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Dave Grossi

Dave Grossi

Dave Grossi, Law Officer's Tactics columnist, is a retired police lieutenant from upstate New York now residing in southwest Florida. In addition to being a certified police force trainer, for several years both before and after his retirement, Grossi served as the police liaison to the Mediation, Arbitration and Conciliation Advisory Board for Center for Dispute Settlement in Rochester, N.Y. and helped draft police DV response protocol.

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Surviving Dog Attacks

Is deadly force an appropriate defense against Paco the Presa Canario?

Tactics for Survival Writing

Don’t fear subject management reports, they can be a great training tool.

Patrol Tactics: What Works Best?

Random patrols, community-oriented policing or the CompStat model?

Identifying Excited Delirium

Just when you thought you knew it all about how to handle emotionally disturbed persons (EDPs), a new type comes along to throw a whole new monkey wrench into the subject management works.

Tactics for Ground Fighting

Ground-fighting is dangerous. There’s always a gun present in every confrontation you’re in—yours.

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