Tag: Station Attacks: Page 9

SWAT

We Need to Harden Police Targets

The litany of attacks on police stations is lengthy, having occurred in cities, suburbs, and rural areas alike. For every attack, there are undoubtedly countless more close calls, many we probably don't even know about.

February 9, 2011

Patrol

Detroit Police Precinct Attack

The Detroit PD released a clip of narrated surveillance video from the Northwestern District station shooting. The clip shows a gunman striding into the station, and spraying volleys from a shotgun at surprised officers before being fatally wounded within inches of three of his victims. Source: Associated Press.

January 28, 2011

Patrol

Four Detroit Officers Shot In Precinct Assault

Commander Brian Davis, Sgt. Ray Saati, Officer David Anderson and a female sergeant were struck by rounds from the gunman's pistol-grip shotgun. All are expected to recover.

January 22, 2011

Patrol

California Teen Attacks Police Station

A Vacaville (Calif.) Police officer subdued an 18-year-old suspected of murdering two men and injuring a woman at a nearby apartment, after he assaulted a police station

November 17, 2010

Patrol

Pipe Bomb Discovered Outside LAPD Station

The LAPD's bomb squad secured the area using a robot to cover the device with an explosive-resistant blanket. A man has been arrested in connection with the incident.

November 1, 2010

Patrol

Gunman Ignites Ammo-Laden Truck, Fires at Texas PD Station

A gunman reportedly set fire to a vehicle outside of the McKinney (Texas) PD station and then began firing as passing vehicles with a semiautomatic rifle.

August 16, 2010

Special Units

Explosive Device Is Third Attack on California Anti-Gang Unit

A member of an anti-gang unit in southwest Riverside County, Calif., discovered an explosive device near his car, bringing the number of attacks against the unit to three in the past two months.

March 7, 2010

Special Units

Calif. Gang Officers Targeted by Booby Trap

"It was an improvised device capable of firing a regular bullet, and it was attached in such a way so that when the gate was opened, it activated and fired. Fortunately it narrowly missed," said Hemet Police Lt. Duane Wisehart. "The gun was affixed to a fence and hard to see. It could have definitely killed someone. This is domestic terrorism."

February 24, 2010