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Special Units

Boston's Top Cop Fires Back at ACLU "Paper Warriors"

Boston Police Commissioner William Gross ripped into ACLU "paper warriors" for suing the city over a gang database, saying the civil rights advocates are turning a blind eye to "atrocities" committed by gang members.

November 26, 2018

Special Units

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.

November 16, 2018

Special Units

Ohio Officer Shot, Suspect in Custody

An officer with the Cleveland Division of Police was shot in the early morning hours on Sunday. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he is listed in stable condition.

November 5, 2018

Patrol

Illinois Deputy Shot in Vest Serving Warrant, Second Grazed on Arm

A Will County (IL) Sheriff's deputy was saved by body armor Tuesday night when he was shot in the back while serving a warrant in Joliet. A second deputy was shot and grazed on the arm.

October 17, 2018

Training

I attended Advanced Security training in Israel - this is what I learned…

Advanced Automation Corporation

The war against terror is no longer isolated to a distant land, somewhere in the Middle East. Unfortunately, residents of the United States have, in recent years learned that we are not immune to such horrific scenes. This tragic development places new challenges before and upon those whose job it is to serve and protect

October 9, 2018

Special Units

LAPD and Alto US Announce New Tool to Battle Organized Retail Crime

Alto Alliance is a technology platform with comprehensive analytics that ties together retailers' data with industry-wide resources to efficiently bridge the gap between retail, law enforcement, and the judicial system to prosecute repeat offenders and organized retail crime gangs.

October 4, 2018

Gangs

A Two-Fold Approach to Countering Gangs

Gangs are a serious problem negatively impacting American culture. And the rise of gang activity as evidenced by the rash of shootings we've seen in major metropolitan areas like Chicago and elsewhere is increasingly threatening the very safety and security of both law enforcement officers and the communities we serve, nationwide.

August 28, 2018

Special Units

Video: Police Arrest 156 Suspected Gang Members in "Operation Triple Beam Colorado"

The Denver Post reported that among those arrested in "Operation Triple Beam Colorado" was Lester Bell. Reportedly a member of the Gangster Disciples, Bell has been charged in a 2000 homicide in the San Diego area—he allegedly beat his victim to death with a baseball bat.

August 24, 2018

Special Units

Police Arrest 156 Suspected Gang Members in "Operation Triple Beam Colorado"

Between mid-May and late-August, the U.S. Marshals Service, FBI, Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Drug Enforcement Administration, Colorado Springs police, Colorado Department of Corrections, Colorado Bureau of Investigation and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents combined forces to arrest the 156 fugitives suspected of gang activity, according to a news release by Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal Mike Bunk. More Here.

August 24, 2018

Special Units

No One in Custody Over Chicago's Weekend Shootings, 12 Murders

"I think it is disheartening that we are at Tuesday after the weekend we had without anyone being charged," Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx told the Tribune in a phone interview. "The feeling that people can do this with impunity makes the work that much more difficult."

August 8, 2018

Gangs

The Real Reasons for Chicago's Deadly Crime Wave

A question for the mayor: If it really is unacceptable, why do you continue to accept it?

August 8, 2018

Special Units

Chicago Plans to Send Hundreds of Officers into Areas Plagued by Shootings

The "strategic deployments" will add 430 officers to five South Side and West Side police districts: Calumet, Gresham, Ogden, Harrison and Austin.

August 8, 2018