San Franscisco: We Won’t Tase You Bro’
Mercurynews.com reports that the San Francisco Police Commission has just said no to Tasers. After hearing from officers and researchers who wanted to sing the perps' bodies electric, the commission voted 4-3 against arming...
Police Force Swapping Shotguns for Rifles
Another day (what already?), another police force swapping their shotguns for rifles. Panama City's wmbb.com reports that the Walton Country Sheriff's office is issuing AR-15 patrol rifles as its force's standard gear. Sheriff Michael...
Wisconsin Police Prove Some Dogs are More Bulletproof Than Others
WTAQ talk radio reports Green Bay (Wisconsin) police called "time's up" on a local pet owner's labradoodle Dudley. And how.
A passer-by spotted Ray Hawley’s Labradoodle close to a bridge on Interstate 43. Officers...
Sacramento Sheriff on Gun Shop Robberies: “We Can’t Afford Extra Patrols”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEfI3je_wd8
500 Guns Stolen from Cleveland TX Police Evidence Room
Chron.com reports that thieves removed some 500 deadly weapons from the Cleveland, Texas police evidence room. The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) recovered just 112 of the missing firearms from...
Chimp Killing Cop Suffers From PTSD
"Travis, the 14-year-old, 200-pound pet of Sandra Herold, 71, mauled a family friend in Ms. Herold’s driveway," the New York Times recounts. "Officer Chiafari and another officer were the first to respond to Ms....
New Zealand Police Neglect and Abuse Their Bushmaster Rifles
A report in today's Herald on Sunday attempts to link the New Zealand police's chronic neglect and wanton abuse of their Bushmaster rifles with the accidental shooting of teenager Halatau Naitoko. The paper makes...