RAMMING SPEED Stopping Deadly Vehicle Attacks
Lancashire, UK Police Deploy Motorola Solutions In-Car Video Solution Across Full Vehicle Fleet
Motorola Solutions announced that Lancashire Police will deploy the M500 in-car video solution across its entire fleet of vehicles. The new video solution observes the vehicle’s environment from multiple viewpoints to provide officers with real-time awareness of their surroundings, whilst capturing video evidence that can provide accurate incident documentation to aid investigations. “Police officers face…
Horse Escapes from Trailer and Smashes Through Windshield, Passenger Killed
A man died after a horse crashed into the vehicle it was traveling in near Norco, California on September 22, 2024. First responders were dispatched when the call of a “solo vehicle traffic collision with a horse” on the northbound lanes of Interstate 15 came in, according to a post on social media and shared…
UK Firm Puts New Product Up for Attack Testing at Major Trade Show
A Midlands firm is so confident in the strength of its newest key storage product that it is challenging people to break into it at a major trade show. The team at The Key Safe Company have so much faith in the Tamo Pro’s robustness and resilience they have put it forward for a live…
Munich Airport Receives First Delivery of Electric Passenger Buses
Another step towards “Net Zero 2035”, the sustainability strategy of Munich Airport, has been taken — MAN Truck & Bus Germany has delivered the first ten electric solo passenger buses to AeroGround Flughafen München, a wholly owned subsidiary of Munich Airport. A further 27 electric buses of MAN Lion’s City E 12 and E 18…
San Diego Sector Border Patrol Seizes Fentanyl on Interstate 8
San Diego Sector Border Patrol agents seized a large amount of fentanyl Thursday afternoon at the U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint on Interstate 8 near Pine Valley. The event took place when Border Patrol agents referred a 22-year-old male U.S. citizen to secondary inspection for further investigation. A Border Patrol K-9 team trained to detect the…
Man Drives Vehicle Through Restaurant Patio Killing Two
Two people were killed when a man drove his car into a restaurant patio on September 1. A group of medical workers were having dinner. Two were killed and four more were injured, police reported. Footage from nearby surveillance cameras show a man driving into the outdoor patio space of the Park Tavern restaurant in…
$5 Million in Meth Hidden in Fake Watermelons
Near Otay Mesa at the border of Texas and Mexico, Customs and Border Patrol agents found more than $5m in street value of methamphetamine hidden in fake watermelons. The drugs were wrapped in plastic painted to resemble the melons and placed among real ones.United States border agents intercepted the truck and seized the highly addictive…
Bus Crashes in Pakistan Kill 36
Two bus crashes that occurred just a few hours apart in Pakistan left 36 people dead and dozens more injured, according to officials. The crashes occurred on August 26, 2024. The first bus was carrying Shiite Muslim pilgrims returning from Iraq through Iran. The bus fell from a highway into a ravine in southwest Pakistan,…
Outpost Launches Truck Parking Technology Platform to Improve Visibility, Security and Booking
Outpost, a network of managed semi-truck parking facilities, recently launched a new technology platform that helps fleets and owner-operators book truck parking nationwide while giving fleet managers and operations teams visibility into their assets’ location and condition. The company has begun rolling out the integrated hardware, software, and cloud services at its 21 truck yards…
DHS S&T Releases Market Survey Report for Non-Detonable Training Aids for Explosive Detection Canines
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has released a new market survey report to help emergency responders identify non-detonable training aids for explosive detection canines. Non-detonable training aids emulate the scent of explosives, allowing canines to learn the specific odor of different types of explosives while eliminating the inherent risks…
RAMMING SPEED Stopping Deadly Vehicle Attacks
Vehicle-ramming mitigation strategies and protective measures are becoming more customized and effective against terrorist attacks. In 2016, during a Bastille Day parade in Nice, France, an ISIS-inspired assailant used a 20-ton truck as a weapon along the crowded Promenade des Anglais to kill 86 and wounding 434 people. While explosives have traditionally been the weapon…
The Insider Threat of Mental Health Problems in Aviation
The air traffic control recording was chilling: “We’ve got the guy that tried to shut the engines down out of the cockpit…. I think he’s subdued,” radioed the pilot of Horizon Air flight 2059. The Embraer EMB-175 (see graphic 1) diverted to Portland, Oregon, instead of its intended destination of San Francisco. Once on the…