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Patrol

Report: FBI Disrupts Mass Shootings with Mental Health Intervention

The FBI says it has helped to disrupt or prevent nearly 150 shootings and violent attacks this year, in part by steering potential gunmen toward mental health professionals.

December 15, 2013

Special Units

2 Injured in Colorado High School Shooting, Suspected Student Gunman Dead

At least two people have been shot at Arapahoe High School in Colorado today and teh suspected shooter is dead, according to sheriff’s deputies.

December 12, 2013

Special Units

Man Who Caused Conn. Campus Lockdown Had Rifle, Pistols

The armed Fairfield, Conn., man who prompted a lockdown Tuesday at the University of New Haven and other area schools had 2,700 rounds of ammunition in his padlocked bedroom, along with newspaper clippings about the July 2012 shooting at a theater in Aurora, Colo., a prosecutor said Wednesday.

December 4, 2013

Patrol

Newtown Shooter was Near School Day Before Attack

The data was discovered on a portable GPS device that was found in Lanza's home after the shooting, according to the 48-page summary report released today by Danbury State's Attorney Stephen Sedensky. The report stated that Lanza did not go directly to the school but was in the vicinity.

November 24, 2013

Patrol

Summary of Sandy Hook Shooting Report to be Released Next Monday

A summary of the long awaited state police report on the Dec. 14 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting will be released next Monday.

November 17, 2013

Training

Movement to Contact

For us, the purpose of MTC is stop the threat, deny the suspect movement, deny an advantageous tactical position, or collect information to be used in critical next-step decision-making.

November 13, 2013

Special Units

Tactical Unit was Ordered Away from Navy Yard Rampage

It was reasonable for officials to reroute a Capitol Police tactical squad away from the Washington Navy Yard rampage amid concerns about possible threats to the U.S. Capitol after the officers got stuck in traffic, according to a report released Friday that defends the decision.

November 10, 2013

Patrol

Malls Increase Security in Time for Holiday Crowds

With just three weeks to go before the busiest U.S. shopping day of the year—the day after the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday—government security officials are ramping up efforts to better protect the nation's approximately 109,500 malls and shopping centers.

November 10, 2013

Special Units

New Jersey Mall Gunman Found Dead

A man who opened fire at a New Jersey mall Monday night was found dead early this morning of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. No one else was injured.

November 4, 2013

Patrol

LAPD Narrowly Missed Stopping Alleged LAX Shooter

Officers with the LAPD arrived at suspected LAX shooter Paul Anthony Ciancia's apartment minutes after he left for the airport Friday morning.

November 3, 2013

Special Units

Video: Shooter in LAX Airport Shooting was Ticketed Passenger

Shots were fired at Terminal 3 of the Los Angeles International Airport this morning. Contradicting earlier reports that the shooter was a TSA agent, authorities are now saying the shooter was a ticketed passenger and he is in critical condition, not killed. The gunman reportedly shot and killed a TSA agent, and several more people were injured.

October 31, 2013

Patrol

LAX Shooter Identified

Federal authorities identified the suspected gunman in today's shooting at Los Angeles International Airport as Paul Ciancia, 23, a Los Angeles resident.

October 31, 2013