Tag: Citizen Involvement: Page 8

Training

Steven Seagal Helps Train Ariz. Posse for School Shooters

Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff Joe Arpaio and actor Steven Seagal teamed up Saturday to provide active-shooter response training to the civilian posse that has begun guarding Phoenix-area schools.

February 10, 2013

Patrol

How To Engage Crucial Contacts When Planning Event Security

POLICE

Tap into these six non-law enforcement resources so your event runs smoothly.

January 17, 2013

Patrol

Sheriff Joe's Armed 'Posse' to Patrol Schools

The Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff's Office has launched an initiative where nearly 500 armed volunteers will patrol the areas around 59 schools in unincorporated areas and communities served by the department.

January 8, 2013

Patrol

Video: Seat-belt Activist Tries To Pull Over Mich. Cop

A Michigan seat-belt activist who attempted to pull over a Detroit Police officer is now facing a reckless driving charge. In the video, the officer can be seen smiling as McClain yells at him to pull over.

December 2, 2012

Patrol

Seat-belt Activist Tries To Pull Over Mich. Cop

A Michigan man attempts to pull over a Detroit Police officer for not wearing his seatbelt. Read the full story here.

December 2, 2012

Patrol

Video: Seattle Cops Allow 'Mutual Combat'

A Seattle Police sergeant defended the actions of officers who allowed two men to fight on a city street late Friday under a little-known law allowing "mutual combat."

November 11, 2012

Patrol

Insurer Stymies Ariz. Sheriff's Armed Border Posse

An armed volunteer posse set up by Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu to scan the desert for violent drug smugglers is running into serious bureaucratic opposition that might thwart the controversial operation.

October 30, 2012

Special Units

Video: Homeless Ex-Crip Helps Dallas Cop

A homeless former Crip gang leader helped a Dallas Police officer who was being assaulted, garnering praise from the agency.

October 24, 2012

Special Units

Homeless Ex-Crip Helps Officer

Charles Alexander, a homeless former Crip gang member, is being hailed for intervening to stop an assault on a Dallas Police officer. Read the full story here.

October 24, 2012

Patrol

Video: Vigilante Stops Subway Fight with Samurai Sword

A man wielding a full-length samurai sword broke up a fight on a Phoenix light rail train last week, when he drew the weapon and advanced toward the attackers.

October 22, 2012

Patrol

Armed Posse Patrols Oregon County

There's no room in the county jail for burglars and thieves. And the sheriff's department in a vast, rural corner of southwest Oregon has been reduced by budget cuts to three deputies on patrol eight hours a day, five days a week.

October 16, 2012

Patrol

Armed Citizen Saves Cop at Texas Trailer Park

Vic Stacy fired four shots from 150 feet away to stop a man with an assault rifle who was firing at an Early P.D. officer pinned down behind his patrol car.

September 1, 2012