There’s No Need for College Campus Police to be Armed: IMI Systems Quote of...
"Officers who patrol dangerous neighborhoods, where people carry guns and use them in crimes, need to be armed themselves. But officers who patrol bucolic campuses where very little crime and even less violence occurs...
Use of Force Court Decision Offers Police Officers “Valuable Learning Points”
Two recent federal appellate decisions are good reminders of how US judges may assess claims of excessive force where unarmed suspects are involved. Atty. Michael Brave, always a popular legal updater at ILEETA conferences...
Tampa Sunoco Clerk’s Real Gun Beats Robber’s Pellet Gun: Defensive Gun Use of the...
In the early morning hours of Friday, 9 February, 2018, an armed robber attempted to rob a Sunoco gas station in Tampa, Florida. The clerk had a firearm of his own. The clerk fired...
Florida High School Informs Parents of Averted Attack…One Year Later
Teachers and students at Astronaut High School in Titusville, Florida, are probably alive today because Sheriff Scott Israel and his intrepid men aren't in charge of ensuring their safety. An art teacher at the...
Sheriff Israel Suspends Deputy Found Sleeping at Parkland High School
Never let it be said that Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel doesn't take swift and decisive action when events or individuals under his command challenge the illusion of the "amazing leadership" he paints of...
Pulse Nightclub Shooter’s Father Was An FBI Informant – Report
The Intercept's Glenn Greewald is tweeting reports that Seddique Matteen has been revealed to be an FBI informant. Who is Seddique Matteen? He's the father of Omar Matteen who murdered 49 people at the...
Las Vegas Police Release Bodycam Video of Breach of Mandalay Bay Shooter’s Suite
"Las Vegas police have finally released partial footage from police body cameras that showed officers nearing the hotel room where gunman Stephen Paddock unleashed a hail of gunfire on concert-goers last October." Not that it...
Nye County, NV Sheriff Apologizes for Leaving Her Handgun In a Public Restroom
We're told, repeatedly and forcefully, by many who would like to limit or eliminate civilian-owned firearms, that law enforcement officers are the only people with the knowledge, training and degree of responsibility necessary to...
After More Than 120 Years, The NYPD is Retiring the Last of its Service...
New York's finest first began toting revolvers back in 1895. And while the department began transitioning their officers over to SIGs and GLOCKs decades ago, a few long-timers were determined to #resist, holding onto...
Baltimore Adopts ShotSpotter System. The Question Is, Why?
Depending on who's doing the counting, Baltimore consistently shows up among the most violent cities in the US. Charm City's known for its crab cakes, its public corruption and the number of people shot...
Man Impersonating DEA Agent Shot and Killed During PA Home Invasion
At about 1 a.m. last Wednesday, Brionna Hicks, of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, stepped outside on the porch of her home to smoke a cigarette. Her mother was upstairs with three children. Her brother, Anthony Farley,...
Florida Cop Disciplined for Taking Her Own Sweet Time Responding to Calls
A Bradenton, Florida police officer responded to a February 911 dispatch call reporting a shooting in a private residence. But it took her longer to arrive that a number of other officers in her...