Shelly Feuer DomashMore from Shelly Feuer DomashPatrolWhen the Lights Went OutBy most accounts, the great Northeast blackout of 2003 turned out to be a successful training exercise in post-9/11 emergency procedures for local police departments.January 31, 2004Special UnitsHow to...Crack Down on GangsGang activity continues to steadily rise throughout the United States, despite law enforcement’s attempts to deal with the epidemic. It’s like a cancer that begins in a vital organ and then spreads its deadly cells throughout the body, defying efforts to eradicate the disease. The most essential tool in fighting this battle, departments say, is communication.December 31, 2003PatrolDeath Takes A HolidayThe murder rate has been dropping nationwide, and nowhere is it dropping faster than on the streets of America's formerly most dangerous cities.May 31, 2003PatrolUnder SiegeOfficers of the Hempstead force say they have learned to accept the glares of hate. What they find more unsettling is that they are being surveiled.December 31, 2002PatrolSnatched! Rescuing Stolen KidsTo anyone casually tuning into American TV or perusing a major U.S. newspaper, it looked like the country had been beset by an epidemic of kidnapped children.September 30, 2002Training9/11: Port Authority Police DepartmentThirty-seven. That's how many New York/New Jersey Port Authority Police officers came to work on Sept. 11, 2001, and never went home. More than 2 percent of the agency's complement of 1,400 was killed in the attack, and to add insult to extreme injury, its headquarters were on the 67th floor of 1 World Trade Center.August 31, 2002TrainingWho Wants This Job?As police departments across the country find themselves scrambling to find qualified recruits, many experts have begun asking, “What will it take to bring back the image that made law enforcement a highly desirable career?”April 30, 2002Vehicle OpsMarine Bureau Fires Up Its JetsThe coastline comprises a wide assortment of conditions, including open-ocean waters, often with high seas, shallows, winding and narrow inlets, bays, canals, harbors, wetlands and the Long Island Sound, each posing a different challenge for a police boat.November 30, 2000PatrolSmooth Sailing in the Big AppleWhat could have been a logistical nightmare—replete with miscues, bruised egos or worse—at the city's largest event on record, instead developed into a finely tuned, dynamic project that set sail for its duration without major incident.September 30, 2000Special UnitsYouth Gangs: A National Problem Evading Easy SolutionsHow to deal with the scourge? Experts say first acknowledge the existence of gangs in your community, then recognize that police enforcement efforts are but one part of the answer.May 31, 2000Previous PagePage 2 of 3Next Page
