Verizon Responder Private Core separates public safety data communications from commercial and consumer traffic, and is available at no additional cost to first responders and all qualified public safety personnel. (Courtesy of Verizon)

Verizon to Offer MA Public Safety with Response Ready Solutions (Videos)

Verizon has been authorized to offer services to public safety through the state of Massachusetts’s public safety grade wireless agreement, which includes Verizon's Responder Private Core, priority and preemption technology for...
The suspect should be considered ARMED & DANGEROUS. The FBI is assisting the Miramar Police Department & the South Florida Violent Crime Task Force in combating violent armed robberies. If anyone has information as to the identity of this robber, they are urged to call the FBI at (754) 703-2000 or Crime Stoppers. (Courtesy of the FBI)

Help the FBI Catch Miramar Florida Walgreens Armed Robbery (Photos)

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released photographs from a Walgreens store robbery which occurred at 14501 Miramar Parkway, Miramar, Florida, on July 12, 2019, at approximately 10:30 p.m. The unknown...
When Philip Poniz opened Box 105 at his local Wells Fargo, he discovered it was empty — and that he was totally unprotected by federal law for his personal effects — photographs, coins he had inherited from his grandfather, dozens of high-end timepieces from his personal collection.

There Are 25M Safe Deposit Boxes in America & They Aren’t Safe (Videos)

July 19 , 2019 – In Breaking News – The New York Times In the early 1980s, when Philip Poniz moved to New Jersey from Colorado, he needed a well-protected place to...
'ASTORS' Award-Winning Regroup empowers better mass communication to keep people safe and informed at all times.

Regroup Mass Notification Competes in 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards (Videos)

Regroup Mass Notification, a recognized leader in the mass communications sector, and a Platinum Award Winner in the 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, is pleased to announce the cloud-based mass communication platform...
Ruslan Asainov, 42, a naturalized US citizen from Brooklyn traveled to Istanbul, a common transit point to gain entry into Syria joined ISIS, became a sniper & rose to the rank of "emir" in charge of training other ISIS members in the use of weapons. (Courtesy of YouTube)

Brooklyn Man Accused of Becoming ISIS Sniper & Weapons Trainer

A criminal complaint was unsealed on Friday in federal court in the Eastern District of New York charging Ruslan Maratovich Asainov, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Kazakhstan with providing and...
How the Montecito Fire Protection District used a socio-ecological mitigation approach to successfully fight the Thomas Fire. (Courtesy of Montecito Fire Protection District Facebook)

A How To On Mitigating Wildfire Vulnerability: A MFPD Success Story

By the U.S. Fire Administration The Thomas Fire in December 2017 claimed two lives, burned 281,893 acres, and destroyed more than 1,000 structures before it was contained on Jan. 12, 2018. The...
The WASP Lite is a compact aerostat offering a smaller footprint than the larger WASP system. Highly mobile, it can be deployed virtually anywhere – from a rooftop, pickup truck, boat or utility vehicle.

Drone Aviation Delivers $1.1M in WASP Lite to US Army (Multi-Video)

Drone Aviation, a developer of specialized, tethered aerial monitoring and communications platforms serving national defense and homeland security customers, recognized in the 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program for Best Persistent Aerial Monitoring Solution,...
Hall County Sheriff's Office Deputy Nicolas Blane Dixon, 28, was shot and killed following a vehicle pursuit of a stolen vehicle. Deputy Dixon had served with the Hall County Sheriff's Office for three years. He is survived by his wife and two young sons.

5 Teens Charged in Shooting Murder of Georgia Deputy (Multi-Video)

June 11, 2019 – In Breaking News – Los Angeles Times Five Gainesville teens believed to be connected to last week's fatal shooting of 28-year-old Hall County Sheriff's Office Deputy Nicolas Blane Dixon...
S&T’s NUSTL collaborated with first responders, DOE, and FEMA to publish the “Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD) Response Guidance: Planning for the First 100 Minutes,” is designed to encourage comprehensive radiological preparedness and assist first responders and local jurisdictions to both operationalize and implement best practices for RDD detonation response. Pictured here, a radioactive blast releasing radioactive ballistic fragments into the surrounding environment. (From the video, Courtesy of DHS S&T)

S&T Returns with NUSTL Responder RAD Preparedness in 2019 ‘ASTORS’

A radiological dispersal device (RDD), or 'dirty bomb,' detonation in a local jurisdiction will have significant consequences for public safety, responder health and critical infrastructure operations. First responders and emergency managers must...
Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán

‘El Chapo’ Sinaloa Cartel Leader, Gets Life in Prison Plus 30 (Multi-Video)

Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera, also known by various aliases, which includes “El Chapo” and “El Rapido,” has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian M. Cogan to a life term of...