Special Event Security: Protecting Soft Targets Against Terrorism
Guest editorial by Peter D. Yachmetz
The terror threat facing today’s law enforcement and individuals charged with special event security is more sophisticated than in previous generations.
Today’s terrorists can operate alone and/or in...
Texas Tech Police Officer Fatally Shot, Freshman in Custody (Multi-Video)
By Laurel Wamley, the two-way, NPR
A university spokesman tells NPR that campus police were dispatched to the room of Hollis Daniels III, 19, to check on him, after his suitemates contacted...
Armor Express Protects US CBP Agents (Learn More, Multi-Video)
Armor Express, a leading manufacturer and distributor of high-performance body armor solutions, and a competitor in the 2017 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, has been awarded a five-year, multimillion dollar Indefinite...
S.T.A.T. Tourniquet ‘Stops the Bleed’ in Mass Casualty Incidents (See Video)
S.T.A.T. Tourniquet’s intuitive design, allows civilians to use it without prior bleed control training in the event of an emergency.
S.T.A.T. Tourniquet comes with a self-counting timer, and can be used on...
PROTECH Solaris Competes in ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards
Solaris from PROTECH (a US-based manufacturer) is the first autonomous long range active infrared barrier of its kind in the perimeter security industry.
Solar-powered (with integrated battery) and wireless, this invisible...
Help the FBI Identify a Child Predator (Learn More, Hear Audio)
By the FBI
Crimes Against Children
The unidentified woman being sought—known only as Jane Doe 39—can be seen in a video with a child who is being sexually exploited.
The video was obtained during...
Genetec Citigraf: New Public Safety Decision Support – LIVE in Chicago
Genetec, a leading technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions, recognized as a finalist in the 2017 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, is launching its new...
ICE HSI Agents Receive Prestigious Ohio AG’s Award (Learn More, Video)
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents and task force officers from Cincinnati and Columbus were among several law enforcement personnel recognized at a ceremony Thursday by...
SES Automatic Injury Detection (AID) in ‘ASTORS’ Awards (Multi-Video)
Select Engineering Services (SES), has developed the only wearable body armor sensor that notifies an entire agency when an attack has occurred on an officer(s) providing GPS Location, Injuries, Medical Information...
Death Toll Rises as Firefighters Battle Massive CA Wildfires (Multi-Video)
By Joseph Serna, Laura J. Nelson, Chris Megerian, Sonali Kohli, The Los Angeles Times
As the death toll rose to 40, firefighters struggled to get the upper hand against several massive wildfires...
