Massive Search Underway for Abducted Teen in Iowa</h1> <article> <h1>Massive Search Underway for Abducted Teen in Iowa</h1> <p>BrianH — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:49:40 +0000</p> A 15-year-old central Iowa girl who was abducted after getting off her school bus was still missing Tuesday, and authorities said a massive search was underway. <div> <p>Investigators obtained this image of Kathlynn Shepard from the day of the abduction. Kathlynn is seen as she exited the school bus, shortly before her abduction. Previous reports indicated she was wearing a Vikings Baseball cap. However, in this image she is wearing a Cubs cap.</p> <p><em>Iowa DPS</em></p>  </div> </article> <article> <h1>London Police Investigate Ruthless Killing as Terror Attack</h1> <p>BCarey — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:36:37 +0000</p> A number of weapons used in attack near military barracks <div> <p>A tent is erected near the scene of an attack in Woolwich southeast London Wednesday, May, 22, 2013. British officials said one person has died and at least two people have been wounded in an attack in southeast London. Scotland Yard said officers responded to reports of an assault Wednesday afternoon in the London neighbourhood of Woolwich. London Ambulance service said one man was found dead at the scene and two other men were taken to the hospital, with one in serious condition. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)</p>  </div> </article> <article> <h1>Stockholm Youth Riot after Fatal Police Shooting</h1> <p>BCarey — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:38:29 +0000</p> Gangs set fire to vehicles, a school and hurled rocks at officers. <div> <p>A burning car set on fire in the Stockholm suburb of Kista after youths rioted in several different suburbs around Stockholm for a third executive night, late May 21, 2013. Some 200 youths hurled rocks at police and set cars ablaze in a suburb of the Swedish capital Stockholm on Tuesday, the second day of rioting triggered by an incident in which police shot and killed a man wielding a knife. (AP Photo/Scanipx Sweden, Fredrik Sandberg)</p>  </div> </article> <article> <h1>FBI Agent Involved in Fatal Shooting During Boston Bombing Investigation</h1> <p>BCarey — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:10:40 +0000</p> Victim was being questioned in connection with the Boston bombing. </article> <article> <h1>Face-Chewing Victim Recovering in Miami</h1> <p>BrianH — Wed, 22 May 2013 01:15:42 +0000</p> A homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year appears to be mostly at peace with his disfigurement, strumming a guitar, making jokes and thanking people for their donations to help pay for his care. <div> <p>Ronald Poppo, a homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year in Miami, plays the guitar in his room at Jackson Memorial Perdue Medical Center in Cutler Bay, Fla. The attack left Poppo blind, but doctors say he's been working with an occupational therapist to learn how to take care of himself. The doctors say Poppo also has learned to play guitar and practices daily.</p> <p><em>AP Photo/Jackson Health System</em></p>  </div> </article> <article> <h1>Search for Survivors in Oklahoma Nearly Complete</h1> <p>BCarey — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:00:08 +0000</p> Every damaged home in Moore has been searched at least once. <div> <p>A security officer marks vehicles with spray paint after checking for victims and determining no one is inside, at a business complex west of Interstate 35, south of 4th Street in Moore, Okla., on Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Jim Beckel)<br /> </p>  </div> </article> <article> <h1>Newly Released Photos of Tucson Shooting Scene Show Investigative Tactics</h1> <p>BrianH — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:17:14 +0000</p> Photos taken in the aftermath of the attack that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords show the handgun, high-capacity pistol magazines and knife that Jared Lee Loughner carried with him as he carried out the January 2011 attack. <div> <p>In this image released by the Pima County Sheriff's department, officials, left, and triage debris, lower right, are seen in the aftermath of the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others in January 2011. At far left a sign showing Giffords event can be seen. Authorities released more than 300 photos on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, made by investigators during their investigation in the parking lot of the shopping center where the shooting took place.</p> <p><em>AP Photo/Pima County Sheriff</em></p>  </div> </article> <article> <h1>Police Chief: No Charges Likely in Virginia Parade Crash</h1> <p>BrianH — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:23:08 +0000</p> The driver who plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Virginia mountain town's parade won't likely face charges, Damascus Police Chief Bill Nunley said Tuesday, because a medical emergency caused him to lose control of his car. <div> <p>Emergency personnel respond to one of the people hit by a car, at right, during the beginning of the Hikers Parade at the Trail Days festival in Damascus, Va., Saturday, May 18, 2013.</p> <p><em>AP Photo/Bristol Herald Courier, Earl Neikirk</em></p>  </div> </article> <article> <h1>Suspect in Abduction of 2 Girls Found Dead in Iowa</h1> <p>BrianH — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:32:14 +0000</p> A convicted sex offender suspected of abducting two girls from an Iowa bus stop has been found dead, and a massive search for one of the girls continues, authorities said Tuesday. <div> <p>Kathlynn Shepard, abducted on Monday in Iowa, is 5'6" and 160 pounds. She has blond hair and blue eyes, as well as braces. She was last seen wearing jeans, a grey hooded sweatshirt and a Minnesota Vikings baseball cap.</p>  </div> </article> <article> <h1>Training for Active Shooter Response</h1> <p>SBaldassari — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:49:39 +0000</p> Transition to tactics for an open environment. <div> <p>Trainers need to consider the different needs of open environments when training officers.</p>  <em>iStock</em> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Utah Police Close 2009 Cold Case</h1> <p>BCarey — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:44:35 +0000</p> No new details or leads in disappearance of Susan Powell in 2009. <div> <p>This evidence photo released Monday, May 20, 2013, by the West Valley City Police Department shows a journal collected from Josh and Susan Powell's house. Citing a lack of leads, a police agency said Monday that it is closing the active investigation of the disappearance of Susan Powell, a Utah mother whose now-dead husband was a prime suspect. West Valley City police called the news conference to offer new details in the case that's been largely kept under wraps since Powell vanished in 2009. The announcement came after police spent two days searching in rural Oregon last week for any trace of Powell's body. (AP Photo/West Valley City Police Department)</p>  </div> </article> <article> <h1>Best Practices: Traffic Stops</h1> <p>SBaldassari — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:32:21 +0000</p> Tips for conducting a safe and effective traffic stop. <div> <p>Approaching the passenger side of a vehicle will keep you out of harm’s way from passing traffic.</p>  <em> Photo JP Molnar</em> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Urgent Appeal: Help for Okla. Tornado Victims</h1> <p>CCoates — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:57:38 +0000</p> Moore, Okla., has been leveled. Do what you can to help out. <div> <p><span class="userContent">Moore police dig through the rubble of the Plaza Towers Elementary School following a tornado in Moore, Okla. At least 51 people killed, 20 children among them.</span></p>  <em>AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki</em> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Off-Duty Atlanta Motorcycle Officer Hurt in Crash</h1> <p>BrianH — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:57:00 +0000</p> Authorities say an off-duty Atlanta motorcycle police officer was seriously hurt in a crash on Interstate 85 in the city's northeastern suburbs. </article> <article> <h1>Many Dead, Including Children, After Tornado Strikes Oklahoma City Suburb</h1> <p>BCarey — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:32:06 +0000</p> Death toll lowered to 24; some victims may have been counted twice. <div> <p>Moore police dig through the rubble of the Plaza Towers Elementary School following a tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. A tornado as much as half a mile (.8 kilometers) wide with winds up to 200 mph (320 kph) roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)</p>  </div> </article> <article> <h1>Chicago Paper Scrutinizes Metro Police Department's Overtime Usage</h1> <p>BrianH — Tue, 21 May 2013 00:25:57 +0000</p> The agency's "regular overtime" hours have held steady at around 43,000 hours each of the past three years, according to Metra spokesman Michael Gillis, who says the overall increase is due to overtime required of Metra to meet U.S. Department of Homeland Security police-staffing requirements for special events. </article> <article> <h1>Official: FBI Agents' Cause of Death Unlikely Soon</h1> <p>BrianH — Mon, 20 May 2013 23:52:21 +0000</p> The Virginia medical examiner's office says it will likely be weeks before the cause of death is determined for two FBI agents who died during a training exercise off the coast of Virginia Beach. </article> <article> <h1>Virginia Driver Who Hit Officer with Car Shot, Killed</h1> <p>BrianH — Mon, 20 May 2013 23:28:37 +0000</p> Norfolk police have shot and killed a man who struck an officer with his car. </article> <article> <h1>2013 Trainer of the Year!</h1> <p>SBaldassari — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:11:05 +0000</p> “Coach” personifies service through training. <div> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Tips for Trainers</h1> <p>SBaldassari — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:04:24 +0000</p> How social media can imperil your credibility. </article> <article> <h1>Technology & Officer Safety</h1> <p>SBaldassari — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:58:56 +0000</p> Tools to make operations safer, now. </article> <article> <h1>NY Police Look Into Links Between Fatal Shooting, Anti-Gay Attacks</h1> <p>BrianH — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:57:30 +0000</p> The man who police say hurled homophobic slurs at a gay man on a Manhattan street before firing a single fatal shot to his head appeared in court Sunday to face a charge of murder as a hate crime. </article> <article> <h1>The Phone as Evidence</h1> <p>SBaldassari — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:54:46 +0000</p> Mobile forensics trends. </article> <article> <h1>Colorado Sheriffs Sue Over New Gun Restrictions</h1> <p>BrianH — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:16:38 +0000</p> Colorado sheriffs upset with gun restrictions adopted in the aftermath of last year's mass shootings filed a federal lawsuit Friday, challenging the regulations as unconstitutional. <div> <p><span id="_oneup" style="font-size: 11px;">Weld County, Colo., Sheriff John Cooke, left, with El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa, center right, and other sheriffs standing behind him, speaks during a news conference at which he announced that 54 Colorado sheriffs are filing a federal civil lawsuit against two gun control bills passed by the Colorado Legislature, in Denver, Friday, May 17 2013. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)</span></p>  </div> </article> <article> <h1>Patrol Perfect</h1> <p>SBaldassari — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:22:50 +0000</p> Vehicle purchasing considerations to meet your patrol needs. <div> </div> </article> </main></body></html>