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Careers
Older Recruits
Some view the occupation of a cop as inside work and no heavy lifting. Think again. Fully explore your new employer and understand how the agency can withstand any more shuttering of the economy.
August 6, 2012
Officer Karl Lloyd was a 50-year-old recruit when he joined the Cleveland P.D. in October 2009.
Training
New Recruits Join Savannah-Chatham PD
Fourteen new recruits have joined the Savannah-Chatham (Ga.) Police Department, following 19 weeks of training in the academy. The recruits, who were sworn in July 26 at the Savannah Civic Center, included Nicholas Wissner, a former Army Ranger with five combat deployments.
August 1, 2012
Patrol
Sailor, Air Force Reservist Among Colo. Shooting Victims
A Navy sailor and active-duty Air Force reservist were among the 12 people killed in the Aurora, Colo., mass shooting early Friday.
July 22, 2012
Vehicle Ops
Military Surplus Gear: Abuse It and Lose It
Last month the Defense Department cut off a very valuable resource for many of the nation's 17,000 law enforcement agencies. The Pentagon's 1033 program provides cash-strapped police and sheriff's departments with free military surplus.
July 9, 2012
Nashville Police officers used military surplus boats to rescue residents during severe flooding in 2010. Photo courtesy of NPD.
Special Units
L.A. County Deputies Recover Rocket Launcher
A search warrant served Wednesday at a Southern California home resulted in the seizure of a military rocket launcher, drugs, and ammunition by Los Angeles County Sheriff's gang deputies.
June 20, 2012
This AT-4 rocket launcher was seized by LASD deputies on Wednesday. Photo: LASD
Vehicle Ops
Pentagon Halts Military Surplus Equipment To Police
The Defense Department has halted the flow of military surplus equipment to law enforcement agencies, and demanded an accounting of equipment already distributed through its 1033 program.
June 7, 2012
The Cabell County (W.Va.) Sheriff's Office acquired a Humvee via the 1033 program.
Weapons
Kahr Arms Donates 'Tommy' Gun To U.S. Troops
Kahr Arms and the family of firearms that also includes Magnum Research Inc. and Auto Ordnance, announced it has made a donation to the Armor 4 Troops Foundation.
June 5, 2012
Patrol
AWOL Muslim Solider Guilty of Fort Hood Bomb Plot
Pfc. Naser Abdo, an AWOL infantryman accused of plotting to kill GIs and their families in revenge for America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, was found guilty Thursday.
May 24, 2012
Weapons
Glock Donates $100,000 To Special Operations Forces
Adding to its ongoing support of special operations forces (SOF), Glock Inc. donated $100,000 to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation (SOWF) during the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) in Tampa, Fla.
May 24, 2012
Weapons
Kahr Arms Donates $50,000 to Wounded Warrior Project
Kahr Arms and the family of firearms that also includes Magnum Research Inc. and Auto Ordnance, recently made a $50,000 donation to the Wounded Warrior Project.
May 22, 2012
Weapons
LAPD Buys Back Military Rocket Launcher From Public
A military rocket launcher without the rocket was among the 1,673 firearms accepted by the Los Angeles Police Department for destruction over the weekend.
May 14, 2012
Photo: LAPD/Lt. Andrew Neiman
Patrol
Grenades Found In Marine's Ariz. Home After Shooting Rampage
Police found six military grenades in the Phoenix-suburb home of a suspected Neo-Nazi who killed four people before taking his own life in a shooting rampage on Wednesday.
May 3, 2012
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