Author: Spike Bowan

The woman accused of acting as the getaway driver for three would-be burglars shot and killed by a homeowner’s son in Oklahoma was arrested, law enforcement officials announced late Monday. (FOX)- More details also emerged about the moments leading up to the gunshots. Two of the three who broke in through a glass door in the […]

Islamic State fighters in western Mosul likely herded innocent men, women and children into a building as human shields before the airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition that killed more than 100 people, a top U.S. general revealed Tuesday. (FOX)- “It’s not a war crime to accidentally kill civilians,” Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, the top U.S. […]

For many of us in the Tactical Community, whether it be LEO, Military, PMC, Veteran or Training; we all know how fast a gun fight can occur. Caught in a terrible situation, you have a split second to make a decision. You or them. This case is a tragic one yes, but the Officers did […]

The U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq says that a U.S. service member has died of suspected natural causes in northern Syria. (FOX)- A statement released by the coalition on Wednesday gives no other details and says that further information will be released as appropriate. The American military does not […]

Coast Guard seizes 16 tons of cocaine worth over $400M in Pacific (FOX)- Officials from the U.S. Coast Guard unveiled the result of a series of massive drug busts over a 26-day period at a Florida port Tuesday which netted 16 tons of cocaine. The seized cocaine has an estimated value of $420 million, officials […]

Authorities say a man accused of taking hostages and opening fire in a crowded Tennessee beauty salon is dead after exchanging gunfire with law enforcement. (FOX)- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has identified the suspect as 51-year-old Steven Hopwood. The TBI says a woman had taken out an order of protection against Hopwood but hasn’t […]

The man known as “Carlos the Jackal” was sentenced to life in prison for the third time by a French court for the deadly 1974 attack on a Paris shopping arcade. (FOX)- The Venezuelan-born Ilich Ramirez Sanchez was found guilty for throwing a grenade onto a crowded area, killing two and injuring 32. He is […]

Two men were arrested on drug charges after heroin was found hidden in the false bottom of a dog crate containing a Labrador retriever that had been shipped from Puerto Rico to New York. (FOX)- Samuel Seabrooks, 35, of the Bronx, and Carlos Betancourt-Morales, 27, of Carmel, were arraigned on drug possession and conspiracy charges […]

A man has pleaded guilty to charges related to the theft of more than 100 guns from a freight train on Chicago’s South Side. (FOX)- The Chicago Sun-Times reports (http://bit.ly/2mKovpe ) court records show Andrew Shelton pleaded guilty Friday to illegal possession of a firearm and possession of a stolen firearm. His plea declaration indicates […]

Maryland high school student’s journal ‘spelled out a detailed shooting event,’ sheriff says (FOX)- Investigators say an 18-year-old Catoctin High School student was gathering materials, compiling information on school emergency procedures and planning an act of violence. According to the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office the plot was uncovered after a concerned parent notified school officials […]