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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 24, 2022

2 Dead in St. Louis School Shooting, Suspect Killed by Police

Interim St. Louis Police Chief Michael Sack said the suspect was killed in an exchange of gunfire with police.

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Inside the Badge by David GriffithOctober 17, 2022

Police Nationwide Besieged by False School Shooting Calls

Multiple motivations have been posited for the false calls. Some may be pranks. Some may be kids hoping to disrupt their schools. Sarasota County Sheriff Kurt Hoffman raised concerns that the swatting could be testing law enforcement responses to find weaknesses.

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Articlesby David GriffithOctober 11, 2022

Giving SROs More Firepower and Tools for School Shooter Response

Chiefs and sheriffs are now providing their school resource officers with long guns, hard armor ballistic protection, and even gun detecting dogs to prevent or minimize the carnage from active shooter attacks.

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Articlesby Kory FlowersOctober 3, 2022

Guest Editorial: You Must Commit Yourself to Protecting the Innocent

We cannot stand outside and let an active shooter murder children. We have to be willing to risk our lives to save theirs.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 25, 2022

Uvalde Schools Police Chief Fired by School Board

After a nearly 90-minute termination hearing held behind closed doors Wednesday evening, the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District's board voted unanimously to terminate Arredondo's contract effective immediately.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 10, 2022

FL Sheriff Equips School Deputies with Carbines, More Tactical Uniforms

Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey said having the school resource deputies carry the carbines means they will not have to go to their vehicles to get their rifles if an attack should occur.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 9, 2022

NC Sheriff Equips SROs with Rifles

"The reason we put the breaching tools in the safes is that in the event we have someone barricaded in a door, we won't have to wait on the fire department to get there," Sheriff Harwood said.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 13, 2022

TX Media Releases Surveillance Video Showing Police Response to Uvalde School Shooting

The 77-minute video obtained by the Austin American-Statesman and KVUE shows the hallway during the attack.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 29, 2022

TX Chiefs Tell State Legislators How to Protect Schools

Recommendations include strengthening background checks, raising the minimum age to purchase a military-style rifle, and making it a state crime to complete straw purchases, or the purchasing of a firearm on behalf of an individual knowingly unfit to obtain one.

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Articlesby David GriffithJune 29, 2022

Editorial: Courage Under Fire

May’s active shooter attacks could have been even worse if a retired officer and Border Patrol agents had not taken decisive action against the gunmen.

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