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Patrol

Boston's Run to Remember Seeks Teams of First Responders to Compete in Half Marathon

Boston's Run to Remember, a road race through historic downtown Boston to honor fallen first responders, is seeking teams of police, fire, and any first responder departments from around the nation to compete in the half marathon at the May 29 event.

March 1, 2016

Training

Train Wreck

After 15 minutes of work to free the transport stuck on the tracks, an eight-car commuter train carrying 90 people rounds the bend and slams into the turbine, derailing four of the eight cars. At least 60 people are injured. You are the only supervisor available that day.

December 28, 2015

Weapons

Beretta Defense Technologies

Beretta

Special pricing for Individual Officers. Active or Retired. Open to all first responders. Includes LE Packaging (extra mags and more). SHOT Show Booth #13962 and #13956

January 9, 2014

Technology

CommandScope Provides Detroit Officers with Hotel Building Data

CommandScope pre-planning software will be installed at a Detroit DoubleTree hotel to equip the Detroit Police Department with building data of the hotel grounds.

September 5, 2013

Technology

Connecting Smartphones To a Police Radio Network

Raytheon has developed one of the nation's first strictly IP-based interoperable dispatch systems supporting smartphones and tablets working with Twisted Pair Solutions, a Seattle-based provider of mission-critical solutions for secure, real-time communication.

August 14, 2013

Training

Video: Wounded Mass. Officer Leads Boston Pops

MBTA Officer Dick Donohue, who was wounded in the Boston Marathon bomber manhunt, led the Boston Pops on Fourth of July for their rendition of the Dropkick Murphys' song, "I'm Shipping Up To Boston."

July 4, 2013

Training

Wounded Mass. Officer Leads Boston Pops

MBTA Officer Dick Donohue, who was wounded in the Boston Marathon bomber manhunt, led the Boston Pops on Fourth of July for their rendition of the Dropkick Murphys' song, "I'm Shipping Up To Boston." Read the full story here.

July 4, 2013

Training

Phoenix Police Shroud Badges for Fallen Firefighters

Phoenix Police officers began wearing a shroud over their badges Monday to honor the 19 firefighters who perished Sunday fighting a 6,000-acre fire in northwest Arizona.

June 30, 2013

Patrol

Fla. Sergeant Tried To Save Trayvon Martin

The Sanford (Fla.) Police sergeant who attempted to save Trayvon Martin as he lay on wet grass with a gunshot wound to the chest testified Tuesday during the second day of George Zimmerman's murder trial.

June 25, 2013

Patrol

N.Y. Bill Would Make Harassing Cops a Felony

The New York state Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would make it a felony to annoy a police officer. The bill would make aggravated harassment of an officer a crime punishable by up to four years in prison.

June 6, 2013

Patrol

Safariland's Hatch Donates Gloves To Okla. First Responders

Safariland's Hatch has donating Operator HK field gloves to first responders sifting through debris of the tornado that struck Moore, Okla., on May 20.

May 30, 2013

Weapons

Ala. District to Arm Teachers, Staff

Despite Gov. Robert Bentley's vetoing a local bill to arm teachers and staff in Franklin County Schools (FCS), the Alabama state legislature passed the legislation last week.

May 27, 2013