Tag: Rioters: Page 6

Patrol

Hard Headed

Schuberth's P100F helmet provides protection from fire, acid, and stabs to the neck, as well as small-caliber rounds.

January 22, 2012

Patrol

Riot Police Respond To Protest at Canadian Campus

A report on an incident in which riot police responded to a protest on the campus of McGill University in Montreal has revealed that the police acted on their own initiative and were not deployed by campus security or the administration.

December 19, 2011

Technology

How Video Analysis Helped the Vancouver Riot Prosecutors

The Vancouver Police Department and surrounding agencies anaylized hundreds of hours of video footage in the prosecution of hockey hooligans.

December 15, 2011

Vehicle Ops

Crowd Control: T3 Motion's NLRV Electric Vehicle

T3 Motion's Non-Lethal Response Vehicle (NLRV) is an electric three-wheeled vehicle designed to provide the maneuverability of the standard T3 with added features for crowd control, including a shield, strobe lights, and onboard PepperBall launchers.

December 5, 2011

SWAT

Mob Rules: Was 2011 the Year of Lawlessness?

Two popular social movements in 2011—flash mobs and occupiers—placed a great strain on cities and their LE agencies. It wasn't long before both movements were infiltrated and hijacked by troublemakers bent on violence.

December 1, 2011

SWAT

Black-Bloc Anarchists: Revolution for the Hell of It

Even though anarchists who use black-bloc tactics are relatively few in number, their strategy and tactics of wreaking havoc, chaos and mayhem provides them with the sensational news coverage they crave.

November 21, 2011

Patrol

Cops Pepper-Spray Student Rioters at Penn State

Law enforcement officers used pepper spray to disperse a crowd of Pennsylvania State University students protesting the firing of football coach Joe Paterno amid a child-abuse scandal.

November 9, 2011

Patrol

Video: Oakland Police Tear Gas Occupy Protesters

Police fired tear gas and flash-bangs Tuesday night into a crowd of several hundred protesters backing the Occupy movement who unsuccessfully tried to retake an encampment outside Oakland City Hall that officers had cleared more than 12 hours earlier.

October 25, 2011

Patrol

Oakland Cops Clash with Occupy Protesters

Oakland Police officers fired tear gas and flash-bang grenades at Occupy protesters who were attempting to reclaim encampments near City Hall.

October 25, 2011

SWAT

How Will U.K. Police Respond To the London Riots?

To quell riots, London Met Police called in 16,000 officers. Police authorized plastic baton rounds, armored vehicles, and considered imposing a curfew. These are common U.S. police riot responses, but are practically unheard of in the U.K.

September 15, 2011

Patrol

Bratton's Advisory Role Rankles Some UK Police

One detective inspector from London's police called Prime Minister David Cameron's decision to bring in Bratton "a sad indictment of what the government think of our senior officers in this country."

August 12, 2011

Special Units

Near Riot at Hollywood Movie Premiere

A near riot was caused on Hollywood Boulevard in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre when a Los Angeles DJ sent a Twitter message about an impromptu block party.

August 10, 2011