Active Shooter
The Active Shooter topic gives patrol officers and SWAT team members an invaluable resource to find news articles, tactical tips and expert commentary for active shooter response.
The amount and specificity of specific skills training must be increased in regularity and intensity for all sworn officers from recruit to chief of police
Following the Uvalde school shooting, the question of whether teachers should carry firearms is in the news again
Every campus-based law enforcement agency must examine its active shooter response training and response protocols to a school shooting
Scenario-based technology enables police officers to train to respond to active shooters in a manner that is measurable and consistent
The man who bought two rifles for terrorists to use in the San Bernardino shooting wants to withdraw his guilty plea
A Louisiana man suspected of killing five people, including his parents and girlfriend, has been captured in Virginia
Police are investigating an overnight shooting at an Indianapolis bar that left five hospitalized, two in critical condition
Police say two shootings have left five people dead; the suspect is still at large
A teen was arrested after an off-duty officer reported hearing him threaten to shoot up his former school while playing a video game
The department awarded the LEO with its Medal of Valor for his bravery in arresting the Parkland school shooting suspect
The girlfriend of the man accused of fatally shooting five people says he has been fascinated with the idea of killing
Officials said a gunman “eventually surrendered” after fatally shooting five people at a SunTrust bank
Mike Wood discusses what he calls the third generation of active shooter response, which prepares communities for active shooters before law enforcement arrives
Police say the suspect told a bank manager he had a bomb in his backpack and showed a handgun before fleeing without any cash
All three officers have been treated and released from the hospital
Police fatally shot a gunman who had taken hostages at a Georgia dermatology office
An armed man who held two women hostage for several hours at a UPS facility was shot and killed by police
The Enhanced Dynamic Geo-Social Environment (EDGE) is a free virtual training platform funded by DHS
Police say the suspect was apparently shot and injured, but the women were unharmed
The continuing challenge with preparation for attacks like Parkland is that each is unique enough to defy any template for prevention and response
The program is intended to teach first responders how to care for themselves after crisis events and recognize peers who may have PTSD
Both The Miami Herald and South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported that Israel has told his staff he expects to be removed
The police can be part of the solution, even if they aren’t part of the action
We might want SWAT at every public venue, but we just don’t have the money and resources to do it
From active shooter response protocols to screening processes for new recruits, police leaders will face many challenges in the coming year
Criminal action, accidents and heart attacks continue to lead the list this year
From lip sync battles to policing the homeless to immigration enforcement, 2018 was a big year for issues in law enforcement
The wound treatment videos Joe Gomez watched on YouTube led to him saving a YouTube employee’s life
It’s critical that we ask and answer the questions that arise from this new information
New documents from the investigation into the massacre are shedding light on the gunman’s anger
What challenges will law enforcement face in 2019?
Despite an extraordinary series of blunders leading to the bloodshed at the Parkland school, it has taken nine months to bring repercussions over errors
For months, Broward schools delayed or withheld records, refused to publicly assess the role of employees, spread misinformation and even sought to jail reporters
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