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From the Vault: POLICE Magazine featured the article, "Why I Joined the Bomb Squad," in its September 2008 issue and the topic is just as relevant today. Mexican drug cartels have used car bombs in Juarez, and San Diego deputies supervised the burning of a "bomb factory" house in December. Joining an agency's bomb squad is a career path most people, even cops, consider crazy. Det. Dave Scraggs explains his reason — the threat is prevalent. Photos courtesy of Det. Scraggs.
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TangoDown’s battle-tested grips are now available with a self-locking, quick-detach attachment, featuring a Lock-Lever mount, making the grips fast to mount onto a Mil-Std 1913 accessory rail.
Read More →The Massachusetts transit officer wounded in the manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombers headed home Friday after nearly two months of hospitalization to recover from his wounds.
Read More →One NYPD detective was wounded and another grazed when the two officers shot it out with a wanted man in a Bronx alley earlier this week.
Read More →The National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) presented its Floyd Ledbetter National School Resource Officer of the Year Award to Cpl. Shane Woodall of the Rockingham Sheriff's Department in Wentworth, N.C., today as part of its 25th anniversary NASRO School Safety Conference.
Read More →A Justice Department lawyer refused Wednesday to watch a harrowing video of two auxiliary cops being murdered - even though Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said it proved they were heroes who deserve federal recognition.
Read More →Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.), a national non-profit headquartered in Camdenton, Mo., will hold its annual 25-mile fundraising C.O.P.S. Walk on October 19, 20, and 21, 2007.
Read More →The Seattle Police Department is recruiting in New York City, offering new hires a salary that is almost double what the NYPD pays its dwindling force.
Read More →Specialist and tactical responders can now take advantage of Avon Protection Systems, Inc.’s new C420 powered air purifying respirator (PAPR) system. The C420 blower unit used with the company’s most advanced face masks recently received National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear) approval.
Read More →The New Orleans Police Department will spend $1.3 million in two years to bolster recruitment efforts, reaching out to potential new officers with a series of advertisements also aimed at encouraging community appreciation of police officers.
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