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In 2011, 72 officers were feloniously killed in the line of duty. That number was 16 more than the 56 officers slain in 2010. Also, 50 officers were killed in accidents, a decrease of 22 officers compared with the 72 officers accidentally killed in 2010.
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Still armed with a .22 caliber rifle stolen from a homeowner's garage this week, Cavalcante tried to crawl away through the brush and escape from the tactical units closing in, officials said. Then a K-9 bit him and held him down.
Read More →The parents of the gunman who shot and killed his 22-year-old sister and eight others on Aug. 4 in Dayton, OH, have apologized for posting an obituary of the 24-year-old assailant calling him a "funny, articulate and intelligent man with striking blue eyes and a kind smile."
Read More →New Demonstrators from BlackHawk Law Enforcement are size accurate replicas of GLOCK models 17, 22, and 31; Beretta 92 and 96; and S&W J-Frames. They are made from an injection-molded, super-strong glass-filled polymer built to take use and abuse for years.
Read More →Casselberry (Fla.) Police officers TASERed a 22-year-old man after he knocked on a door, stripped naked, and spat on an officer's face. Thomas Edwards told responding officers he came to the house to propose marriage to his girlfriend, who had told him to strip naked.
Read More →The IACP Technology Conference is taking place in Jacksonville, FL, May 20–22. At the event on Tuesday, May 21, at 4 pm ET, Panasonic will take part in the panel discussion, "Managing Officer Safety Now and in the Future through a Strong Technology Ecosystem."
Read More →Getac has significantly increased the processing power of its popular B300 Rugged Notebook by installing Intel CoreT i7 2.0Ghz processors with Intel Turbo Boost technology. The upgrade also includes 4MB of Intel L3 Smart Cache. This combination increases system speed by up to 67 percent over the previous generation of B300. The B300 features an extremely bright 1400 NITs display and 22-hour battery life.
Read More →Dover patrolman, 23-year-old Robert E. DaFonte, was driving his 2016 Jeep Wrangler westbound shortly after 4 a.m. Sunday with 22-year-old James D. Watt inside his vehicle, said Master Cpl. Gary Fournier, a spokesman with Delaware State Police.
Read More →Nineteen individuals out of a suspected 22-member accident insurance fraud ring have been arrested by FBI and Dallas/Ft. Worth-based law enforcements officers. The defendants have been charged in a federal indictment with participating in a massive staged accident scheme, according to U.S. Attorney Richard B. Roper of the Northern District of Texas.
Read More →UC design student Christine Hoy, 22, told Cincinnati.com that past police uniform trends in the United States had a bulky, military look, which the students want to change. "A tactical look isn't ideal," she said. "It makes them seem like they aren't part of the community and don't represent the community."
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