New York Homicides Rise a Bit In 2010 By SEAN GARDINER

While the number of killings remains near historic lows, there were 109 homicides through March 28, compared to 89 a year earlier, according to New York Police Department statistics. Some of the killings have been jarring and gotten big play in the local press, including the stabbing deaths of two young Brooklyn men on a subway train in Manhattan early Sunday.

PRO SHOOTER MAX MICHEL BREAKS RECORDS AT US NATIONAL STEEL CHAMPIONSHIP

Essex Junction, VT, USA (April 12, 2010) – Max Michel, champion shooter for Revision Eyewear, shattered the US National Steel Championship match record with a 78.02 score and finished second place at the 2010 championship, held in Titusville, FL, from March 24th through to the 29th.

ALL NEW SAFARILAND TRAINING FOR FEMALE OFFICERS  

April 9, 2010 JACKSONVILLE, Florida - Safariland™, a BAE Systems line of business, announces the debut of the latest offering from the Safariland Training Group, the Female Officer Survival Training Tactics course, which is available immediately. 

Team Safariland Takes Gold at Superstition Mountain Mystery 3-Gun

April 8, 2010 JACKSONVILLE, Florida - Safariland™, a BAE Systems line of business, proudly congratulates Team Safariland on its gold medal winning performance at the Superstition Mountain Mystery 3-Gun in Mesa, Arizona. The three-day event was held from March 25-28 and included over 300 shooters.  It is the first event of the 3-Gun National Tournament Series.  

SafariLand UPDATES POPULAR DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY™ FIRST DEFENSE®  OC AEROSOL LINE 

April 8, 2010   Jacksonville, Florida – Safariland™, a BAE Systems line of business, announced today the introduction of the updated Defense Technology™ line of its popular aerosol products. The updated products include a change to a more consistent measurement of the irritant, unique color-banded packaging, and revised formulation of certain models to broaden the offering of the family of OC products in varying intensity levels.    

PUBLIC SAFETY CONSENSUS GROUP AND STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS OUTLINE EFFORT TO BUILD NATIONAL WIRELESS BROADBAND NETWORK

April 8, 2010, Washington, DC – The Public Safety Consensus Group met last week with representatives of several of the major national associations representing state and local government to discuss the effort to build a national interoperable broadband public safety network.

APCO RELEASES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION 9-1-1 GUIDECARD

April 8, 2010, Daytona Beach, Fla. – In response to the recent safety issues concerning unintended vehicle acceleration, the APCO Institute recently released an Unintended Acceleration Guide card to assist call takers and dispatchers in responding to 9-1-1 calls related to unintended vehicle acceleration.

The ATN PS40-WPT™ Day/Night System Cutting-Edge Night Vision Technology in Black and White

Team SIG’s Max Michel Breaks Records, Misses First Place at US National Steel Championship by .01 Seconds

ERGODYNE EXPANDS ARSENAL®LINE TO DELIVER SAFETY AT HEIGHTS

ST. PAUL, Minn. (March 25, 2010) - Ergodyne today announced the addition of four new safety and productivity products for aerial work, Arsenal® models 5516, 5518, 5725, and 5728.

Team SIG’s Max Michel Wins Double Tap Championship for Fifth Time

Exeter, NH – March 23, 2010 – Team SIG Champion Shooter, Max Michel, won for a fifth time in the Double Tap Championship held in Wichita Falls, TX, from March 19 through the 21st.

Safariland Adds Another NIJ Standard-0101.06 Multi-Threat Armor Model to its Family of Armor Solutions

New model from the Safariland Second Chance® Prism® Series provides combined stab and ballistic protection. The MT21 Type II/Spike 2 provides combined ballistic and stab protection, and is the second multi-threat armor model added to the Second Chance, Prism Series.

JOINT STATEMENT ON THE STATE SENATE BUDGET RESOLUTION FROM HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK STATE (HANYS), GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (GNYHA), AND 1199 SEIU UNITED HEALTHCARE WORKERS EAST

“The New York State Senate has long been deeply committed to ensuring that all New Yorkers have access to quality health care.That commitment was demonstrated once again today with the release of a Senate budget resolution that rejects a new tax increase on...

Services for WTC Responders Still Available Written By: Garry Resnick (Lt. NYPD-Retired)

For 23 years I spent my days in search of “bad guys”. I have spent the past 2 years trying to find “good guys”. Not just any good guys. I am looking for law enforcement officers who responded after the attacks of September 11, 2001 who haven’t yet taken advantage of free and confidential medical screenings offered by the WTC Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program.

APCO Urges Congress to Provide Funding for a National Public Safety Broadband Network

March 19, 2010, Alexandria, VA - The Association of Public Safety-Communications Officials (APCO) International expressed its support for the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) estimate of $12 billion to $16 billion for a public safety wireless broadband network.

Proforce Equipment Introduces Dri-Sak

MIAMI, FL - March 18, 2010 Proforce Equipment, exclusive importer of SNUGPAK products and importer and distributor of military and outdoor equipment introduce the Dri-Sak system to keep sleeping bags, clothing and other gear dry and out of the elements.

Nation’s largest online investigative tool brings together police officers from across the country to network and hear new, improved ways to keep communities safer.

Dallas,TX -March 16, 2010 – LeadsOnline, the company credited with helping police across the country track and recover millions of dollars in stolen property, will hold its third annual Leadership Conference May 11-13 in Dallas.