Active Shooter
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It’s unacceptable to make patrol officers wait for a supervisor or SWAT officer for a ballistic shield, so let’s properly equip the first officers to arrive on scene
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Jim and Doug discuss whether or not American schools should remain “gun free zones”
A sheriff’s office captain told deputies to form a perimeter instead of confronting the gunman at a Florida high school where 17 people were killed
Police said the two people killed at a Central Michigan University residence hall were not students
In the jittery aftermath of the shooting in Parkland, Florida, efforts to ramp up school security are flying fast
The incident was not Jesse Randal Davidson’s first troubling encounter with police
The failure in top leadership associated with the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting was seen at all levels
Dozens of police agencies surrounded Marjory Stoneman Douglas High to ensure students and staff felt safe
Broward County commissioners named Feb. 27 Officer Michael Leonard and Coconut Creek Police Department Appreciation Day
Nikolas Cruz’s lawyers said the judge has made rulings and comments that indicate favoritism for prosecutors
Scot Peterson said in a statement that he did not initially believe that gunfire was happening inside the building
Officials said volunteers in the program will undergo rigorous training that’s more intense than what deputies experience
Sheriff Scott Israel appeared on CNN and denied any blame for his agency’s missteps and touted his own “amazing leadership”
Rep. Bill Hager called on Gov. Rick Scott to remove Sheriff Scott Israel from office for “neglect of duty and incompetence”
The most important thing law enforcement can teach the public is that school safety requires a layered defense
The FBI acknowledged it failed to investigate the tip about Nikolas Cruz, but a transcript provides the fullest glimpse yet into the seriousness of the woman’s concerns
The idea of arming teachers to take out a shooter is alarming some LE experts, who say it takes more than just being a good shot at a firearm range
If the federal government can do one thing, it is to engage researchers to do deep data mining of every thwarted, attempted, interrupted, or successful school attack
Officer Scot Peterson is currently under investigation for failing to engage the shooter during the mass killing at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
The push to have an armed police officer at every school in New York state is being renewed in the wake of the Florida high school shooting
President Trump said the LEO who didn’t stop the gunman who carried out last week’s Florida massacre was either a “coward” or “didn’t react properly under pressure”
Majory Stoneman Douglas High School is reopening for teachers as the community grappled with word that the armed officer on campus did nothing to stop the shooter
An advocacy group for police officers assigned to secure the nation’s schools has a simple message about arming teachers: Don’t do it
The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School officer has resigned
Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell said he was grateful his officers had the chance to head off a potential tragedy
The union president says officers should be allowed to carry their service weapons inside school buildings
The Broward School District’s security cameras did not provide real-time video for police
Sheriff Scott Israel said deputies assigned to school campuses will now be allowed to carry rifles on school grounds
President Donald Trump wants to show that he has been swayed by the school shooting in Florida and was willing to listen to proposals
The proposal would allow teachers to carry concealed pistols in school if they undergo 40 hours of LE training with the Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission
Nearly every school attack has been preceded by many warning signs
