2 Drivers Shot In Separate ‘Bump And Rob’ Attacks

WEST PALM BEACH, FL — There’s a new crime in town. It’s called the “bump and rob.” And local law enforcement is increasingly worried over drivers being victimized.
So much so, they are warning Palm Beach County residents that if you are driving on the road between the hours of midnight and 6 a.m. and another [...]

Rapist Stabs Himself In The Throat While Being Arrested

Posey County, Indiana – An accused rapist repeatedly stabs himself in the throat as he is being arrested for rape and kidnapping of a Murray, Kentucky woman.
Brandon McManomy, 24, took a fairly long knife and began to stab himself in the throat after a Posey County, Indiana Deputy and an Indiana State Trooper arrived at [...]

Teen Girl Abducted And Raped While On Her Way To School

In Tustin, California, a teenage girl was kidnapped and raped by an armed man while she was on her way to school.
The incident occurred at approximately 7:10am Monday, in close proximity to the intersection of Red Hill Avenue and Mitchell Street.
According to Tustin police, the man approached the victim, abducted her at gunpoint, and compelled [...]

Police Watch For Sex Trafficking Ahead of Super Bowl

ARLINGTON, Texas – As thousands of football fans descend on Texas for Sunday’s Super Bowl, law enforcement agencies are keeping watch for a different kind of out-of-town visitor: pimps selling children for sex.
Cities that host the big game often attract a bustling sex trade. This year, Texas authorities and advocacy groups are stepping up their [...]

Texas Victims of Domestic Violence: 111 Women Were Killed In 2009, 38%…

According to a new report released by the Texas Council on Family Violence and compiled from data from the Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas law enforcement agencies and media reports, 111 women in the state were killed by an intimate partner in 2009.
The report lists the victims’ names and gives brief accounts of their [...]

Man Facing Rape, Assault Charges in Wake of Home Invasion

ITHACA — The suspect in a Lansing home-invasion is also facing kidnapping, rape and other felony charges in connection with the incident.
Bradley H. Brown, 36, was charged Thursday with two counts of first-degree rape, two-counts of second-degree kidnapping, two counts of first-degree burglary, second-degree aggravated sexual abuse, second-degree assault, fourth-degree criminal mischief and petit larceny.
Brown [...]

DNA Evidence in Rape Case Against Doctor Sat For 8 Years – Gynecologist Continued to Practice in Spite of Multiple Allegations of Rape Against Him

For nearly eight years, law enforcement agencies did not utilize DNA evidence in the case against a Chicago-area gynecologist who continued to practice in spite of multiple allegations of rape against him, a Cook County prosecutor said in court Friday.
On Thursday, following a Tribune review of rape allegations made by three patients against Bruce [...]

Taser Use Among Law Enforcement Increases As Does Safety

Another Taser study has been conducted, completed and published. Once again, the facts speak for themselves regarding the Taser and it’s safety debate. In a 2009 independent study conducted by the Wake Forest University School of Medicine and funded by the United States Department of Justice; Taser usage was studied by six police agencies over [...]

Wildfire Pepper Spray For Self Defense

With over 40 brands of pepper spray competing for market share in the self defense product line what makes one better than the other? As a consumer, how do I know which pepper spray products are better than others? From the outside looking in this is a very difficult task. Companies have become excellent at [...]

The Taser and Its Electrical Output

The Tasers electrical output is well below the output of an electric cattle fence. Modern pacemakers are designed to withstand pulses from the electrical defibrillator, which are hundreds of times stronger than the output of a Taser. Cardiac ventricular fibrillation occurs at 10-50 joules whereas the Tasers current is much lower coming in at 1.76 [...]

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