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Patrol

Florida Law Enforcers Peacefully End 8-Hour Standoff with Armed Suspect

Deputies, officers, and federal law enforcement personnel were able to peacefully end a standoff with an armed, barricaded suspect on Monday in Hawthorne, FL.

May 15, 2019

Special Units

Retired NYPD ESU Detective Disarmed UNC Charlotte Shooter

“I’m proud of my actions yesterday and owe it to all the great member and training that the best unit in the world taught me over the years,” Gundacker wrote in an undated post to a Facebook group for ESU officers.

May 3, 2019

Technology

Transcend Tactical Introduces Mobile Gas Deployment System for Robots

Transcend Tactical has launched a gas deployment system that can be added to its Vantage robot to deploy two hot or cold gas grenades remotely and with mobility.

May 2, 2019

Patrol

Body Armor Protection Levels: What Do They Mean? Which One is Right for You?

Propper International

What do the various levels of body armor protection mean? How do you choose which one is best for you?

April 22, 2019

Patrol

Video: GA Police Release Body Camera Footage of Gunfight that Led to Barricaded Standoff

The Henry County (GA) Police Department on Friday released body camera video of the confrontation between a gunman and three of its officers in which two officers were wounded and the gunman subsequently barricaded himself in the residence.

April 5, 2019

Patrol

Two Georgia Officers Shot, Gunman Barricaded in Home

Two officers with the Henry County (GA) Police Department were seriously wounded when gunfire broke out in the Atlanta suburb of Stockbridge on Thursday. The officers were transported to a local hospital where they were listed in serious condition.

April 4, 2019

Patrol

Video: Arizona Police Take Custody of Unvaccinated 2-Year-Old with Fever

Arizona law allows officials to take custody of a child for his or her safety and gives police the ability to "use reasonable force to enter any building" to do so.

April 1, 2019

Patrol

California Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Fatal "Swatting" 911 Call

A California man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for placing a 911 call to a Kansas police department that ultimately led to the death of 28-year-old Andrew Finch in December 2017.

April 1, 2019

Patrol

1 Thing to be More Outraged Over than the Jussie Smollett Debacle

Am I outraged about the 16 felony charges against Jussie Smollett being summarily dropped? Sure, but I'm also utterly unsurprised. Here's something that recently happened which did surprise me, and has me pretty hot under the collar.

March 29, 2019

Patrol

3 Dead After 15-Hour Standoff in New Hampshire

Three people are dead after a 15-hour standoff at a hotel in Manchester ended with a suspect opening fire on officers outside, and officers returning fire.

March 29, 2019

Patrol

Suspect Stabbed Wife, Barricaded Himself in Arizona Home

A man reportedly stabbed his wife in their Scottsdale, AZ home early Thursday morning. She was able to escape with her teenage son, but the attacker remained in the dwelling, barricading himself as police arrived to the scene.

March 28, 2019

Patrol

South Carolina Standoff Ends Without Incident as Burglary Suspect Surrenders

Officers with the Charleston (SC) Police Department were able to bring an armed standoff with a burglary suspect to a peaceful conclusion when the subject surrendered without incident on Wednesday afternoon.

February 28, 2019