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Threat Targets 9 More U. of Pittsburgh Buildings
University of Pittsburgh personnel, starting today, will check all buildings before allowing anyone to enter, as well as require identification for entry. The measures are in response to recent bomb threats targeting campus buildings.
April 8, 2012
Technology
Cyalume's Explosive Simulation Devices
Cyalume, maker of a wide variety of chemiluminescent tools such as light sticks, believes it has the answer to this bomb training dilemma. The company's new line of eight police explosive training simulators uses compressed air and a special chemical powder to create non-pyrotechnic bomb effects.
April 3, 2012
Photo: Cyalume
Special Units
Allen-Vanguard Distributes Trio of Macro USA's Tactical Robots
The three platforms include the Beetle, a lightweight Nano-UGV that can be hand thrown onto a roof or into a window; the Armadillo, a slightly larger and multi-purposed Micro-UGV; and the Scorpion, a robust Small-UGV capable of deploying various specialized tools.
March 6, 2012
Photo: Allen-Vanguard
Special Units
Robots at the Ready
The Greensboro (N.C.) Police Department ended a stand-off with a naked man using two tactical robots, after neighbors called 911 to report he was standing on his porch with a firearm, calling to God.
March 1, 2012
Robots provide SWAT teams, bomb squads, HazMat units, and other emergency response personnel with situational awareness in dangerous scenarios.
Patrol
Ariz. Cop Shoots, Kills Man Who Endangered Baby
A Scottsdale (Ariz.) Police officer fatally shot a man holding a baby who had threatened two people with a pistol earlier on Tuesday. Officer James Peters, a 12-year veteran with the agency, has been involved in seven shootings since 2002.
February 15, 2012
Scottsdale, Ariz., man John Loxas, 50, was fatally shot after endangering his grandson. Photo: Facebook
Special Units
Panoscan Introduces Ferret Vehicle Inspection Robot
The Ferret is a mobile robot camera that moves under low-profile vehicles. It features a movable color video camera with on-board lighting. The Ferret, which can operate day or night, sees up and around drive shafts and deep into wheel wells.
September 29, 2011
Photo: Panoscan.
Special Units
FBI SWAT Officers Arrest Australian 'Collar Bomb' Suspect
Agents with the FBI's SWAT team arrested an Australian businessman Tuesday in connection with a fake collar bomb that had been placed around the neck of a Sydney teenager.
August 15, 2011
Patrol
Saviour EOD Bomb Disposal Suit
Kejo
The new Kejo Saviour 2011 EOD Bomb Disposal Suit is specifically designed to give the highest level of protection with the maximum comfort and flexibility to the user at an affordable price.
June 29, 2011
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Patrol
Suspicious Packages and Booby Traps
There are hundreds of stories of officers conducting a search and thinking a container of drugs has been located only to discover pipe bombs. With infernal machines, as with guns, knives, and physical assaults, an awareness, a suspicious mind, a professional paranoia, are the first steps toward survival.
May 9, 2011
Photo: iStockphoto.com.
Patrol
Explosive Devices: Steps To Survival
The role of society's sheepdog is to be in harm's way. When faced with a suspicious package or possible car bomb, police must take control of the situation, form a protective barrier for the civilian population, and secure the area until it is made safe.
May 9, 2011
Photo: iStockphoto.com.
Patrol
Portland Attempted Bomber's Attorneys Try Entrapment Defense
The defense claims a man identified only as "Bill Smith" and working on behalf of the government sent e-mails to Mohamud a year before the attempted bombing.
May 8, 2011
Patrol
Columbine-Type Bombs Found at Colorado Shopping Mall
Late Wednesday, authorities discovered a pipe bomb and two rigged propane canisters after a small fire broke out in a service hallway at the Southwest Plaza mall. The fire was put out at 11:58 p.m.
April 20, 2011
Photo: FBI Denver.
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