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November 2008 - Product Patrol
VTAC Gear
5.11 Tactical
At the request of end-users, some of 5.11’s VTAC tactical gear is now available in Tac OD green. Among them are 5.11’s rugged RUSH24 and RUSH72 backpacks, which feature heavy-duty stitching and self-healing YKK zippers. Innovations include compression straps, sternum straps, a hydration pocket, and webbing strips.
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Features
Burnout is a modern American pandemic. Almost anybody who works an office job in this country has, at one time during his or her career, experienced apathy and lethargy while on the clock.
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Dean Scoville
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Features
One of the most frustrating things that can happen to you as a law enforcement officer is being forced to carry a handgun that you dislike. So what can you do if your issued sidearm doesn’t fit you or you just don’t like it?
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Nick Jacobellis
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Features
This year’s IACP show held in October at the Boston Convention and Exposition Center had a major patrol theme: officer safety. From an airbag system for motor officers to armor panels for patrol vehicles, IACP 2006 was a showcase for new products that are designed to help you come home all in one piece at the end of your shift.
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Police Staff
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Features
Just five years ago my department purchased a 6-megapixel digital SLR camera that cost more than $5,000, as well as several 3.3-megapixel point-and-shoot digital cameras that cost more than $1,000 each. Today, similar products would cost a fraction of what we spent.
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David Spraggs
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Columns: Editorial
One of the worst things about American society is that we tend to equate wealth with intelligence. Anybody with half a brain can tell you it’s not true. I mean look at Paris Hilton. Heck, look at any Hilton since Conrad, the man who built the family’s wealth.
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David Griffith
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Columns: In My Sights
I will never forget the first time I heard myself snore. Yeah, I snore pretty good; just ask one of my ex’s or one of my sergeants. But I actually was so tired once my own snoring woke me up! I was working on the Coconino Hotshots fighting a forest fire near Prescott, Ariz., when our squad leader called a break. I just sat where I was on the line and, the next thing I knew, loud snoring awoke me. I looked around and I was the only one within earshot…weird. Yeah, I was really tired.
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Dave Smith
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Reviews: Arsenal
Without a doubt the most popular police shotgun of all time is the Remington 870 pump shotgun. Its rugged design, good ergonomics, and unerring reliability have made this gun the top pick for agencies and departments. The popularity of this gun has spanned generations of cops and seen sidearms transition from revolvers to semi-autos and beyond, all the while the 870 has remained relatively unchallenged as the all-around cop shotgun.
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Mike Detty
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Departments: Shots Fired
In nicer weather, it would have been difficult not to notice the Plymouth Voyager parked on the center median of the interstate. But the sight of a disabled vehicle on rain-slickened Interstate 81 had in recent days become an increasingly familiar one, even if this particular van was canted with two flat tires. In fact, the Virginia state trooper who came across it was already en route to still another accident further down the road.
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Dean Scoville
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Departments: The Winning Edge
For the law enforcement officer confronting a person who is intoxicated or “under the influence” of alcoholic beverages or drugs, licit or illicit, one thing remains certain: Anytime a diminished capacity human being is involved, the potential for real danger is inevitably present.
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Gerald W. Garner
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Departments: Blades & Tools
Kershaw Knives is known for making affordable knives for everyday use. In 2006, the company moved into the serious duty, hard-use knife market in collaboration with Strider Knives, creating a new division and line of knives, Zero Tolerance.
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Scott Smith
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Departments: Point of Law
Most law enforcement officers are familiar with the term “Brady error.” But what exactly does the Brady rule cover, and what obligation does it impose on police? Under the Brady line of cases, when must officers preserve evidence, and what must be revealed to the prosecutor? These questions have been answered in a series of opinions from the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Devallis Rutledge
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Departments: A Closer Look
Locked up tighter than Fort Knox.
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Bryn Bailer
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