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...

MS-13 Gang Members Charged in Brutal Vegas Murder (Multi-Video)

Four alleged MS-13 (Mara Salvatrucha) gang members were charged on Tuesday in connection with the kidnapping and murder of a rival gang member whose body was found on federal property in...
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,...
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23 Felons Charged in Law Enforce Surge to Reduce Violent Crime

United States Attorney Russell M. Coleman announced that the Louisville Federal Grand Jury returned 21 felony indictments charging 23 individuals this week with multiple counts, including firearms violations, possession and distribution...

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...
NIST is releasing a guide that describes procedures for documenting and populating test data on a mobile device before testing a mobile forensic tool—the recovery and interpretation of data found on digital devices is often part of a criminal or civil investigation.

NIST Helps Forensic Investigators Place Data on Mobile Devices

Data recovered from digital devices is often helpful in providing clues for incidents and potential criminal activity. For example, data found on a suspect’s computer, cell phone or tablet may prove to...
New handheld elemental isotype analysis tool from Thermo Scientific

CBP Deploys New Gemini to Help ID Dangerous Drugs (Learn More, Video)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport recently acquired additional new technology with the ability to sample and identify over 14,000 chemical...
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...