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Police accountability bill exempts most state peace officers, avoids ‘crippling’ fiscal impact

June 12, 2020 by Scott Weiser Comments are Disabled

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Caldara: To get rid of bad cops, start with their unions

June 10, 2020 by Jon Caldara Comments are Disabled

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Armstrong: Panic is no excuse for harming someone

June 9, 2020 by Ari Armstrong Comments are Disabled

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DA Brauchler: Rushed police accountability bill not all bad, problem parts need fixing

June 8, 2020 by Scott Weiser Comments are Disabled

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Surrounded by educational material and Ohio State ephemera, a biometric gun safe is mounted to the wall in superintedent John Scheu's office at the Board of Education Office in Sidney, Ohio on December 5, 2017.

After Sandy Hook, Sidney City Schools began implementing security measures that include an anonymous 40 school employees, both administrators and teachers, district-wide, trained in tactical defensive shooting. The schools have Glock 19 handguns with multiple magazines lokced in biometric (fingerprint) safes hidden in the buildings, alongside bulletproof vests.

The middle school's School Resource Officer, Deputy Rick Cron, noted that in the case of a school shooting, a teacher can be armed and in a position to confront the threat in under a minute, while it might take as long as 5-10 minutes before law enforcement can reach the site.

CREDIT: Andrew Spear for The Trace

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Gun storage mandate, loss/theft reporting bills up for legislative action

May 28, 2020 by Scott Weiser Comments are Disabled

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Weld Sheriff calls ACLU suit a ‘head scratcher,’ as larger jail outbreaks go unchallenged

May 26, 2020 by Sherrie Peif Comments are Disabled

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Arrest made in the murder of Greeley trumpet player Scott Sessions

February 17, 2020 by Sherrie Peif Comments are Disabled

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Fiscal analysis assumes 95% of gun confiscation orders to be granted under states new ‘red flag’ law

January 6, 2020 by Jacob Sullum Comments are Disabled

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One year after startup, Severance Police Chief on unpaid leave, sergeant no longer with department

December 18, 2019 by Sherrie Peif Comments are Disabled

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Photo of destroyed home, entered into evidence in court case.

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Greenwood Village owners of home destroyed by SWAT team appeal ruling denying them compensation

November 26, 2019 by Scott Weiser Comments are Disabled

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