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November 2008 - Product Patrol
Frangible Special Duty Hollow Point
International Cartridge
International Cartridge Corporation’s Frangible Lead-Free Special Duty Hollow Point ammunition is designed to create a safer, more effective duty round for today’s law enforcement. Unlike conventional lead-based duty rounds, International Cartridge’s Green Elite HP Duty fragments and creates several wound channels, giving a better chance for a one-shot stop.
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Features
You probably think you have seen every possible rifle that can be derived from the basic AR platform. Think again.
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David Griffith
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Features
The tactical medic must be able to effectively carry equipment and be able to operate in a tactical situation without hindering the rest of the team. So he or she must decide what items and tools will be carried into the field and what equipment will be left in a vehicle or in a larger kit.
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Lawrence E. Heiskell, M.D., FACEP, FAAFP and Bohda
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Features
Head-to-toe police apparel.
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Melanie Hamilton
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Features
The great Bill Jordan once said: “There is no second-place winner in a gunfight.” Even if you take nothing else away from this article, I ask that you train to win any gunfight that you become involved in, not survive it, but win it. There is no other option.
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Dave Spaulding
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Features
The scene is a fixture in many war movies. A wounded soldier cries out, “Medic!” then another soldier, one who carries a medical kit and not a weapon, crawls out from his foxhole and braves the fury of a firefight or an artillery barrage to render aid to his wounded buddy.
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Lawrence E. Heiskell, M.D., FACEP, FAAFP
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Features
How much is a cop’s safety worth? Despite safety concerns, due to shrinking budgets it’s becoming increasingly common for police departments to require officers to purchase their own body armor. Even when agencies pony up some money for ballistic vests, it’s usually not enough to buy the best of the best—which is what most officers want protecting them from bodily harm.
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Dean Scoville
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Columns: Editorial
Back in college my favorite arcade game was Pole Position. And I can honestly say that this Grand Prix racing video game affected the way I drove in real life.
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David Griffith
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Columns: In My Sights
The other day a friend of mine had a rear-ender on duty that was caused by his responding to his MDT (Mobile Distracting Terminal) or MDC (Moving Destruction Computer) or whatever they are called.
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Dave Smith
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Departments: Shots Fired
It had been a busy shift for Officer Philip Bozarth and Officer Juan Sanchez of the San Diego Police Department. They had spent the chilly early morning hours of Jan. 17, 1998, answering an unusually high number of domestic violence incidents, complaints of narcotics trafficking, reports of gunfire of ill-defined origins, and traffic violations.
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Dean Scoville
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Departments: The Winning Edge
As an American law enforcement professional, you are a special individual who has followed a higher calling, voluntarily defending the lives and property of others. You have set yourselves apart as the true warriors of our modern society.
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Wes Doss
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Departments: Blades & Tools
Many years ago I came across these nifty little LED lights made by Inova that clip to your coat zipper, or your bag, or your keychain. They were pretty cool, for what they were, small lights to help you locate your car’s key slot, or find that loose change you dropped, or illuminate an escape route in case of an emergency. I love those little lights and I still think of them when somebody starts talking about Inova.
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Scott Smith
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Departments: Point of Law
The Fourth Amendment governs three forms of activity: searches (intrusions into privacy), seizures of the person (detentions and arrests), and seizures of property. If these acts are not authorized by judicial warrant, they must come within one or more of the court-created exceptions for warrantless search and seizure (Katz v. U.S.). One of these exceptions is called “plain view.”
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Devallis Rutledge
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Departments: A Closer Look
Sometimes a schoolyard scuffle is just a simple fight. Sometimes it’s a clear cry for help from a kid battling bigger demons at home. And sometimes it portends more serious violence from a disturbed, future-felon-in-the-making.
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Bryn Bailer
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Web Only: Duty Tips
Police officers have one of the world’s toughest jobs. In fact, our job is also rated as one of the world’s most stressful. Heart attacks, alcohol abuse, and other results of long-term stress run rampant through every police department nationwide.
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Dan Pasquale
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