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Established as the First Provincial Militia in 1670, the SCSG is an all-volunteer state defense force organization within the S.C. Military Department
Compared to many police agencies around the world, the average cop in the United States is woefully under-equipped
Gov. Jay Nixon has declared a state of emergency and activated the National Guard in advance of a grand jury decision on Officer Darren Wilson
Authorities say two Navy civilian police officers have been wounded while confronting a knife-wielding man
The flow of excess tactical gear to local law enforcement came under scrutiny in August following clashes between protesters and police in Ferguson
A detailed analysis of the video is being conducted
Investigation has found that a state police officer was on duty while participating in the video shoot and that the models brandished three state-owned guns
Some agencies rely on the 1033 program to support the operational needs of their departments SWAT Teams, Marine Units, and other special operations units
MRAP acquired from the military has been the subject of controversy for months after the department accepted it
They’re receiving non-tactical equipment such as communications receivers and an overhead projector
Facing blistering criticism from Congress, director acknowledged the agency fell short in executing its plan to protect the White House
Public records show that Gov. Jay Nixon received thousands of phone calls and hundreds of emails, letters and faxes from people throughout Mo. and the world in the weeks after the Aug. 9 shooting
Eric Frein performed extensive Internet research on how to avoid police manhunts, experimented with explosives and might have booby-trapped the woods
Eric Frein obsessively collected military memorabilia, dismissed his fellow war re-enactors as dilettantes, and took his hobby so seriously that he spoke French during a simulated Vietnam War-era interrogation
Omar J. Gonzalez was already under indictment in Virginia, accused of having a sawed-off shotgun and trying to elude police this summer
Investigators found more than 800 rounds of ammo, a machete and two hatchets in the car of the former soldier accused of scaling the White House fence
Sheriff’s officials in Goshen County are touting a grenade launcher as a useful tool for keeping the peace, even though they have never used it
Man accused of getting inside is a veteran who was awarded a medal for his service in Iraq and retired due to disability
Some members of the community are uncomfortable with the armored personnel carrier and that makes school officials uncomfortable
At least 26 school districts have participated in the Pentagon’s surplus program
San Diego Unified School District acquired the vehicle for use in rescues, according to the district’s police chief
Senate’s No. 2 Democrat on Friday asked Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to review a program that provides high-powered rifles and other surplus military equipment to civilian police departments
Questions have been raised about whether the governor should have responded faster to an increasingly chaotic and racially tense situation
Investigation will look at department practices over the past few years, including patterns of stops, arrests and use of force, as well as the training officers receive
The examination comes in the aftermath of the police response to unrest in Ferguson, Missouri
The streets of Ferguson were peaceful for another night, as protests and tensions subsided in the St. Louis suburb
Since the guard’s arrival Monday, flare-ups in the small section of town that had been the center of unrest have begun to subside
Although the majority of those arrested are Missourians, just seven live in the St. Louis suburb where the shooting occurred
Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to pay $5M to the family of an unarmed, disabled man who was killed by police in a shooting captured on TV
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder arrived in Ferguson Wednesday to meet with federal investigators
As police action in the Midwest raises concerns about the militarization of agencies, LA police are crediting some equipment for saving lives in a run-and-gun pursuit
Police originally said 31 were arrested, but St. Louis County spokeswoman Candace Jarrett on Tuesday said 57 people were booked at the county jail alone
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