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Does the training provided in the academy adequately prepare officers for the defensive tactics often needed in the street? Detective Erica Ortiz answers.
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Detroit Mayor David Bing has fired the city's police chief, James Barren, who had been on the job less than a year, the <em>Detroit Free Press</em> reports. The move comes two days after the department acknowledged it undercounted 2008 homicides.
Read More →TASER International, Inc. announced today that the long-awaited self-contained wireless TASER eXtended Range Electronic Projectile (XREP) shotgun rounds are now available. Together with O.F. Mossberg & Sons Inc. the company also announced the commercial launch of the TASER X12 Less-Lethal Shotgun (LLS) by Mossberg.
Read More →American Muslims have never been much of a presence in the Los Angeles Police Department, accounting for less than 1% of its nearly 10,000 officers, but department leaders eager to improve relationships with local Muslims have named the force's first Islamic chaplain, the <em>Los Angeles Times</em> reports.
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Kahr Arms just introduced a new subcompact pistol chambered for the .380 ACP cartridge. Weighing less than a pound loaded and only .75 inches wide, this new pistol is small and light enough that it should serve just about anyone's deep concealment and/or backup needs.
Read More →Authorities shot a man with a bean bag gun as he allegedly held his family hostage early Wednesday morning.
Read More →Agents assigned to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) Office of Correctional Safety (OCS) are field testing 28 TASER X26 ECDs and 28 TASER CAM systems. The deployment of the TASERs is being conducted as a pilot program.
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Lightfield Less Lethal’s new NOVA-DR is a 12-gauge distraction round. Rated at 110DbA, this indirect fire load was designed as a viable alternative to a hand-thrown flash-bang (NFDD). The NOVA-DR produces an intense muzzle flash and concussion that is ideal for making entries or diverting attention away from other team operations.
Read More →Twenty minutes after a killing in a Schnucks store Tuesday, Officer Kristopher Weston arrested a suspect he found hiding in some bushes. A few hours after that, the mayor called Weston before the City Council to recognize him for his work. And less than five minutes after that, they voted to lay him off.
Read More →On Oct. 20, the Baldwin County (Ala.) Sheriff's Office will host an FN 303 Less Lethal Launcher Instructor/Armorer Course in Stapleton. Each participant who successfully completes the class will be certified as an FN 303 Less Lethal Launcher instructor and armorer.
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