Bananas Containing $17.8M Worth of Cocaine Donated to TX Police (Video)

By Merrit Kennedy, NPR This drug seizure is bananas. Two sergeants from a Texas prison were picking up two donated pallets of bananas at the Ports of America in Freeport on Friday, according...
Enhancing state, territorial, tribal, and non-governmental capacity to prevent opioid overdoses

CDC Provides New Funds to Battle the Opioid Overdose Epidemic (Videos)

To address the ongoing opioid overdose epidemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is increasing support to states, territories, tribes, and non-governmental organizations working to prevent opioid-related overdoses, deaths,...
A fugitive was killed by police after he used an assault rifle to open fire at officers Thursday night near Miami International Airport, authorities said.

AK-47 Gunman Killed in Police Shootout Near Miami Airport (Video)

By CBS Miami A man armed with an assault rifle was killed in a shootout with police and FBI agents not far from Miami International Airport. On dramatic cell phone video of the...
3D-500 Counter Drone Radar

SpotterRF Goes for Hat Trick in 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Awards (Learn More, Video)

SpotterRF, the leader in low cost compact surveillance radar (CSR), and an 'ASTORS' Award Winner for Two Consecutive Years in the Annual ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, is pleased to announce the company's 3D-500, the First Full Dome...
Israeli expat Danielle Layman, who lived in OK allegedly took out Craigslist ad to hire an assassin amid child custody battle to kill her ex-husband in Israel, apologized for manufacturing the poison ricin as a judge sentenced her to over three years in prison

Poison Plot: OK Woman Made Ricin for Craigslist Murder-for-Hire Scheme

By the FBI An Oklahoma woman had a novel solution to a child custody issue with her ex-husband who lived in Israel: Hire someone to travel there and kill him using the...
The DARPA Subterranean (SubT) Challenge explores innovative approaches and new technologies to rapidly map, navigate, and search complex underground environments. DARPA will host the competitors day September 27, 2018, to communicate the vision and timeline of the DARPA SubT Challenge, engage potential competitors, and provide a space for technical and operational exchange. (Courtesy of DARPA)

Win $2M in DARPA’s SubT Challenge, Competitor’s Day 9/27 (See Video)

Underground settings are becoming increasingly relevant to global security and safety. Rising populations and urbanization are requiring military and civilian first responders to perform their duties below ground in human-made tunnels, underground...
the Iris ID-equipped KeyTracer key cabinets and AssetTracer Smart Lockers will be shown at the International Association of Chiefs of Police Annual Conference and Exposition, Oct. 6-9 in Orlando, Fla.

Iris ID Solution Integrated into RTN Key & Asset Locker Mgmt System

Iris ID, a leading provider of iris recognition technology, and a competitor in the 2018 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, is pleased to announce its iCAM R100 solution has been...
Snochia Moseley, 26, from Baltimore County shot people outside the building and on the warehouse floor, and died at a nearby hospital after shooting herself in the head, according to Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler. (Courtesy of Facebook)

4 Dead in MD Shooting, Including Suspect (Learn More, Multi-Video)

By Eliott C. McLaughlin, Carma Hassan and Steve Almasy, CNN A woman killed three people and wounded three others before fatally shooting herself at a drugstore distribution center Thursday in Harford County,...
Peter Chadwick

Millionaire Murder Suspect Added to Marshals Most Wanted (Multi-Video)

The search for millionaire murder suspect Peter Chadwick intensified on Wednesday as the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) added him to its 15 Most Wanted fugitive list. Chadwick, 54, is wanted for the 2012 murder...
While most of the recent talk about school preparation involves law enforcement, there are many things local EMS can do to interface with the schools in its district to increase everyone’s collective readiness and stay “left of bang.”

EMS: Plan With Your Local Schools Now, Before There is an Emergency

By Barry Bachenheimer, EdD, FF/EMT “’Left of bang’ means before the bad stuff happens. That’s where you want to be—alert, ready, prepared to respond to protect yourself and your loved ones.”  ―Patrick Van Horne, Left...