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Technology

XCAT Detector

RedXDefense

Now you can reliably detect common bath salts and also sample hands for gunshot residue all with one system at an affordable price. Unattended package, suspicious person? Use the XCAT to also sample for explosives.

July 17, 2013

Vehicle Ops

Lenco Introduces Bearcat EOD BombCat Armored Vehicle

In addition to technicians, the BombCat accommodates a large tactical robot like the Andros F6A that can be readily accessed using a fold-down ramp at the curb side door or deployed from a hydraulically controlled platform at the front of the vehicle.

June 13, 2013

Patrol

Bomb Threat Evacuates Princeton University

Employees were told to leave the campus just before 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. No classes are in session at Princeton although some summer programs are taking place.

June 10, 2013

Special Units

Video: Boston Marathon Bombing Kills 3, Injures 134

Two explosions rocked the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday afternoon, killing three and injuring 134 others including a police officer. A 20-year-old Saudi Arabian suspect with severe burns is being guarded at a local hospital.

April 14, 2013

Patrol

Ariz. Police Intercept Bomb Addressed to Joe Arpaio

A package addressed to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio containing explosive materials was found at a Flagstaff post office on Thursday, according to local and federal authorities.

April 11, 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

How To Become a Bomb Tech

POLICE

Working as part of an effective hazardous devices team requires more than donning a bomb suit.

January 22, 2013

Patrol

Police Dogs

Law enforcement agencies typically purchase K-9s from trainers or dealers who acquire them from Europe, where legacy blood lines have been long established. Breeds most commonly used for detection and apprehension include the Belgian Malonois, German Shepherd, Dutch Shepherd, and a variety of Labradors. Dogs can be single purpose (for apprehensions) or dual purpose for apprehensions and detection for narcotics, explosives, or cadavers. Read "K-9 Training Challenges" for more detail. Photos provided by Becki and John Johnston of AceK9.com.

October 24, 2012

Special Units

Waterwall System

Cintec North America

Cintec North America's Waterwall System consists of a series of water inflated, rapidly deployable, blast suppression devices designed to isolate or shield suspicious objects in order to protect both people and infrastructures.

September 29, 2012

Special Units

Colo. Cops Defeat Holmes' 'Death Trap'

Police explosives personnel dismantled the sophisticated booby trap in James Holmes' Aurora, Colo., apartment Saturday that was likely meant to kill police officers.

July 22, 2012

Special Units

Two Ind. Deputies Shot At Domestic Call, Suspect Dead

Two Greene County (Ind.) Sheriff's deputies responding to a domestic-dispute call were wounded by a suspect who charged them with a shotgun on Wednesday.

July 4, 2012

Patrol

SAFE-T Explosive Detection Items

Raptor Detection

Already in use by military organizations, Raptor Detection Technologies' SAFE-T explosives detection products are now available to law enforcement.

April 22, 2012