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.
In a surprise move, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors recently voted to allow San Francisco PD to deploy robots equipped to deliver lethal force
This webinar will outline the steps to conducting meetings and deciding on roles, responsibilities and procedures to developing tabletop exercises and small-scale training drills, and eventually graduating to full-scale training exercises that involve realistic role players and responses for active shooter response
This lightweight, gimmick-free shield, is designed to protect an individual officer on the move from rifle rounds
Conn. Supreme Court ruled Remington can be sued over how it marketed the rifle used in the Sandy Hook massacre
Police apprehended four suspects, but only three were connected with the shootings
Police have reportedly defused multiple IEDs left on vehicles around the mosques
Police say the man entered the store with the intent to draw officers to the scene and then ambush them upon entry
The conference will review some of the largest active assailant incidents that have occurred within the past two years
Police rushed to a suburban hospital late Sunday after two patients reported seeing a man with a shotgun
A video circulated by the NYPD showed bystanders including a little girl running as the gunman fired several shots in the Bronx
Three of five people wounded in a shootout may have been hit by officers’ bullets
Since a school shooting at a Baltimore high school two weeks ago, the school board has decided to allow officers to be armed on campuses
The LEO who was pinned behind his SUV by gunfire for 17 minutes kept talking to the suspect to buy time for backup
Also released were recordings of police communications as they hunted for the shooter
All five officers who were wounded in the deadly shooting at an Illinois warehouse have been released from the hospital
The PD will end the use of no-knock warrants following the shooting that left two people dead and five LEOs wounded
The threat reporting system now required for all Pennsylvania schools fielded more than 4,900 tips in its first month
People attended a prayer vigil for five slain co-workers who were shot at a suburban Chicago manufacturing plant
The gunman was issued a firearm owners’ ID card after a background check failed to show a 1995 aggravated assault conviction
Police say the gunman was being fired from his job on Friday after 15 years with the company
Officers were fired upon Friday afternoon as soon as they entered the building
Capt. Michael Curry appreciates the realism, flexibility and cost savings offered by Laser Shot’s training simulator
Early and transparent communication among all who are likely to be involved in a school shooting incident is a primary factor in keeping schools safe
Why aren’t we as a society focusing more on efficient training for those involved in the incident prior to the arrival of responders?
While responding to school threats like active shooters is a part of an SRO’s responsibilities, it barely scratches the surface of how SROs serve our schools
The school is hiring two combat veterans in an effort to protect against mass shootings
T.E.A.M. is a proactive effort to make schools and communities safer, promote responsible citizenship and encourage positive character traits
The suspect was charged with first-degree intentional homicide for fatally shooting Officer Matthew Rittner
A Nevada fire chief says he wants to bypass state lawmakers to get changes made
Fourteen states have passed laws for people deemed threatening to temporarily surrender their guns to police
A Houston officer involved in a shooting that left five LEOs wounded has been relieved of duty
Planning active shooter response training with police, fire, EMS, trauma docs and medivac helicopters is a complex and challenging task
An employee of the University of Maryland Medical Center was wounded after shots were fired in the hospital ambulance bay
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