Active Shooter at Oregon Community College

Active Shooter at Oregon Community College

Authorities say that 10 are dead and tens injured when an active killer opened fire at Umpqua Community College in southern Oregon today. The killer has been "neutralized" by police, according to state Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum. Beyond that, the killer's status is unclear at ...
Final Tour: September, 2015

Final Tour: September, 2015

Now, nine months into 2015, we have suffered 98 line-of-duty deaths. Of those, 39 have been lost in vehicle-related incidents, 29 to gunfire, and 30 to other causes, the majority of which have been duty-related heart attacks or illness. We’re slightly ahead (2%) of where we were at ...
Law Enforcement Loses an Ambassador

Law Enforcement Loses an Ambassador

[Editor's Note: This has been reprinted with author’s permission from American Police Beat.] He inspired a generation of men and women to pursue a career in law enforcement. He stood as an icon representing the ideal police professional. On Sunday, September 6th, actor Martin ...
What Is the Darknet?

What Is the Darknet?

[Author's Note: There are two things I want to emphasize with this article. First, the internet is good for much more than porn. I often hear that joke (and it may be true?) but there’s a whole lot more criminal activity going on out there that local law enforcement can have an ...