Ivan is the name of a police K-9 search dog in Massachusetts. One day, a police officer in Lawrence, MA was on patrol when he responded to a call of gunshots being fired. The officer arrived at the scene of the gunshots and witnessed a vehicle speed away. He followed the speeding vehicle until one …
Josh T. lives in Destin, Florida. One day, he was standing outside a bank when a concerned citizen called the police to check on him. Police arrived to conduct a welfare check on Josh because he appeared to be passed out. After arriving, police asked Josh for his identification. Josh provided police with a social …
Unfortunately, Jerry M. lost everything in a house fire. This included dozens of firearms in his collection. However, one gun survived. It was in its case, and the case was melted shut. After breaking open the case, Jerry found his Glock 19 unscathed. There are plenty of stories about how durable Glock pistols are, but …
Jaclynn G. lives in Española, New Mexico. One afternoon Jaclynn was driving with her younger sister. As their Kia Optima passed a police camera it captured their car’s license plate. But the camera misread the license plate. The car’s actual plate was BLGP02, but the camera read it as BLGP07. So, the camera system alerted …
In the last decade, there have been over 62 vehicle ramming attacks around the world. Over 240 people have been killed in these attacks and thousands have been injured. No city is safe from these attacks, and they have occurred all over the world from London to most recently New Orleans. Sadly, these sorts of …
Sam N. works in the technology industry. Typically, he’s pretty good at spotting an online scam. But a recent scam was more advanced than even he expected. You see, Sam received an email account recovery notification for his Gmail account. He denied the request. Soon, he received a call with the caller ID “Google.” He …
During World War I, German snipers pushed around 30-pound steel shields. The shields were capable of stopping the .303 round that was used by British riflemen. The German snipers would move these shields into the middle of the battlefield, then engage the enemy while being protected. To combat this, the British troops requested safari or …
Eddie S. lives in Harris County, Texas. One evening, Eddie visited the El Ranchito Taqueria in southwest Houston. As he sat eating, a 30-year-old man stormed into the restaurant armed with a handgun. The masked robber went from customer to customer demanding their money and wallets at gunpoint. After collecting all the valuables, the robber …
Jim C. is an Army veteran who served in Afghanistan. He was one of the few that was able to save his house from the devastating and tragic wildfires in Los Angeles. And he did it by being prepared. A few years ago, a brush fire came too close for comfort to Jim’s house. So, …
As you know, in 2011 the best of the U.S. military eliminated Osama Bin Laden from this world. Soon after, Ayman al-Zawahiri became the leader of al Qaeda. Zawahiri was an Egyptian-born doctor who was known as one of the orchestrators of the September 11th attacks. After taking command, Zawahiri became the group’s main strategist. …
Matt W. was a Deputy Sheriff in Polk County, Florida. His colleagues said he had a great sense of humor. One day, Matt assisted another deputy on a traffic stop where a man had been pulled over and ran away into a wooded area. Matt responded to the scene with his K9 partner to track …
Barry H. is a 76-year-old retired lawyer who thought he was helping the federal government with a criminal investigation. Turns out hackers were stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from his retirement accounts. For months, Barry was withdrawing money from his retirement accounts thinking he was keeping the money safe. “They kept telling me, ‘This …