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UCF Police Find Gunman's Body

This video clip shows University of Central Florida campus officers finding the body of student James Seevakumaran, after he activated the fire alarm and decided to kill himself rather than attack students. Warning: graphic content. Read the full story here.

March 20, 2013

Patrol

Suicidal Fla. Student Planned Attack, Explosives Found

The man found dead in a University of Central Florida (UCF) dorm room of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound on Monday was a former student who had planned an attack but changed his mind.

March 17, 2013

Training

N.Y. Cop Resigns Over Accidental Discharge at High School

The veteran Lloyd (N.Y.) Police officer who accidentally fired his service weapon in a high school hallway has resigned after an internal investigation faulted him for the incident.

March 17, 2013

Training

National Campus Safety Center Approved

The U.S. Department of Justice agreed to create a national campus safety center that would train agency personnel, encourage research, and disseminate relevant campus public safety information.

March 13, 2013

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South Dakota Allows Armed Teachers

Gov. Dennis Daugaard signed a law allowing teachers to carry guns in their classrooms on Friday. The law is believed to be the first in the United States specifically allowing teachers to carry firearms.

March 10, 2013

Training

SRO Program Suspended After Accidental Discharge at High School

A New York school district suspended its resource officer (SRO) program Tuesday, after an officer's gun accidentally discharged in a high school hallway.

March 6, 2013

Training

Wounded Md. Trainee Released from Hospital

Ten days after being shot in the head during a police training accident, a University of Maryland police trainee has been released from Maryland Shock Trauma Center.

February 21, 2013

Patrol

Protecting the Children

FLEOA does not support anyone using the Second Amendment as a scapegoat for the Newtown tragedy. Instead, FLEOA is recommending a Safety Summit that includes law enforcement, the NRA, and legislators.

February 19, 2013

Patrol

USC Remembers Dorner Victim Keith Lawrence

Officer Keith Lawrence, who had worked for the university since August, was shot and killed by Chris Dorner along with his fiancé Monica Quan. The double homicide prompted a massive manhunt for the fugitive ex-LAPD cop.

February 18, 2013

Patrol

Portland Police Shoot, Kill Man at Hospital

Portland officers shot and killed a man Sunday night in the parking lot of Adventist Medical Center, after the man allegedly told a hospital staff member that he had a gun and would use it on the employee.

February 18, 2013

Training

Md. Cop Shot In Head In Training Exercise

The Baltimore Police commissioner shut down police training indefinitely after a University of Maryland police officer was shot in the head during an exercise at a closed psychiatric hospital.

February 12, 2013

Training

Steven Seagal Helps Train Ariz. Posse for School Shooters

Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff Joe Arpaio and actor Steven Seagal teamed up Saturday to provide active-shooter response training to the civilian posse that has begun guarding Phoenix-area schools.

February 10, 2013