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 the future, it is conceivable that drones could be first responders to active shooter incidents
Loveland’s TAC Fire unit in Colorado uses firefighters’ existing expertise and skill sets to provide critical support on SWAT operations
Technology advances are allowing incident commanders to think outside the box when preparing LE response to acts of mass violence
Allowing cops to leave the carefully-crafted training script may not always conclude the way the brass would like, but that is truly the best way for cops to learn
Los Angeles police say the campus is now safe
DOJ report prompted by the Sandy Hook massacre urges chiefs to put mental health programs in place to help cops cope with trauma
Family of a veteran claims “something snapped” in him following two tours in Afghanistan
Two cops were shot, at least three police vehicles were damaged by gunfire, and a police helicopter was shot at
Lakota Schools and the West Chester police and fire departments collaborated on the hours-long exercise Wednesday
Before his arrest, the suspect had carjacked a vehicle at a gas station and shot at a state trooper’s cruiser
Two psychologists have found he has a delusion disorder
Six jurors will have to decide whether Cinemark, the country’s third-largest theater chain, should be held liable for the mass shooting
Theaters across the country had extra security for the July 20, 2012, premiere
Police say they are working to confirm information about what has happened
None of the three is accused of involvement in the attack
No gunman was ever found and police later apologized for their alerts that offended people
Authorities have not revealed a motive for the shooting
Two students were injured when the gunman fired a rifle on them
The move raised new questions about how far school officials should go in arming employees
Officials encountered passwords in 30 percent of the phones the FBI seized during investigations in the last six months
Here are a few tips for the plainclothes folks on staying alive should you get mixed up in an altercation requiring gunplay
People placed crosses on a tree honoring the victims, including Officer Sean Collier
In Richmond, police responded to the alert but were told upon arrival that it was a false alarm
Here are four things the first arriving officer should do to save as many lives as possible
It’s believed the shooter is among the two dead
Developed after 9/11, the N-DEx System is the FBI’s next step leading the way to more widespread information sharing
Several officers’ names were posted in an online forum by pro-ISIS groups
Jim and Doug discuss how the first responder disciplines can train together for more effective multi-disciplinary response
The FBI used the unspecified technique to access data on an iPhone used by the San Bernardino attacker
The man disrupted a House session last October by yelling he was a ‘Prophet of God’
Preliminary information indicates shooting was a criminal act
For security reasons, NYPD won’t say how many of these dogs it has to cover the nation’s largest subway system
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