Shaneen Allen: Discretion and Distaste
“Earlier this year, a 27-year-old medical professional named Shaneen Allen drove peacefully out of her home state of Pennsylvania and into neighboring New Jersey. Today, she faces the prospect of three years in prison,"...
From the Annals of Police Militarization: Vets Heart MRAPs
"I've driven them quite a bit," Pocatello, ID PD Officer Nick Edwards tells idahostatejournal.com re: the department's new MRAP. "We had quite a few of them assigned to us in Iraq." That's not the money shot for...
“Anonymous gun tip lines helping police confiscate more illegal weapons.” Or Not.
I sometimes wonder if the people writing mainstream media headlines bother to read the story beneath their header. Oh sure, they get the general gist of it. But I can't tell you the number of...
MA Police Chiefs Pissed at Lack of Power Over Rifle, Shotgun Licenses
"Top police officials and activists from Boston and area communities blasted the state Senate Tuesday for watering down gun control legislation by stripping a provision aimed at keeping rifles and shotguns out of the...
Passively Constructed Negligent Discharge Story of the Day: While Holstered Edition
Deputy's firearm discharges while serving a warrant, the headline at northwestgeorgianews.com reports. Damn inconvenient time for a firearm to decide to discharge wouldn't you say? "At approximately 1315 hours this date, Deputies from the...
North Carolina State Highway Patrol Buy SIG SAUER P226 in .357SIG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsBGfytvZHE
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol (NCSHP) are tooling-up with the SIG SAUER P226 in .357SIG. Given that the NCSHP has 1600 sworn officers, the order's probably around 2k guns. SIG's press release (after the...
LAPD Use LAX Shooting To Justify Salary Plea
http://youtu.be/mLBTUzHAYLc
The video above uses the 2013 shooting at LAX to lobby for more funding from the public purse for the City of Angels po-po. According to the union, "department cuts have created unsafe conditions for Angelenos. Because...
Elgin, IL Cops Go All Tactical-Like for Escaped Felon
TTAG reader MS writes:
More of a local story, but a violent felon escaped from the Elgin Mental Health facility. One guy, in handcuffs. Cue the lockdowns. People are freaking out on social media....
Arlington, TX Cop Saves Dog’s Life
You have to hand it to officer Gary Carter. He stepped up and adopted Jeffery (now Chance) the pit bull before he could be euthanized in a local shelter. Why is this such a...
An[other] Excellent Reason Why Cops Shouldn’t Shoot Dogs
"Coffee County Sheriff Doyle Wooten confirmed late Thursday night that a 10-year-old boy was shot while investigators stormed the scene where they said the suspect in a shooting traveled to," walb.com reports. Ending a...
Quote of the Day: No Knock, No Foul? Edition
"The only items seized during Wednesday's raid included clothing, a glass bong and suspected marijuana remnants in a metal grinder." St. Paul police shoot, kill 2 family dogs in SWAT raid
Warwick, RI Police Ditch .9mm for .40 Ammo
"The Warwick Police Department issues every officer a SIG P229 – a semi-automatic pistol distributed Sig Sauer," warwickonline.com reports. "However, an officer may use a weapon of his own choosing as long as it...