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In an effort to boost New Orleans Police Department recruiting efforts, the Civil Service Commission Monday voted to relax drug and education rules for new applicants.
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John Walters, U.S. drug czar, joined Republican Congressman Patrick McHenry, who represents the 10th District in North Carolina, to sit down with area law enforcement officials and talk about new ways to combat drugs in the area.
Read More →The unidentified officer and others were fired upon around 11 a.m. Saturday as he approached a home with a warrant during a drug raid on the city's west side. Police say flying shrapnel injured the officer's leg when the gunman used a "high-powered weapon" to shoot through a metal door.
Read More →Former Savannah-Chatham (Ga.) Police officer Floyd B. Sawyer has been charged by federal officials with drug trafficking conspiracy, extortion, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence and lying to federal agents.
Read More →LAPD Captain Greg Meyer (ret.) discusses some of the mistakes that officers make when attempting to deploy a TASER, and how tactics and training can help fix those mistakes.
Read More →Monadnock, manufacturer of batons for law enforcement, has introduced an improvement to its auto-lock batons. The new Monadnock 3xT Colorized Power Safety Tip AutoLock baton is designed to help officers improve their skills by the sight and sound of the colorized tip. Psychologically, seeing this colored tip will enable officers to improve their skills while training or on the job, says the company.
Read More →The 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe PPV is driven by Lt. Keith Wilson, commander of the Michigan State Police's Precision Driving Unit, in this video. Wilson explains why the automaker's addition of StabiliTrak will help officers drive in more adverse weather conditions.
Read More →Drug-related home invasions are especially prevalent in the Sunbelt. Southern Arizona, Texas, and Atlanta serve as distribution points for traffickers delivering narcotic loads from Mexican drug trafficking organizations to distribution points where dealers and street gangs wait for their arrival.
Read More →Officers Reneeshia McIntyre and Delia Pesina were answering a call at an apartment complex when a friendly two-year-old child got their attention.
Read More →Drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, Mexico's most powerful drug lord, escaped sometime Saturday night from a maximum-security prison through a sophisticated mile-long clandestine passageway.
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