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Safariland Adds Two New NIJ-06 Models to its Family of Armor Solutions

Safariland has released two additional armor models that satisfy the requirements of the National Institute of Justice's (NIJ) new Voluntary Body Armor Compliance Testing Program under NIJ Standard-0101.06 (NIJ-06).

Colors Movie Trailer

Two Los Angeles Police Department officers played by Sean Penn and Robert Duval patrol the streets of South Central in Dennis Hopper's 1988 cop classic.

Suicidal Gunman Killed by Georgia SWAT Team

Douglas Scott Pilcher, 47, reportedly was armed with several weapons inside his home, threatened suicide and fired several shots at authorities before a Paulding County officer fired a shot back and wounded him.

Mexican Drug Gangs Take Over National Parks and Forests

Not far from Yosemite's waterfalls and in the middle of California's redwood forests, Mexican drug gangs are quietly commandeering U.S. public land to grow millions of marijuana plants and using smuggled immigrants to cultivate them.

Image via Alexodus (Flickr.com)

Avon Protection Gets NIOSH Certification For ST53 SCBA Facemask

Avon Protection Systems Inc. and Avon-International Safety Instruments, Inc. have announced today that the Avon ST53 SCBA system is now certified by NIOSH for industrial protection under 42 CFR 84 as SCBA.

Stopping Sexting at Its Source

Local law enforcement is joining forces with Farmer's Telecommunications Cooperative (FTC) to combat the growing problem of teen "sexting" in DeKalb County, Ga., with an educational DVD.

Standoff in L.A. County Ends with Gunman Surrendering

A dramatic, nearly 10-hour standoff between the Los Angeles SWAT team and a gunman who shot and wounded a woman in a domestic dispute ended Sunday afternoon when the barricaded suspect surrendered.

LE Tactical Rescue & Escape Kit

Groves Incorporated

Groves Inc.'s new Tactical Rescue & Escape Kit for Law Enforcement (TREK LE) features Groves' Rapid Deployment Pouch (RDP) and Combat Rescue Sling (CRS). The RDP's design allows officers to deploy the Combat Rescue Sling to extricate wounded victims without opening bags or pockets.

ATAC 360 Thermal Imaging Camera

U.S. Night Vision

U.S. Night Vision's ATAC 360 (Advanced Thermal Acquisition Camera) is a low-cost, high-resolution thermal imaging system that is controlled by the touch of a button. Utilizing a 320 x 240 resolution FLIR camera, the system can see man-sized targets from more than 1,500 feet away.

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Florida Gang Leader Burrows Out of Jail Cell

Gang leader Michael Rigby escaped from a maximum-security prison last week by removing a toilet and sink from his cell wall and burrowing his way to freedom.

Maryland Tactical Unit Conducted 195 Raids In Six Months

The Prince George's County Police Department's SWAT unit conducted 195 tactical entries in the final six months of 2009, an average of more than one a day, the Baltimore Sun reports.

Colo. School Shooting Suspect Wrestled with Anger, Voices

A Jefferson County judge ordered the alleged shooter, Bruco "Bo" Strong Eagle Eastwood, held on $1 million bail. Eastwood, 32, kept his hands folded in front of him and said nothing Wednesday during his brief court appearance, for which he appeared via closed-circuit video from the Jefferson County jail.

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