- In Minnesota, a Minnesota company has invented a handgun that folds up to look just like a smartphone. In locked position, the .380-caliber plastic pistol with a metal core can be discreetly slipped into pockets, like a real phone.
- In South Carolina, A months’ long review by The Greenville News found discrepancies between what the district is reporting in its annual crime reports to the state Department of Education and what local police are investigating on school grounds. Assault cases, including four reports of sex offenses were omitted by school officials.
- In Indiana, school officials and law enforcement in Goshen have implemented a K9 team to the campus safety program. Goshen High School as the school resource officer (SRO) with the Goshen Police Department.
- In Texas, school resource officers at the Austin ISD Police Department are quitting for better paying jobs in other jurisdictions, leaving campuses unprotected.