Response to a Growing Epidemic: Detect Fentanyl with Portable GC/MS
By Philip Tackett, Ph.D. Product Manager, Detection FLIR Systems, Inc.
Clandestine drug labs are not a new problem for responders, but they are growing in number and present potentially dangerous crime scenes.
One...
Child Predator Sentenced to 56 yrs for Child Sexual Assault & Pornography
An Illinois registered sex offender was sentenced March 23 to 56 years in state prison on multiple counts of child sexual assault and production of child pornography.
This case was investigated by...
DEA Aims for Record National RX Drug Take Back Day Initiative
After collecting more than 9 million pounds (4,500 tons) of expired, unused and unwanted prescription medications at 14 previous events over the past 7 years, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and...
Van Plows Down Toronto Sidewalk, Killing 9 in ‘Pure Carnage’ (Videos)
By Ian Austen and Liam Stack, The New York Times
Nine people were killed and 16 were injured on Monday when a man drove a white van onto the sidewalk along one...
Operation No Safe Haven IV Targets Human Rights Violation Suspects
The No Safe Haven Initiative
The United States grants admission to more refugees and asylum seekers annually than any other nation.
Individuals fleeing wars, genocide, ethnic cleansing and various other forms of persecution...
Metrasens Wins Prestigious Queen’s Award for Second Consecutive Year
Metrasens, a leading provider of advanced magnetic detection technologies and the Platinum Award Winner in the 2017 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program for Best Cell Phone Detection Solution, has been honored as a winner of...
Two Heroes Down: Sheriff Says LEO’s ‘Demonized’ (Learn More, Multi-Video)
By Corky Siemaszko, NBC News
"What do you expect happens when you demonize law enforcement to the extent it's been demonized?” Gilchrist County Sheriff Bobby Schultz said at a news conference.
The official...
4 Dead in TN Waffle House, Shooter Remains At Large (Multi-Video)
By Shield Burke, Associated Press and the Chicago Tribune
A nearly naked gunman wearing only a green jacket and brandishing an assault rifle stormed a Waffle House restaurant in Nashville early Sunday,...
Dad with Toddler Killed in CA Eatery, Suspect Reported Hours Earlier
By The Associated Press and Los Angeles Times
A homeless man who randomly stabbed a patron in a crowded Ventura restaurant to death as his 5-year-old daughter sat on his lap was...
Panasonic Selects DigitalPersona for ToughBook Mobile Devices (Videos)
Panasonic System Solutions Company of North America has selected Crossmatch DigitalPersona® authentication software to offer with Panasonic’s Toughbook line of purpose-built mobile computing products for mobile computing security.
This new relationship enables mobile device, network...