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Pelican Products Hardigg FieldPak

Police Product Test: Pelican Hardigg FieldPak  

We review the Pelican Products Hardigg FieldPak, 5.11 Tactical Scout Folder Knife, BlackHawk Tactical Ballistic Vest Carrier, and Tango Down AR Magazines and Rail Covers.

Oshkosh Defense's TPV is built on a Ford F550 chassis with a 325-horsepower, turbocharged V-8 engine.

Cruising for a Bruising  

Even though it was toward the back of the exhibit hall, it was hard to miss Oshkosh Defense's new Tactical Protector Vehicle (TPV) at this year's International Association of Chiefs of Police show. It's an imposing vehicle.

Bob Gallegos and John Denner sat on TREXPO East's Active Shooter Panel Discussion.

TREXPO East 2009: Active Shooter Panel Focuses on Tactics and Training  

More than 60 officers attended an Active Shooter Panel discussion at TREXPO East, participating in a lively discussion of how to respond to lone gunmen, coordinated attacks, and even terrorist incidents.

The O'Gara Group HUD Goggles

TREXPO East 2009: Report from the Aisles  

A tactical law enforcement trade show like TREXPO East tends to attract some fairly innovative tools. Walking the aisles, you could see the latest tactical vehicles, weapons, communications, and apparel. Here's a quick look at some of the things that caught our attention.

Portable Headquarters  

With its military pedigree, Reeves' Incident Command Post (ICP) is built to meet military standard requirements for rain, wind, temperature, durability, blackout, and snowload. This generator-powered towed trailer pops out into a soft-walled shelter to serve as a portable command center on the fly.

Buffalo SWAT Takes Out Gunman Who Shot Hostage Negotiator In the Face

Detective John Garcia, a member of the Hostage Management Team, was struck in the face and parts of the upper body by about a half-dozen pellets while trying to defuse the situation.

See Safariland's New WallBanger Bang Pole on Video

Retired Houston SWAT officer Sandy Wall demonstrated his new The WallBanger bang pole for POLICE Magazine at the Safariland booth at SHOT Show 2010. Wall gives us a hands-on demo of this tactical equipment that deploys distraction devices prior to a building raid.

London Bridge Trading Co. to Sell HIGH GEAR Tactical Nylon Line

London Bridge Trading Company, Ltd. (LBT) has signed a deal to purchase the patent pending HIGH GEAR brand from Blauer Tactical Systems USA, LLC.

In SWAT Blog

Officer Survival 2010: How Can SWAT Prevent Duty Deaths?

So what can SWAT do to help? For the answer, we should look at SWAT's role in diffusing two of the deadliest threats to society in...

The Oakland Police Murders: What We Think We Know

Start with the OPD board of inquiry after-action report and definitely include the OPD radio transmissions from March 21. Follow...

Live to Fight Another Day

Impossible? Maybe. But zero deaths is our goal and mission that we must strive for each and every day we don the uniform and...

 
<p>Officers arriving at the Tacoma Dome to pay homage to the four slain Lakewood police officers left patches to show solidarity. Pool photo via Seattle Times.</p>
Lakewood Police Memorial

Nearly 20,000 officers from Washington state, the nation, and Canada gathered at the Tacoma Dome...

<p>Tactical Systems' HD can handl;e rough terrain, climb common household stairs and tow up to a 300-pound load. It also has a range of 1,200 feet and an on-board video system that can capture eight hours of footage using a pan/tilt infrared video camera that operates in low-light conditions. It can capture images up to one mile away (line of sight).</p>
Tactical Robots

If you think robots are just for bomb disposal, think again. Police robots are often used to...

<p>Lenco produces the B.E.A.R. (Ballistic Engineered Armored Response). The B.E.A.R. is built on a commercial truck chassis, using commercial parts, that makes it mechanic-friendly and brings warranty support from the manufacturer. The vehicle features certified hardened steel armor and ballistic glass that's capable of multiple hits, blast-resistant floors, specially designed gunports, roof hatches and multiple ingress/egress doors. The B.E.A.R.'s larger size allows up to 15 personnel to be transported and 25 to 30 persons to be evacuated. This is an ARV with multiple uses, including emergency/hostage rescue, TEMS, etc. The interior compartment is capable of housing the logistics needs of most SWAT teams.</p>
War Wagons: ARVs

In the past decade, a new wave of commercial ARVs specifically built for law enforcement has hit...

 
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