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Weapons

Florida Court Rules College Student Can Keep Gun in Car

The Florida appeals court ruling that the University of North Florida was violating state law when it prohibited a woman from storing a gun in her vehicle while she attended class will spill over to cities and counties statewide, an attorney said Wednesday.

December 11, 2013

Special Units

Suspicious Person in Custody at Central Connecticut State University

The mayor of New Britain, Conn., says a person is in custody after a report of an armed man on the campus of Central Connecticut State University on Monday that prompted a temporary schoolwide lockdown.

November 3, 2013

SWAT

Suicidal Active Shooter: The Answer

You've only got two options with the information you've received. Shoot the suspect or get him to place his weapon on the floor and submit to arrest.

October 16, 2013

Patrol

Quicker Response to Active Shooters

Despite its traditional mission, I always thought our motor unit could assume a more tactical posture and play less of a support role, especially when responding to school shootings. Since motors are such a specialized unit, it is easier to pull them off of their primary missions and redirect them whenever necessary.

October 15, 2013

Patrol

Police Break Up Melee Near Western Washington U.

Police arrested three people Sunday during a melee near Western Washington University after hundreds of party-goers threw projectiles at authorities trying to disperse the crowd.

October 14, 2013

Patrol

Villanova University Considers Sworn Officers

Villanova University officials are contemplating adding an on-campus, full-service police department.

October 3, 2013

Training

Protecting Our Students and Teachers

In northern Kentucky, we are proposing the P.O.S.T. (Protecting Our Students and Teachers) program, which focuses on two aspects—deterrence and immediate armed response.

October 3, 2013

Training

Ariz. Officer Asked Not to Wear Uniform at School

A police officer who dropped off his daughter at her Phoenix elementary school was asked by the school's principal not to wear his uniform to the school because other parents were concerned that he was carrying a gun, MyFoxPhoenix.com reported.

October 2, 2013

Weapons

Ga. Schools Consider Arming SROs With AR-15s

Three Gainsville, Ga., schools are considering arming their school resource officers with a Colt AR-15 rifle to harden response to a possible active shooter. Under the plan, a Colt 6920 M4 carbine would be placed inside a safe at each of the schools.

September 30, 2013

SWAT

Hardening Physical Targets

With the exception of the military-related attacks at Fort Hood and the Washington Navy Yard, terrorists and criminals are more likely to assault a facility where resistance is minimal—a "soft" target.

September 30, 2013

Special Units

N.C. Campus Police Shoot, Kill Gunman

Campus police shot and killed a robbery suspect who twice opened fire on them near North Carolina Central University late Monday. The incident began after Durham Police officers tracked the suspect onto campus.

September 23, 2013

Patrol

Video: Fla. Officer Breaks Window at T-Stop

A University of Central Florida Police officer is facing an internal investigation for shattering the car window of a student who started to roll it up on his hand during a traffic stop.

September 22, 2013