Subscribe
Magazine + Enews
Enews
Command
Procedures & Policies
Technology
Training
Patrol
Point of Law
Investigations
Weapons
Vehicle Ops
Special Units
Directory
Search
Article
Blog
Event
Media Gallery
News
Podcast
Press Release
Product
Video
Webinar
Whitepaper
Command
Investigations
Patrol
Point of Law
Procedures & Policies
Special Units
Technology
Training
Vehicle Ops
Weapons
Enter search phrase
Search
174 Results
Patrol
London Police to Carry Acid Attack Response Kits
Police officers in London are being issued 1,000 acid attack response kits after a rise in the number of crimes involving corrosive liquids. Rapid response police cars will now carry the kits, which include protective gear and five-liter bottles of water, to allow officers to give immediate treatment to victims sprayed with acid.
July 25, 2017
Patrol
Two Men Arrested for Throwing Acid Bomb Into Officer's Yard
The men detonated two acid bombs in their yard and threw a third into the yard of their neighbor, a Baytown police officer. Officers from the department's bomb squad disarmed the device.
September 23, 2010
Patrol
Washington Detective Unmasks Acid-Attack Hoax
Vancounver (Wash.) Police detectives uncovered the hoax during an interview with Bethany Storro's doctors, who said her injuries were not consistent with the acid-splash attack she initially described.
September 20, 2010
Patrol
Countering Canine Attacks
You have no choice. You draw your service weapon and fire three rounds into the dog. Two find their mark in its chest cavity, while the third rips through one of its front legs. It takes a few more paces, collapses, and dies.
February 28, 2003
Training
Countering Blind-Side Attacks
Blind-side attacks against officers are often successful because many cops think nothing can be done to thwart them and therefore little effort is spent on learning to counter them. Consequently, cops are injured, disabled, and even killed by blind-side punches.
September 30, 2006
Weapons
Overcoming Mass Attacks
One of the most dangerous encounters a law enforcement officer can face is a mass attack. Two prime examples of a mass attack are an officer responding to a bar fight and a corrections officer trying to break up a fight in the prison yard.
January 31, 2007
Patrol
Station Attacks
Most assaults on cops are borne of desperate bids to evade justice. But what of those who go so far as to engage and assault cops on their home turf? What makes these time bombs tick? Revenge, for one.
May 15, 2011
Patrol
Sneak Attacks
These shooters didn't know the officers they killed; they just knew they were officers. All they saw in their sights were badges.
January 30, 2010
Patrol
Virginia Man Plotted D.C. Subway Attacks
Ahmed handed over video of northern Virginia subway stations, suggested using rolling suitcases rather than backpacks to kill as many people as possible and offered to donate money to Al-Qaeda's cause overseas.
October 26, 2010
Patrol
Smoking Woman Attacks Duluth Officer
A 37-year-old woman who was allegedly violating a new law banning smoking near bus shelters punched and threatened a female officer who approached her.
April 11, 2010
Patrol
Policy Won't Stop Vehicle Attacks
Unrealistic policies make it tougher for officers to respond quickly in vehicle ramming situations like the attack in Nice, France.
July 10, 2017
Patrol
Combating Ambush Attacks
Combating an ambush-style attack is difficult, but there are some simple steps you can take to put the odds in your favor. First of all, avoid routine.
December 7, 2016
Patrol
Injury Attacks Against NYPD Officers Up 32%
The majority of officer injuries – 1,179 – were minor, but 47 were considered “substantial” and required treatment at a hospital, and 25 were seen as “serious” enough to warrant admission to a hospital.
June 12, 2023
Patrol
A Flash of Metal: Edged Weapon Attacks
A Houston Police officer who shot a wheelchair-bound man who had attacked him with a pen has been roasted by media outlets who fail to grasp the dangers of edged weapons.
October 2, 2012
Patrol
Video: Ohio Man Attacks Officer In Station
Anthony Thomas, 29, of Cleveland can be seen in footage taken from the station's surveillance cameras leaping over the counter and jumping on the back of Officer William Witt, who is seated working at a computer.
May 18, 2011
Patrol
Shooter Attacks Maryland Newspaper, 5 Deaths Reported
Phil Davis, a Capital Gazette crime reporter who was there at the time of the shooting, said that multiple people had been shot, as others — himself included — hid under their desks. He said there was a lone male gunman.
June 28, 2018
Vehicle Ops
Video: Man Attacks Unoccupied NYPD Squad Car
A man was seen on surveillance video attacking a New York Police Department patrol vehicle over the weekend.
March 9, 2020
Training
Countering In-Car Attacks
An assault could involve someone shooting into your patrol car or an assailant at the driver's window physically attacking you. Increased awareness and in-car self-defense training and tactical driving practice can help prepare you for this type of attack.
June 19, 2011
Page 1 of 10
Next Page