SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — UC Santa Barbara Police Captain Cathy Farley graduated from the FBI National Academy in June.The program includes 10 weeks of rigorous physical and academic training the Daily Sound reports. Only 1% of law enforcement officers have the...
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Court: Injured UC Davis Footballer Can Sue University
DAVIS, Calif. — A UC Davis football player who suffered permanent eye damage when campus police shot “pepperballs” filled with powdered pepper spray into a crowd will be allowed to sue to the university, according to a federal appeals court ruling...
Neb. Hospital Security Stops Serial Burglar
OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska Medical Center security officers apprehended a burglar Sunday during a foot pursuit.The officers witnessed the 26-year-old stealing an iPod from a vehicle at the hospital, the World-Herald reports. During the chase, the suspect was seen...
3 Districts Implement Security Upgrades
Dewitt School District in Arkansas, Chardon Local Schools in Ohio, and Chambersburg Area School District in Pennsylvania are introducing security upgrades to their campuses.The Dewitt School Board voted to spend $242,080.71 to install 128 state-of-the-art cameras on...
Cooper Notification Network Helps Officials Send Emergency Messages
LONG BRANCH, N.J. — On the heels of a rare and extremely dangerous storm in the National Capital Region (NCR), Cooper Notification is helping to keep those affected informed. Utilizing Cooper Notification’s Roam Secure Alert Network (RSAN), emergency...
Neb. District Considers Extensive Security Upgrade
BEATRICE, Neb. — The Beatrice Public Schools Board of Education is considering a plan to upgrade security at its elementary and middle schools that will include locking doors, cameras and an intercom system.The security cameras will be monitored from laptop...
FAMU President Resigns
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The president of Florida A&M University resigned this past Wednesday, despite previously pledging to stay on the job after the college’s trustees gave him a vote of no confidence last month.James Ammons’ resignation was...
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Penn State Responds to Freeh Report, Promises Changes
SCRANTON, Pa. – In a statement released today in response to Former FBI Director Louis Freeh’s scathing indictment of Penn State’s handling of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, the school’s board and administration vowed to...
Inmate Patient Steals Gun, Escapes
CHESTER, S.C. — The Chester Regional Medical Center was put on lockdown Monday after a man took a hospital security officer’s gun and tried to shoot him with it.Bradley Aaron Bianco, 21, was being treated at the hospital, WBTV.com reports. He had been...
Measures to Lessen OxyContin Abuse May Increase Heroin Use
A new study suggests that while efforts to curb OxyContin abuse have been successful, addicts are now turning to more dangerous opioids, such as heroin.A survey of 2,500 patients at 150 drug treatment centers in 39 states showed that 36% of them used OxyContin at the...
Dangerous Psychiatric Patient Goes Missing
EAST YORK, Ontario — A psychiatric patient from Toronto East General Hospital who is considered dangerous went missing Tuesday for over 24 hours.The man was granted a short-term pass to leave the hospital prior to going missing, The Star reports. Police were...

