35-year-old James Kennith Decoursey is wanted in the shooting of the Hopkinsville, KY, Police officer. Decoursey is described as a white male, 6'1" tall, 260 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair. He is believed to be driving a 1997 white Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck with the license plate 2070GH. Police ask that if you see the vehicle or Decoursey, do not approach him but immediately call 911.

KY Police Officer Killed; Suspect Reportedly On the Run

By Elizabeth Zwirz, Fox News A police officer in Kentucky was killed in the line of duty Thursday evening, Gov. Matt Bevin announced, as local media reported a suspect was on the...
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Genetec for Airports, Cities, Transit & Campuses at ISC West (Multi-Video)

Visitors to the Genetec booth at ISC West will get a full view of the company’s new range of market-specific solutions specifically developed to address the needs of airports, cities, schools/campuses, retailers,...
As a police officer, SWAT team commander, and now, chief of police, lessons waiting to be learned from After-Action Reports (AAR) offer our agencies insight & recommendations to leverage against our own response tools & protocols and objectively assess if the solutions we have in place today would have done the job on that tragic day.

AAR Lessons Learned: Contemporary Ways to Enhance School Safety

By Keith Germain, COO, Critical Response Group, Inc. and Chief of Police, Barnegat Township Police Department On February 14th we had yet another mass shooting, this time at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland,...
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms told reporters at a press conference Monday that the city hasn't decided whether it will make the payment.

Time is Running Out for Atlanta in Ransomware Attack (Multi-Video)

By Vanessa Romo, NPR Time is running out for the city of Atlanta, which was given until Wednesday to pay off the cyberattackers who laid siege to city government data and are threatening to...

Man Arrested for Explosives Sent to WH, FBI, Military & Gov’t (Multi-Video)

A 43-year-old Everett resident made his initial appearance in U.S. District Court today charged by criminal complaint with shipping of explosive materials, announced U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes. Thanh Cong Phan was...
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LexisNexis Predicts Top 3 Public Safety Threats in 2018 (Learn More)

Evolving threats of terrorism, drug abuse and human trafficking will be the top three challenges impacting U.S. law enforcement in 2018, according to new predictions by LexisNexis Risk Solutions. While these challenges...

Navy Commissions New Guided-Missile Destroyer Ralph Johnson

The Navy commissioned its newest guided-missile destroyer, the future USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), on Saturday, March 24, at Columbus Street Pier in Charleston, South Carolina. The future USS Ralph Johnson honors...
FBI Special Agent Melissa S. Morrow spent hours upon hours sifting through the toxic terrorist crash site at the Pentagon. NYFD New York City ferry captain evacuated hundreds from Lower Manhattan after the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attack.

FBI Special Agent & NYFD Ferry Captain Die From 9/11 Illness (Video)

By Jessica Schladebeck, the New York Daily News For 10 weeks after 9/11, FBI Special Agent Melissa S. Morrow spent hours upon hours sifting through the toxic terrorist crash site at the...
Fire departments across the country are ordering changes to how they operate in the field, after alarming new research shows that cancer has become the number one killer of firefighters in this country.

Clean Your PPE & Skin Post-Fire to Reduce Chemical Exposure Risk

By the U.S. Fire Administration As a firefighter, you know that firefighting activities can lead to chemical contamination. But do you know what steps you can take to reduce exposures? This understanding...
The lack of a criminal domestic terrorism statute makes the federal government extremely cautious about using the term “terrorism” when there’s no link to a group the United States has officially designated as an international terrorist organization.

FBI Agents & Internet the Agree: The Feds Should Call Terrorism What It Is

By Ryan J. Reilly Whenever a white non-Muslim man commits an act of mass violence ― not an infrequent occurrence in recent history ― the online debate begins. Why aren’t authorities calling this...