How a violent police academy drill has been tied to deaths and injuries across the country

When recruits were repeatedly punched and tackled during a role-playing exercise at the Texas game wardens academy last year, they were taking part in a longstanding police training tradition ...

Combat training is a rite of passage for police recruits. It's left a trail of deaths and injuries

Combat training drills are a rite of passage for police recruits nationwide, and an Associated Press investigation finds they've left a trail of deaths and injuries. The drills are frequently ...
The Facts

Safety Before Smoke: Reenactors train on cannon drills in Angleton

Dec 20, 2025 Dec 20, 2025 Updated 4 mins ago 0 Hidden beyond the train tracks near the Stephen F. Austin statue, the sharp ...
The Bulletin

What Norwich is doing to protect residents after a deadly fire at an assisted living home

All five assisted living facilities in Norwich, Connecticut, have passed their annual fire safety inspections. Inspections confirmed that major safety systems like sprinklers and fire alarms are in ...
Security

Gentex Acquires BioConnect to Expand Biometric Capabilities

Gentex Corp. (NASDAQ: GNTX) has acquired Toronto-based BioConnect, a biometric authentication provider whose multi-modal platform serves the security and access control industry. Gentex announced the ...
AZFamily

4 students stung by bees during fire drill outside Queen Creek school

QUEEN CREEK, AZ (AZFamily) — Dozens of students were evaluated after they were swarmed by bees outside an East Valley school on Monday. Fire officials said Queen Creek Junior School students were ...
Nasdaq

Gentex Buys BioConnect

(RTTNews) - Gentex Corporation(GNTX), an electronic products maker, said on Monday that it has acquired BioConnect, a Canadian biometric authentication solutions company. Neil Boehm, Chief Technology ...
AOL

Fire drill disrupts Franklin County Common Pleas Court, Connor Grubb trial testimony

A drill to test fire alarm response at the Franklin County Common Pleas Court disrupted testimony in the murder trial of a Blendon Township police officer. At 2 p.m. on Nov. 13, fire alarms sounded ...
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Fire crews from across California train in Sacramento high-rise drill

PRISON WHEN HE’S SENTENCED IN SEPTEMBER. THIS IS NEW TONIGHT OUT OF SACRAMENTO, WHERE A MASSIVE FIRE TRAINING DRILL KICKED OFF TONIGHT. THIS IS HAPPENING IN A VACANT STATE OFFICE BUILDING AT N AND ...
WECT

Wilmington International Airport conducting live fire drills all week

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Wilmington International Airport (ILM) will be conducting live fire exercises until Friday, Oct. 24. In a post to Facebook, ILM stated, “If you spot smoke or flames near ...
Sun Journal

Oxford Hills kids get the drill on fire safety

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