This Time It’s Northern Illinois University This time the scene of the school massacre is Northern Illinois University  The shooter was Steven Kazmierczak and he killed 5 students before killing himself.  He was a former student who it appears may have been taking medication that he recently stopped taking.  Why he chose to murder students at his former school will never be known.  [...]

Top Notch Police Supply Company When I started this site I intended on researching and writing about quality police supply companies but I have not had the time until recently.  When I made my list of favorite police supply companies, Chief Supply was at the top. Chief Supply Company is a Law Enforcement supply company that is at the top of [...]

Prevent Yourself From Becoming The Victim Of A Mass Shooting The Omaha Nebraska mall mass shooting made me realize that myself or a member of my family could have been one of the victims.  It has become apparent that mass public shootings is becoming more and more common in American society.  We can no longer go about our daily lives with the belief that we [...]

Segway for Law Enforcement   Last year I heard about Police Departments across the country buying Segways and I wondered if there was a use for them in the realm of Law Enforcement.   I saw news footage of people using Segways and they appeared slow and bulky.  I also figured they must be dangerous after seeing so many videos of [...]

Chemical - Terrorism Vulnerability Information Security Requirements One of the critical elements of the new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) program for protecting chemical facilities from terrorist attack is a full and complete disclosure of sensitive business and security information by thousands of chemical facilities around the country to DHS. In order to get full voluntary compliance DHS needs to convince these [...]

How to Prepare for a Career in Law Enforcement Law enforcement is one of the most exciting, important, and demanding fields. A lot of young people see the glamour of a law enforcement career, but fail to understand the amount of preparation that is needed. They might spend their time looking through a catalog admiring the Blackhawk tactical gear and the amazing Surefire flashlights, [...]

Dirty Bomb Attack : Assessing the Risks According to statistics from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), smugglers attempting to traffic radioactive material have been apprehended more than 300 times since 2002. Most of these incidents have occurred in Europe. The smugglers have mainly been from Eastern European countries and their motivation appears to have been monetary - the prospect of making [...]

The Child Safety Act of 2005 Important legislation has been introduced which, if passed, would go a long way toward protecting our nation’s children from sexual predators. The proposed The Child Safety Act of 2005 would increase criminal penalties against convicted child molestors as well as close loopholes in laws that allow predators to roam free. Let’s take a look at [...]

Identity Theft Vicitms - Immediate Steps If you are a victim of identity theft, take the following four steps as soon as possible, and keep a record with the details of your conversations and copies of all correspondence.  1. PLACE A FRAUD ALERT ON YOUR CREDIT REPORTS, AND REVIEW YOUR CREDIT REPORTS. Fraud alerts can help prevent an identity thief from opening any [...]

What Time Did the Stiff Die? All of you NCIS or CSI fans have watched the TV shows and heard of terminologies professed by the medical examiners, Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard or Dr. Alex Woods, such as rigor mortis. Then they tell you the approximate time of death of the individual when investigating the death of a person at the scene [...]