Tag: police

Some details of the Orlando nightclub massacre are known to the minute: The first reports of gunfire came at 2:02 a.m. The gunman made a 911 call at 2:35 a.m., in which he pledged allegiance to the Islamic State. By 5:15 a.m., as hostages fled to safety, he lay dead or mortally wounded in a scene of […]

There is an internet typhoon of arguments and smug derision about the AR-15 and other assault “style” rifles like the Sig MCX used in Orlando.  The latest stories indicate that many in the gay and lesbian communities are buying these very rifles in record numbers for self protection.   Last Wednesday morning, West Hollywood California woke to find posters […]

Authorities responding in Orlando to what became the worst mass shooting in U.S. history used military-style equipment and weapons and an armored tactical vehicle, reframing the debate about what police should have in their arsenal. The issue was raised often as police responded to unrest in Ferguson, Mo., in 2014 and in Baltimore last year. Most […]

“If you’re still into drugs, I will kill you, don’t take this as a joke. I’m not trying to make you laugh, son of a bitch, I will really kill you,” Duterte said to loud jeers and applause.

For eighteen hours, Zambrano eluded authorities until his SUV was identified behind a duplex apartment building.

Along with beach towels or sandals, there’s a new popular beach accessory that says a lot about the violence gripping this once-glamorous resort: a small black leather tote hanging from the neck or shoulders of some men. It’s not a man-bag, exactly; it holds a small pistol. “When I saw you guys standing outside my […]

The substance police officers found when they raided terror suspect Samir O.’s home in April, was not explosives, but shwarma seasoning, O.’s lawyer Ed Manders said to the Telegraaf. Footage of O. and three other suspects’ arrests were broadcast on Dutch television program Onder de Radar earlier this week. The program reported that they formed a […]

It was Friday the 13th of May, and an ominous figure was lumbering forward through an office building here. The sound of erratic gunshots echoed down the hallways. “Exercise, exercise, exercise!” yelled an unspecified voice trailing the aggressor. The clarification didn’t lower the volume of the mock gunfire. The red-vested pretend assailant kept advancing, firing […]

A Special Forces soldier entered a closed National Guard armory building in Baltimore County on Monday morning, authorities said, setting off an alarm and starting a standoff with heavily armed police that went on for several hours. The soldier was safely taken into custody Monday afternoon, Baltimore County police said. They said he is likely […]

A prosecutor asked for the opening of an investigation into four journalists and an activist, who revealed that German arms company, Heckler and Koch (H&K), illegally exported assault rifles to corrupt Mexican police forces. The investigative journalists uncovered documents which suggest that the German government may have colluded with H&K to circumvent the German arms […]

More often than not, you’re never at full strength. A few may be down for illness or injury, others for additional duties, and other have a recovery day. Although, there is that rare mission that comes down the pipes, which everyone seems to be miraculously present for. For instance, the 900 Polizei who showed up […]

Black Hat Asia IBM security guy Nils Rodday says thieves can hijack expensive professional drones used widely across the law enforcement, emergency, and private sectors thanks to absent encryption in on-board chips. Rodday says the €25,000 (US$28,463, £19,816, AU$37,048) quadcopters can be hijacked with less than $40 of hardware, and some basic knowledge of radio […]