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Robbery and Sexual Assault in Springfield

Originally posted on Fairfax County Police Department News:
Officers responded to the 7000 block of Commerce Street on Wednesday, March 30, shortly after 6 a.m. for the report of a robbery. A 40-year-old woman was walking alone behind the shopping…

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Posted in Articles, In the News, True Crime

Article: “I Was Attacked on the Train. No One Helped Me.”

From http://www.slate.com/articles/life/dispatches/2015/07/i_was_attacked_on_the_d_c_metro_no_one_helped_me.html I was in a window seat on the Blue Line, en route to meet friends for dinner. One teenage girl sat down next to a man in front of me; another sat beside me. They began by asking what

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Posted in Awareness, Mindset

The Murder of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom

Originally posted on RealDefense:
Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Conclusions “Teach your kids to defend themselves.” Straight from the mouths of Channon and Chris’s parents. Develop a fighting mindset. As Paul Howe put it, “Do not put yourself at…

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Posted in Awareness, Concealed Carry, Women's Issues

Article: “Little things can help keep us safer”

From: http://blog.hsoi.com/2013/09/10/little-things-can-help-keep-us-safer/ Little things can help keep us safer SEP 10 Posted by hsoi “Christopher Hubbart began to sexually assault women in their homes in 1972,” the petition said. “He committed 25 or 26 such assaults that year, all of them in the

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Posted in Awareness, Home Defense, In the News

My toughest day as a cop

Originally posted on The Only Blog Title Left:
Rape (Photo credit: Valeri Pizhanski)   I have PTSD, so I’m no longer a police officer.  But, the memories of those times and others stay with me.  I was pretty ticked last…

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Posted in Awareness, Concealed Carry, Officer Safety, Politics, True Crime