Tag: School Shootings: Page 24

Patrol

The Active Shooter: Patrol's Number One Training Concern

The case for the hunter becoming the hunted will, often, come down to you, the patrol officer. You will be the last line of defense for those who are coming under attack.

March 25, 2010

Patrol

Colo. School Shooting Suspect Wrestled with Anger, Voices

A Jefferson County judge ordered the alleged shooter, Bruco "Bo" Strong Eagle Eastwood, held on $1 million bail. Eastwood, 32, kept his hands folded in front of him and said nothing Wednesday during his brief court appearance, for which he appeared via closed-circuit video from the Jefferson County jail.

February 24, 2010

Patrol

Math Teacher Stops School Shooter at Colorado Middle School

Two students were wounded and hospitalized. Jefferson County authorities identified the alleged gunman as Bruco Strong Eagle Eastwood, 32. He was held on two counts of attempted murder, said Jacki Kelley, spokeswoman for the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.

February 23, 2010

Patrol

Columbine: The Horror Writer

POLICE Magazine editor David Griffith recently spoke with "Columbine" author Dave Cullen about the psychology of Eric Harris, law enforcement response the day of the massacre, the investigation, and how school shootings can be prevented.

September 17, 2009

Special Units

Former Student Held in California High School Bombing

A former student at Hillsdale High School in San Mateo, Calif., armed with 10 pipe bombs, a chainsaw and a sword, planned to forge a path of destruction through his old campus Monday, authorities said.

August 24, 2009

Patrol

Police, Teachers at California High School Hailed As Heroes

Faculty and police officers who subdued a teenage suspect armed to the teeth at a San Mateo high school Monday morning were praised for their actions as authorities continued their investigation into why the teen made the attack.

August 24, 2009

Patrol

Campus Safety Invites SROs, Campus Police to Participate in Columbine Anniversary Survey

To mark the 10-year anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting, Campus Safety magazine announces it is now conducting a survey on the state of K-12 school and college security. All individuals who are involved in elementary school and higher education campus safety are encouraged to participate. The survey closes Feb. 5.

February 1, 2009

SWAT

Active Shooter Response Revisited: Part 1

After Columbine, American law enforcement was forced to take a long, hard look at active shooter response. Now a new report challenges our current thinking on response to such incidents.

May 27, 2008

Patrol

In the Crosshairs

What happened that day in Texas should have served as a wake-up call to law enforcement agencies worldwide. But the Texas Tower incident was treated as an anomaly, a once-in-a-lifetime event that couldn't possibly happen again. And the law enforcement community has chosen to largely ignore this threat.

February 29, 2004

Patrol

Preventing School Weapons Assaults

While our children are safer in school than they are in many other settings, they are often far less safe than they should, and could, be.

April 30, 2001

Patrol

School Terrorism: A Tactical Overview

Within the tactical community there's no doubt that the hottest topic is school terrorism.  In the aftermath of several attacks against students at schools, there is much debate and second guessing as to whether SWAT teams have made the correct tactical responses to such incidents.

March 31, 2000

Patrol

School Safety Panel Message: Hike the Profile of Officers

The Columbine High School incident last spring seared itself into the American consciousness and while everyone has probably grown tired of hearing about it, the fact remains that mass incidents of violence have continued both on and off campus since then.

December 31, 1999