Military
The Marine Corps’ Combat Hunter Program and the broken windows concept of policing are both about taking action to prevent future undesirable action
If criticism of the 1033 program rises again, LE agencies need to be ready to educate their communities about why cops need military surplus equipment
Jim and Doug discuss the ways in which Urban Shield improves inter-agency communication and preparation for emergency response
Obama said it would be useful to review how local law enforcement agencies have used federal grants that permit them to obtain heavier armaments
Presence of armed militia members working on their own has added one more variable to an already complex situation
Missouri’s governor on Monday ordered the National Guard to a St. Louis suburb convulsed by protests over a fatal police shooting
Congressman plans to introduce a bill to restrict a DoD program that provides machine guns and other surplus military equipment for free to agencies
Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday that sending troops to the border will defend not just his home state but the entire nation from “narco-terrorists”
The Guard troops will be armed for self-defense and trained to avoid confrontation with border crossers as they help back up federal border agents
Gov. Jerry Brown took a dig at Texas’ decision to deploy National Guard troops to the border, saying that “wiser minds will prevail”
Since mid-June, Texas already has been paying an additional $1.3M per week to put more troopers and game wardens in South Texas
Sheriff Chuck Jenkins said a “full deployment of military resources” to the U.S.-Mexico border is needed to address the illegal-immigration issues he witnessed
Sheriffs said they have not been consulted and question the wisdom of sending military personnel who are not authorized to stop, question or arrest anyone
A massive manhunt for a heavily armed man in a helmet and body armor, suspected of stealing cruiser before abandoning it, ended last night
The scooter 67-year-old Gilbert LaRocque relies on to get around had run out of power and he could not walk home
Excess military material comes at virtually no cost to local law enforcement agencies
Russell De Young sent a heartfelt letter to the Hampton Police Department thanking them for their handling of the incident
Sheriff William Federspiel says he hopes to never have to use it, since to do so implies “something awfully bad has happened”
Security experts say the sad truth is that there is probably no practical way of preventing members of the armed forces or civilian employees from carrying guns onto big installations like Fort Hood
The soldier who killed three people at Fort Hood may have argued with another service member shortly before the attack
Man identified as “Booker” had told friends he intended to “commit Jihad” by killing U.S. soldiers
A soldier opened fire Wednesday on fellow service members at the Fort Hood military base, killing three people and wounding 16 before committing suicide
We can learn a lot about safety from Admiral Hyman Rickover, the Father of the Nuclear Navy
Mark Mayo, 24, had been a military policeman since completing training in 2008
A sailor was fatally shot and security forces killed the lone suspect late Monday
The 4-year-old German shepherd named Caeser served three tours of duty overseas. Now he’ll be patrolling the NYC subways with Officer Juan Rodriguez
The American legal system is capable of providing independent evaluations of — and crafting remedies for — police excesses and overreaching when those occur
In Police1 “First Person” essays, Police1 Members candidly share their own unique personal insights on issues confronting cops today, as well as opinions, observations, and advice on living life behind the thin blue line
Police employ their Kevlar helmets, tactical vests, ballistic shields and armored vehicles when there is an identified heightened threat, not on regular patrol
The Third Amendment, with some procedural exceptions, is the one that prohibits the quartering of troops in private homes
Radley Balko’s new book on police militarization — and subsequent articles by him and others — signals the radicalization of America’s discourse on civilian law enforcement