<h1 class="entry-title">Category: NEPBA Police Updates</h1>

Pa. State Police academy cheating probe ensnares 29 cadets

Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. — An investigation into cheating at the Pennsylvania State Police academy has effectively forced out 29 cadets, the force's commander said Wednesday, just three weeks before the class is scheduled to graduate. Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Tyree Blocker gave only a few details about the probe into the academy's 144th graduating […]

Idaho police get rifle-rated ballistic vests

Idaho State Journal POCATELLO — First responders in Southeast Idaho recently benefited from grants bestowed by the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation intended to improve safety and protect first responders in their communities. The Pocatello Police Department received a grant for $20,300 that helped the department equip all officers with high-tech, rifle-rated vests. Unlike standard […]

9 things we learned from Dave Smith's Reddit AMA

Author: Cole ZercoeLegendary former police officer and current police trainer Dave Smith, also known by his alias JD ‘Buck’ Savage, answered questions from users of popular website Reddit in an AMA (Ask Me Anything) held on Saturday. What’s Dave’s take on the current state of LE? Which less lethal device does he think will soon […]