued its after-action report that cited numerous lapses and errors by campus administrators and officers, concluding the incident "should and could have been prevented."

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Articlesby Jeffrey A. HawkinsApril 9, 2012

5 Ways to Prevent Crimes Against Churches

If you as a police officer can convince the staffs of local churches that security measures are needed, and then help to implement them, you can make it that much more difficult for criminals to take advantage of these establishments.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 4, 2012

Five Gen 4 Glocks Offered In Flat Dark Earth

Five Gen4 Glock models are now available with Flat Dark Earth frames from firearms distributor Lipsey's. In all, Lipsey's will offer nine models, including Gen 4 models G17, G19, G21, G22, and G23. Gen 3 models offered include the G17, G19, G22, and G23.

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Articlesby Jon AdlerApril 4, 2012

Fallen Federal Heroes

Since Christmas, the federal law enforcement community has lost five heroes. Two were fatally wounded by gunfire, one drowned during a rescue effort, and two succumbed to severe medical attacks.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 3, 2012

Gale Force Adds Familial Searching To SmallPond DNA Profile Matching System

Gale Force Software Corp. has rolled out enhancements to its SmallPond DNA-profile matching system, including the ability to perform familial searches based on kinship likelihood ratios.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 2, 2012

Mich. Deputy TASERs EDP Who Lunged at Him

A 65-year-old man with apparent mental problems is hospitalized and an Oakland County Sheriff's deputy was injured in an incident Sunday in which the man was TASERed.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 2, 2012

'Right to Resist': Ind. Deputies Must Serve Warrants In Uniform

Marion County (Ind.) Sheriff's deputies once allowed to serve criminal or civil warrants in plainclothes must now wear their uniforms after the passage of the Right to Resist law.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 30, 2012

Seattle Announces Police Reforms

Pre-empting a meeting with Department of Justice officials, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn on Thursday proposed a series of police reforms in response to a damning federal report that came after several high-profile incidents involving minorities.

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