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By Jonathan Shugarts – Republican-American WATERBURY — The blond-haired girl, in a panic, blurted out a description of the gunman: black shirt, black hat. That was all the officers had to work with as they prepared to respond to a report of a gunman in a school. Once inside, they heard booming gunshots coming from

By Scott J. Croteau TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF 06/04/2012 HOLDEN – As a man on a screen started to pull out a gun in a classroom full of students, Becker College Police Officer Timothy Harris crisply shouted out orders. “Keep your hands where I can see them!” the new officer for the college barked. Within

by Nancy Chapman 02/25/11 NORWALK – Four shots were fired early Thursday afternoon in Veterans Park. Seven minutes later, there were more — you could hear five shots near Liberty Square. Not to worry. The rounds were fired by members of the Norwalk Police Department who were sharpening their skills in the back of a

By Kathy Curran, WBZ-TV – November 19, 2010 YARMOUTH (CBS) — Blue lights flash in the dark of the night and police open fire. It’s not an active crime scene in Yarmouth, it’s a training exercise, but it’s about as real as it gets. Yarmouth police officer Nick Pasquarosa screams, “Put the gun down, let

By Jim Patten LAWRENCE — Two city cops stand with their guns drawn outside a school in lockdown. There is a report of a man with a gun inside. Suddenly the doors to the school burst open and students stream out as the officers struggle to see if someone among them has a gun. Seconds

By Becki Harrington-Davis –GateHouse News Service Boxborough, Mass. – Blue lights were flashing while Boxborough police barked instructions: “Drop the gun! Get down on your knees! Do it now!” The two officers then made the split-second decision to fire. Then the video froze. The exercise was part of a firearm training session Boxborough police officers

By William Kaempffer, Register Staff  NEW HAVEN — “Your partner is going to die!” Those were the words of an intruder who had a police officer in a choke hold with a pistol to his head. “Drop the gun! Drop the gun!” yelled police Officers Frank Lett and Diego Quintero, their own service weapons drawn

By Pru Sowers – Fri Feb 20, 2009, 06:30 AM EST PROVINCETOWN – “Drop the gun. Drop the gun now!” Officer Robert Palheiro drew his weapon and pointed it at a teenager in a school hallway. Students were screaming and running away. As the teenager swirled around and pointed his gun at Palheiro, the Provincetown

By Daniel DeMaina – Wed Feb 06, 2008, 10:46 PM EST Melrose – As the officer enters the bank, he sees the robber holding a gun to a hostage’s head. Does he hold his position and call for backup, or take immediate action? Deciding he has a clear shot at the robber, the officer takes