Stockton PD in ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards (Learn More, Video)
By Chief Eric Jones, Stockton Police Department
Data analytics – using massive quantities of information to tease out previously unknown or unconfirmed relationships – has not been used that much in local...
‘Catastrophic’ Harvey Causes Deadly Floods in Texas (Multi-Video)
By Dylan Baddour, Kevin Sullivan, Wesley Lowery and Robert Samuels, The Washington Post
More than 3,000 national and state guard troops are being deployed to assist with relief and recovery efforts as...
Man Who Shot at Police Gets Life in Prison for Four Carjackings & Murder
U.S. District Court Senior Judge Daniel R. Domínguez sentenced Carmelo Velázquez-Aponte a.k.a. “Boty,” to two terms of life in prison for one carjacking and murder of Richardson Mieses-Pimentel.
Velázquez-Aponte will also serve...
Is Building Design Adding to Casualty Counts In Active Shooter Events?
By Doug Haines, Owner and CEO of Haines Security Solutions
Modern architectural design in the past few years has gone from buildings with lots of cubby-hole offices, conferences, classrooms and shared space...
Despite New Body Armor, NYSP Still Vulnerable to their Biggest Threat
Written by Scott Sulzbach, Director of Global Sales and Marketing at Buffalo Armory
It doesn’t take more than a passing glance at the headlines to understand that cops the world over face...
Ross XT-4200: Cost Effective Security for Wide Access Control Points
By Scott Espensen, Perimeter Security Product Manager for Ross Technology
When it comes to securing and controlling vehicular traffic at high-risk facilities with wide entrances, there are several types of anti-ram vehicle...
CBP Intercepts Tiger Cub at Otay Mesa (Learn More, Multi-Video)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers rescued an illegally-trafficked tiger cub from a traveler who attempted to bring it into California from Mexico early Wednesday morning.
On August 23, at about...
1 Fatally Shot, Suspect Critical Ending Hostage Situation (Multi-Video)
By Tony Bartelme and Glenn Smith, The Post and Courier
Three blocks from Emanuel AME Church, even closer to the controversial John C. Calhoun statue on Marion Square, an urgent police bulletin:...
The Navy’s Silent Threat: Sleep Deprivation (Learn More, Videos)
By Adam Weinstein, Task & Purpose
“I don’t think I can remember not being completely exhausted on watch, be it the middle of the day or the seven-to-forever,” says August Sorvillo, a...
Robotic Assistance Devices Partners with Romeo Power (Multi-Video)
Robotic Assistance Devices (RAD), a competitor in the 2017 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, has entered into an agreement with Romeo Power to outfit the SMP Robotics S5 Security Guard Robot with...
