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Scanner traffic shines a light on the chaos, confusion officers faced in Las Vegas

by Brian Seay

Despite the bedlam, Las Vegas police were able to locate the shooter within minutes of the first reported shots on Sunday night.

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Shooting from the barricade the Army way (VIDEOS)

by Chris Eger

Fort Benning’s Army Marksmanship Unit has put out a short training film on approaching and shooting from barricades from the standing and kneeling positions.

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The routine nature of SWAT raids

by Brian Seay

SWAT teams are heavily armed and ready for almost anything, but a lot of their work is pretty routine.

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Standoff in apartment leads to airport shutdown

by Chris Eger

A known felon and gang member became involved in a five-hour standoff with San Diego police in his ex-girlfriend’s apartment Wednesday that closed a nearby airport.

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