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N. Spokane SWAT Standoff Ends With No Arrests

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 31st

SPOKANE, Wash. - The Spokane County SWAT team cleared the scene of a standoff after three hours without making any arrests. The standoff started just after 3:30pm Sunday afternoon at a home near Perry and Buckeye. Police say a woman called 911 to report that someone was being held against their

Experts: Trained police needed for school security

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 28th

By LARRY MARGASAKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The student's attack began with a shotgun blast through the windows of a California high school. Rich Agundez, the El Cajon policeman assigned to the school, felt his mind shift into overdrive. People yelled at him amid the chaos but he didn

Parents hesitant about NRA armed schools proposal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 21st

By CHRISTINE ARMARIOAP Education Writer MIAMI (AP) - The nation's largest gun-rights lobby called Friday for the placement of an armed police officer in every school, but parents and educators questioned how safe such a move would keep kids, whether it would be economically feasible and how it

Newtown first responders carry heavy burdens

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 20th

By MICHAEL MELIAAssociated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - While the people of Newtown do their best to cope with loss and preserve the memories of their loved ones, another class of residents is also finding it difficult to move on: the emergency responders who saw firsthand the terrible aftermath of

FBI: Escaped inmates took cab near Chicago jail

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 19th

By DON BABWIN and MICHAEL TARMAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Two convicted bank robbers who pulled off a daring overnight escape from a high-rise Chicago jail had changed from their prison garb by the time they hopped into a cab near the lock-up, investigators said Wednesday as they expanded their

No danger at Conn. church after phoned threat

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 16th

By By TED SHAFFREY and DAVID KLEPPERAssociated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - Worshippers hurriedly left a church Sunday when someone phoned in a threat as parishioners remembered 20 children and six adults who were massacred at an elementary school, but police later said nothing dangerous was

Ala. police kill suspects after separate shootings

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 15th

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Police in Alabama fatally shot two suspects Saturday following separate shooting incidents 75 miles apart that left several others, including two officers, wounded. Authorities said Jason Letts, 38, of Jemison opened fire early Saturday morning at a hospital in Birmingham,

Knezovich On School Shooting: 'The Focus Needs To Be On The True Victims, Not The Animal Who Did This'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

SPOKANE, Wash. - Local law enforcement professionals are reinforcing that they are prepared, as best they can be, if a tragic situation like the one in Connecticut were to happen in the Inland Northwest. Spokane County SWAT Team Commander Sgt. Jay McNall says that they have been training for

Knezovich On School Shooting: 'The Focus Needs To Be On The True Victims, Not The Animal Who Did This'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

UPDATE: Local Schools Have A Plan In Place To Protect Our Children

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

SPOKANE, Wash. - After the tragic Connecticut shooting that left 27 dead at an elementary school, including 20 children, school districts across the Inland Northwest are sharing their safety protocols with parents. Several districts have emailed parents to review the steps that are taken on a