By Police1 StaffRENO, Nev. — Mesa Tactical, a manufacturer of tactical accessories and equipment, introduced three new Truckee Forends for The Remington 870 shotgun in 7.5-inch, 9-inch and 10.5-inch lengths.The Truckee Forends, which are machined from 6061-T6 aluminum and made in the United States, have...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1WASHINGTON — A U.S. Park Police officer fatally shot a suspect after being wounded by gunfire, WTOP reported.The incident occurred Nov. 22 when officers tried to engage with a man suspected of drug-related offenses. The man has since been identified as Turell Delonte...
By Lyndsay WinkleyThe San Diego Union-TribuneMoments after Curtis Harris charged out of the Ralph’s grocery store in 4S Ranch, he started shooting.San Diego police had just confronted the 46-year-old inside. Officers needed to serve him with an emergency restraining order in a domestic violence incident,...
By Terry SpencerAssociated PressFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A former Florida sheriff’s deputy is claiming he had no legal duty to confront the gunman who murdered 17 people and wounded 17 others at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School nearly six years ago, his attorney argued...
By Susan Montoya BryanAssociated PressALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico’s largest city is blanketed with 10,000 cameras, license plate readers along some of the busiest roadways and special listening devices that hone in on the sound of gunfire — all part of a technological net of...
By Claudia Lauer and Alanna Durkin Richer Associated PressWASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department has created a database to track records of misconduct by federal law enforcement officers that is aimed at preventing agencies from unknowingly hiring officers with a history of bad behavior, officials...
By Police1 StaffATOKA, Tenn. -- The Atoka Police Department was recently gifted a VirTra V-100 public safety training simulator as part of the Taskforce Santa project, a collaborative effort between VirTra and the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST), aimed...
Journal-News, Hamilton, OhioPREBLE COUNTY, Ohio — A two-vehicle crash killed two people, including a Preble County Sheriff’s deputy, in Gratis Twp. early this morning.The Preble County Sheriff’s Office identified the deputy as 34-year-old Joshua Hamilton from Eldorado. The second driver was identified as 36-year-old Michael...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1DELTONA, Fla. — Body camera footage shows deputies save a 5-year-old girl who shot herself in the leg after finding a gun in her house, FOX 35 reported.In the video, you can hear Volusia County Sheriff’s Office deputies talk with the girl to...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google has announced it will change company access to users’ location history, meaning it will no longer respond to police “geofence warrants,” Forbes reported.The warrants, also known as reverse-location services, allowed police departments to gather information on every user...
