Mission Creep

A big advantage Segway Personal Transporters offer to officers is the ability for them to stand 8 inches above a crowd and move at sprinting speed.

Have You Given Your All?

When was the last time you helped someone with no expectation of a return or payback? Hopefully, something immediately comes to mind because you did get into this business to help people, right?

Dale Stockton

The Third Degree: Safariland Concealment Holsters

A review of two concealment holsters from Safariland.

Chris Boyd

Project Inspire II

Last month, Law Officer launched Project Inspire II, an effort to help out Macon County, Tenn., after a violent tornado devastated the area in February and overwhelmed public safety resources.

Dale Stockton

One Deputy’s Story

When I first learned of Macon County’s plight, I heard about a deputy who had suffered more loss than most could imagine.

Dale Stockton

Safety Tip: Stop & Breathe

On most of the calls we respond to, we run more or less on autopilot.

Ralph Mroz

Foot Pursuit Turns Deadly

Officer Owens had served with the Cleveland Police Department for 10 years.

The Desert BEAR

Phoenix BEAR features four-wheel-drive and is built on a Freightliner M2 commercial chassis. It has a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of approximately 39,000 lbs., meaning it can transport more than 10,000 lbs. of gear, personnel, etc.

JP Molnar

Vehicle Searches of Recent Occupants

The purpose of conducting searches incident to an arrest is to prevent the person from either obtaining the use of a weapon or destroying evidence. This is no different when the search is of a vehicle following the arrest of the vehicle s occupant after a traffic stop.

Laura L. Scarry

Foot Pursuit Tactics

Plan your moves and know the suspect's.

Dave Grossi

Speed Loading the Semiauto Pistol

A magazine exchange is easy to do if you take your time, but would that be wise in a gunfight? How fast do you need to be able to reload? I don't know, but I do know an empty handgun is nothing more than a short club. When I originally tried to load quickly, I missed the magazine well, inserted it crooked or just dropped it on the ground.

Dave Spaulding

Diligence

Hardworking cops get lucky.

Bob Vernon

Prepare NOW

When the call goes out reporting shots fired at a school or business, every available police unit will respond. In major population areas, dozens to hundreds of officers roll.

Jeff Chudwin

Scheduling Software

Using just about any scheduling software package beats the manual method, and scheduling packages incorporate features most people can't incorporate into Excel spreadsheets the most common method of automating the task. I researched offerings from the major players in the public safety market, and a guide for you to use when making a choice follows.

Tim Dees

Hail to the Jackass

How do you survive a chief infected with Great Man Syndrome?

Bullethead

Combat Status Check

Three simple questions for the combat follow-through mindset.

R.K. Miller

Reality Based Training: The Value of Time

It’s time the law enforcement community realizes the waves of societal angst are crashing over the levees.

Ken Murray

Dactyloscopy

The science of fingerprints.

Dr. Larry F. Jetmore