The recent attack on a five-year-old boy by a wolf dog in Eaton, Indiana has highlighted the need to enforce wolf hybrid laws in the state more stringently. The terrifying encounter, just a few yards from the child’s front door has left him severely marred. The boy, Chase Fox, has bite marks on his arm …

The concept behind Neighborhood Watch is brilliantly simple: ask the people with the most at stake to actively participate in their own safety. The system works by reducing the opportunities for crime, not by trying to change the complex social-cultural-economic-personal forces motivating any one criminal. Neighborhood Watch, the modern iteration of which launched in 1972, …

Whether you’re carving fresh powder on a Colorado ski slope or hanging out with Mickey Mouse at Disneyland, you can now remotely control your home security system with – you guessed it, a smartphone. If I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard someone say, “there’s an app for that,” I’d be lounging on a …

If you’re trying to choose between mace and pepper spray for personal self defense, fret no more because the choice has already been made for you. Mace Mace was originally invented in 1965 when Allan Lee Lipman’s wife, Doris, was threatened on the street. It was manufactured for some years by a subsidiary of Smith …

Florida’s Broward County is seriously evaluating how to combat the area’s rash of pit bull dog attacks without alienating pit bull advocates. Retracting an earlier decision to completely ban pit bulls in the county, officials have come up with a new set of rules to control the unruly canines on the streets. Recommendations for new …

Drunk people are not known for making good decisions. In Louisiana, where permissive concealed carry is as old and dear a tradition as drinking to excess, lawmakers have — mostly accidentally — passed a bill that allows concealed carry weapons into establishments that serve alcohol. Called House Bill 48 and sponsored by Republican Representative Henry …

Google Glass can be characterized as futuristic, innovative, and nerdy. If you haven’t seen it, you must check out the unveiling video featuring of ice skaters, skydivers, and proud parents all using the head-mounted display. Google Glass is basically a smartphone you wear in front of your eyes. It can check email, take pictures, video …