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The Border Patrol has met its goal of hiring 6,000 new agents in two years, but Arizona, which has the busiest stretch of border, saw the smallest percentage increase. Along the Southwestern border, 45 percent more agents now patrol than did two years ago. But along Arizona's border, where nearly half of all illegal immigrants traveling from Mexico were arrested last year, the Border Patrol bolstered its forces by 23 percent.
Read More →Columbia Police Chief Tandy Carter wants to let officers take their cars home and to pay them up to $10,000 each to buy a house in one of the city’s most unsafe neighborhoods — and City Council members want to borrow money to pay for it.
Read More →With the nation's car makers reeling from the economic meltdown and the credit crunch, Ford Motor Co. Chairman Bill Ford said today that the company is committed to making the best cars on the road.
Read More →Green was stunned initially several times after he wouldn’t give up his hands to be cuffed and was shocked twice again after he was cuffed because he refused to spit out crack cocaine in his mouth, the incident report said.
Read More →County officials estimate that they would be on the hook for another $905,000 in salary and benefits. In addition, there is $81,000 in needed "cold weather gear" including jackets, gloves, hats and "turtleneck dickies" at a cost of $232 per deputy.
Read More →EF Johnson Technologies today announced that the quality systems of its Transcrypt International subsidiary's customer service location in Irving, Texas, have been re-certified to the ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management Systems standard. ISO 9001 is accepted worldwide as the inclusive international standard that defines quality.
Read More →Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) announced it has changed its name to SkyTerra, which presently is the name of MSV’s parent company (SkyTerra Communications Inc.), and has become the name for all MSV-named entities operating in the United States and Canada.
Read More →BAE Systems, Inc., has donated, installed, and provided training for 10 First InterComm interoperable communication units worth a total value of $65,000 to emergency responders in Grady County, Okla.
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Short for Practical Utility Shoulder Hold-All, the shoulder-carry PUSH Pack is worn close to the body. It’s made of 1,050-denier water-resistant nylon and has five pockets, including a main compartment that measures 8.5 x 8.5 x 4 inches. Behind it is a quick-access zippered pocket with Velcro for Back-Up Belt System pouches or similar accessories.
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Garrett’s SuperScanner hand-held metal detector is proven to accurately detect concealed metallic items. The SuperScanner detects a medium sized pistol from nine inches; large knife from six inches; razor blade and box cutter from three inches; and foil-wrapped drugs and tiny jewelry from one inch.
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