The Tragedy & the Teachings

When I first stepped inside the coffee shop where four Lakewood, Wash. police officers lived their final moments, I was struck by the contrast of the cold chill of death and the warmth of support and caring.

Dale Stockton

Use of Deadly Force

The Virginia Supreme Court finds that tips from anonymous callers are unreliable and therefore don't alone provide sufficient cause for pulling over a reported drunk driver.

Laura L. Scarry

Heavy-Duty Hardware

The Oshkosh TPV has a Ford 6.4-L twin-turbo diesel engine that churns out 325 hp and a whopping 650 lbs./foot of torque. Fuel capacity is 31.7 gallons.

JP Molnar

Narrowbanding

Lately, I feel a little like Paul Revere. I've been traveling around trying to warn people, "The FCC is coming! The FCC is coming!"

Charles Taylor

Disarmings

You must resolve doubts about your ability to maintain control of your duty weapon during an attempted disarming.

Dave Grossi

Data Afield

Cincinnati Police Department broadens scope of LPR technology.

Verbal Warning

Keep a cool head & clear tongue before using deadly force. These are the rules.

Jeff Chudwin

The Trendy Trap

Don't fall victim to the trendy trap. Proven techniques & tactics will prevail over the new & noteworthy every time.

Dave Spaulding

Reed Elsevier Donates to C.O.P.S. Scholarships

Since 1993, because of the generosity of Reed Elsevier and other funders, C.O.P.S. has given $981,241 in scholarships to 291 survivors of fallen officers.

Brooke McKay

Axe Active Shooters

Two-fold plan: Attack the scumbags and educate the public

Bullethead

Third Degree: Stag Arms’ Model 8

Short stroke piston action vents gasses away from the shooter & the rifle.

Dave Spaulding

Developing Character

Historically, evaluations have been a source of employee disgruntlement. When structured correctly, they have the opposite effect & develop character.

Bob Vernon

Tactical Comms

How to shoot—& talk—on the range.

R.K. Miller