Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, or GHB, is making a comeback as a new generation of recreational users rediscovers it through online marketplaces.

Dangerous ‘Party Drug’ has been Everywhere — Even on Amazon

August 13, 2020 – In Breaking News – NBC News It had been several years since professor Joseph Palamar had seen that unmistakable “caveman face,” the telltale sign of an imminent overdose...
CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield

CDC Issues a Dire Warning for Fall if COVID-19 Measures Not Followed

August 13, 2020 – In Breaking News – CBS News This fall could be the worst in the history of American public health if people do not heed guidance from health officials...
On Sunday, August 16th at approximately 3:10 p.m., Cedar Park Police received a disturbance call at a home where the caller stated her son had kicked in the door and was becoming aggressive. When officers arrived on scene and entered the home, gun shots were fired towards the officers at which time, our officers returned fire. Three officers were hit and were able to exit the house to get help. The male subject, Joseph DeSean Taylor (DOB: 01/30/1994) then barricaded himself inside the home with three family hostages. (Courtesy of YouTube)

3 Cops Shot, Hostages Released After Texas Standoff (Multi-Video)

August 17, 2020 – In Breaking News – CNN CNN previously reported that the standoff began Sunday afternoon when police were responding to a call at a home in the Austin suburb from...

Everbridge Helps Mitigate Impact of COVID-19 for Safe Return to Work

Everbridge, a global leader in Critical Event Management (CEM), and a Winner in the Annual ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program for Three Consecutive Years, has achieved the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the...
The new Trailer Anti-UAS Defense System (T-AUDS) Counter-UAS System, from Double Platinum 'ASTORS' Award Winner Liteye, Protect Convoys with Seamless Transition to Fixed Site.

Liteye Launches On-the-Move (OTM) Anti-UAS Defense Solution

Liteye Systems, a Double Platinum Award Winner in the 2019 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program for Best Critical Infrastructure Protection Solution and Best Intrusion Detection & Prevention Solution, is introducing the...
Pat-down procedures are used by TSA screeners to determine if prohibited items or other threats to transportation security are concealed on the person, however, in the post-COVID aviation environment, airports and airlines are embracing “contactless” travel procedures, including airport temperature checks and self-service biometrics.

Why is TSA Doing Pat Downs at U.S. Aviation Checkpoints During COVID?

By Mitchell Brown, former U.S. TSA Federal Security Director After months in which most Americans simply stopped flying due to COVID-19, there are encouraging signs that US air travel is recovering. Americans are...
While not being able to quickly access emails or social media posts can be annoying to a general consumer, wireless connectivity becomes critical when police and fire departments, security personnel and medical professionals need access to many types of data, video, images and more in in real-time. 2020 ’ASTORS’ Competitors Skywire Networks and Siklu, is uniquely qualified to bring immediate high-speed connection to highly congested conditions – in terms of the density of buildings in the end point areas (at an average of 30 stories) and in terms of a crowded and noisy radio transmissions environment.

Pandemic Response – How to Set up Temporary Gigabit Wireless Access Networks

Implementing a wireless network to establish or expand broadband communications services in emergency situations (health, weather, natural disaster related or other) can be a tricky endeavor. Requirements include replacing the capacity lost...
1st Detect produces TRACER 1000, the most capable field-deployed Explosive Trace Detector (ETD) and Narcotic Trace Detector (NTD) available for airport and port-of-entry use today.

1st Detect Corporation Newest Competitor in 2020 ‘ASTORS’ Awards

1st Detect Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Astrotech Corporation, is pleased to announce the company's TRACER 1000 Mass Spectrometer Explosives Trace Detector (MS-ETD), has been nominated to compete in the 2020...
The 39 child rescues were not made as a result of a single law enforcement action as has been falsely reported across social media platforms, but the culmination of months of planning and coordination between the USMS, NCMEC, Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), Georgia Office of the Attorney General, Georgia Department of Family and Children Services, Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

How Did the U.S. Marshals Really Find 39 Missing Children in Georgia

The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Missing Child Unit, working with the agency’s Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force, along with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and Georgia state and...
Mayor Lovely Warren stressed that Rochester Police Chief La'Ron Singletary hadn’t been asked to hand in his resignation, saying “I do believe he is doing his best.” “The chief has felt that his career and integrity has been challenged,” Warren said.

Rochester Chief & Command Staff Retire Amid Daniel Prude Protests

September 8, 2020 – In Breaking News – New York Post The Rochester Police Department’s “entire command staff” announced their retirement on Tuesday, the mayor there said, amid raging protests over the death...