VIDEO: Taser Confusion in Lawrence

VIDEO: Taser Confusion in Lawrence

As the Kansas City Star reports:  A judge has dismissed the case against a former Lawrence police officer who shot a man during a traffic stop last year and was charged with reckless aggravated battery. The officer who fired the shot, Brindley Blood, was charged in Douglas County ...
The Go-Bag

The Go-Bag

[Publisher's note: The following post was first published by Lexipol and is reprinted here with permission. For more about Lexipol--and more exclusive content--visit www.Lexipol.com.] From the academy to retirement, most public safety careers impact the lives of those closest to the ...
TargetSolutions at ILEETA

TargetSolutions at ILEETA

SAN DIEGO – TargetSolutions, a Vector Solutions brand with training and operations management solutions for law enforcement agencies, will be presenting new product innovations March 19-20 at booth No. 411 during the 2019 ILEETA Conference and Expo in St. Louis. Over the past year, ...
PTSD Is Not a 4-Letter Word

PTSD Is Not a 4-Letter Word

In the summer of 2004, I was a mere intern working in the CSI lab, hoping to learn more about my dream job. Fifteen years later, I can still vividly see the first dead body I saw, half his head missing, due to a gunshot wound from a .44 handgun. I still remember picking up pieces of ...