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Florida Captain Was "Dream Like" During Response to Parkland School Shooting

According to the Miami Herald, a commission investigating the Feb. 14 massacre was told that the Broward Sheriff's Office captain who took charge of the scene during the incident was "ineffective" and had a "dream-like" nature to her speech during the incident.

Training the Bomb Hunters

Person-Borne Explosives Detection Dogs can detect explosives being carried on the body of a moving person.

K2 Solutions is one of the largest providers of explosive detection dogs in the United States. (Photo: K2 Solutions)

OD Green Gloves

Mechanix Wear says its newly designed M-Pact tactical glove in OD Green dissipates more blunt force impact energy than ever before with a new Thermoplastic Rubber (TPR) exo-skeleton.

OD Green Gloves M-Pact glove (Photo: Mechanix Wear)

K-9 Killed in OIS Near California Wildfire Evacuation Zone

A K-9 and a suspect were killed during an officer-involved shooting near the Camp Fire evacuation zone in Butte County, CA Thursday afternoon.

Robots: Remote Control Recon

Technology available to law enforcement agencies has vastly changed how officers conduct operations. And robots are a large part of this advancement.

California Motor Officer Dies Following Collision with Vehicle

The Gardena (CA) Police Department posted on its Facebook page an announcement that Motor Officer Toshio Hirai has died from injuries he sustained in a traffic collision while riding his police motorcycle to work.

The Gardena (CA) Police Department posted on its Facebook page an announcement that Motor Officer Toshio Hirai has died from injuries he sustained in a traffic collision while riding his police motorcycle to work. Image courtesy of ODMP.

ACLU Sues Boston Police Department for Access to Gang Database

The ACLU and other groups seeking access to the database say that they want to know the demographic background of people in the system—such as race, age, local ZIP code, and nationality.

Man Selling T-shirts in Support of Man Accused of Killing Michigan K-9

"The importance was placed on the life of a K9 officer or a dog, who does not share the same rights as a human being in this country," the shirt's creator said.

K-9 Axe (Photo: St. Clair Shores PD)

Maryland SRO Fatally Shot Himself at School

A Baltimore County police officer working as a school resource officer at Eastern Technical High School in Essex, MD, fatally shot himself Monday, according to Baltimore County Police.

Responding to the Active Shooter

Nearly two decades after Columbine there shouldn't be any question as to what we as law enforcement should do in an active shooter situation. We have to respond as safely as possible, grab what we have with us, and stop the killing.

Patrol officers don't have all the equipment and training of tactical units, but they can learn from the tactics, including room clearing from the threshold.

Sheriff's Sergeant, 11 Others Killed in California Bar Shooting

According to Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean, the slain Ventura County SO sergeant and a California Highway Patrol officer arrived on the scene at the Borderline Bar and Grill within three minutes of the call coming in and made entry into the establishment because they “heard shots being fired."

Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean addresses the press over the attack and the murder of Sgt. Ron Helus.

Michigan K-9 Shot, Killed While Tracking Suspect

K-9 Axe had served with the St. Clair Shores Police Department for two years. K9 Axe was named in memory of U.S. Navy SEAL Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Axelson who was killed in combat in Afghanistan in 2005.

K-9 Axe had served with the St. Clair Shores Police Department for two years. (Photo: St. Clair Shores PD)

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