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St. George, Utah — A man wielding what he called his “battle-ax” and sporting body armor threatened his family and neighbors with explosives at 11 p.m. Sunday night, and the situation developed into Monday morning. He also threatened the incoming police officers. While no explosives were found in his house, a long stand-off ensued which […]
Though the investigation has not yet been concluded, Rahmael Sal Holt has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder of a law enforcement officer, murder in the first degree, possession of a firearm and carrying a firearm without a license. Holt had been on the run after shooting and killing New Kensington police officer Brian […]
The LA Police department is embarking on a 12 month test using aerial drones. Despite vociferous protest, the Los Angeles Police Commission — the civilian board which oversees the department — voted 3-1 in favor of the LAPD using the pilot program. The drones are set to be deployed by the LAPD’s Metropolitan Division SWAT Team […]
On August 29th Abbas Antar lost his life in a small village north of Tal Afar called Afgani in what has been described as a friendly fire incident with the Iraqi police. This follows on the heels of another Tal Afar ISWAT member who was killed by a ISIS sniper in Mosul recently. With Tal […]
One person has been wounded and a hostage situation is in progress at a restaurant on King Street, a tourist area of Charleston. Multiple police units including SWAT and a bomb squad are on scene. A man said to be an employee walked into Virginia’s restaurant with what’s described as a small-caliber revolver and declared […]
An online prankster has become the first British citizen charged in the United States for “Swatting”, a growing trend of using local law enforcement to raid innocent people’s homes as a prank. The man, Robert McDaid, has been charged with three offenses, and if convicted could face a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. […]
The terror threat in Italy is very high, although it is a different kind of danger, one that’s not necessarily tied to direct actions against the population. In recent years, we noticed how our country has become a transit point rather than a real target. Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel – the Nice promenade attacker – and Anis […]
The suspect had allegedly been in the final stages of a plan to carry out a suicide attack in a crowded area during rush hour.
Using a robot to clear a hazard, from a Combat Engineer perspective, makes perfect sense. Why endanger further innocent lives for the sake of a bad guy?
As for the Delta Force operators, they slipped back into the shadows, more than happy to let others publicly claim credit while their own role remained unacknowledged in the press.
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 […]
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 […]
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