Associated Press The Hamilton Spectator NEW YORK — The chief of the New York Police Department says city police could take down a plane, if necessary. Commissioner Ray Kelly told CBS’s 60 Minutes Sunday that after the Sept. 11 attacks, he decided the city couldn’t rely on the federal government…
Armed man near school fatally shot by police
Associated Press ISSAQUAH, Wash. — A man armed with two guns repeatedly opened fire near a high school where students were attending games Saturday, sending children and their parents running for cover under the bleachers before police arrived and killed him, authorities said. Witnesses said the 51-year-old man stopped his…
Police audio key part of murder charges against Calif. officer
Associated Press LOS ANGELES — As Fullerton police Officer Manuel Ramos approached a homeless man at a bus stop in July, he did what members of his department have been doing for a decade. He clicked on an audio recorder normally used to capture witness statements and exonerate officers accused…
Police: Would-be robber ID’d by bright blue eyes
Associated Press AVALON, Pa. — Police in a Pittsburgh suburb say a man’s bright blue eyes helped a convenience store clerk identify him as a would-be robber. Nineteen-year-old Conor McClelland, of Bellevue, is charged with walking into a Marathon Quik Serve gas station last week and demanding cash. The clerk…
Ga. police unveil powerful surveillance system
Author: Edwin Stephens By PoliceOne Staff ATLANTA — More than 100 cameras make up the new surveillance system that police say will help curb crime across the city. The Atlanta Police Department houses the Video Integration Center (VIC), which features floor-to-ceiling monitors that display surveillance footage of downtown, according to…
UK firm denies supplying spyware to Mubarak’s secret police
A UK tech firm has denied supplying spyware technology to the former Egyptian government of Hosni Mubarak. Documents uncovered when the country’s security service headquarters were ransacked during the Arab Spring uprising suggest that Egypt had purchased a package called FinFisher to spy on dissidents. FinFisher, developed by UK firm…
Police pursuits, seat belts, and the ‘Pearly Gates’
Author: Duane Wolfe “Officer, has your agency ever sponsored or participated in a program to encourage the use of seat belts by drivers like ‘Click it or Ticket’ or some similar program?” “Yes.” “Officer, are you aware of the reasons that seatbelt use is encouraged by these programs?” “Yes.” “What…
Video: Police fly a gyroplane on patrol
Author: PoliceOne Senior Editor Doug Wyllie By PoliceOne Staff TOMBALL, Texas — Police in Texas have given traffic enforcement and surveillance helicopters a new rival: The gyroplane. Using a rear-mounted propeller for speed and an angled rotor to create lift, the roofless, doorless vehicle can hit speeds of up to…
Camera catches woman keying cops’ cars, police say
Author: PoliceOne Senior Editor Doug Wyllie By PoliceOne Staff GREENSBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania woman denies claims that she vandalized police officers’ personal vehicles, but investigators say video proves otherwise. Donna Desport, 54, was arrested after she keyed two cars in the parking lot of the Greensburg police station, according…
Police detonate 8 explosives found in Calif. home
Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — A bomb squad has detonated a cache of explosives found in a California home after authorities say a San Jose man, accused by a neighbor of shooting off guns in his backyard, was arrested on a suspicion of making criminal threats. The discovery of…
