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February 3, 2011
Patrol
Concealed Suspects: Into the Hearts of Darkness
Attics, basements, closets, and crawlspaces all present great hazards to officers searching for concealed suspects.
November 17, 2010
Crawl Space 1
Special Units
Beyond the Darkness
Around midnight. Aug. 13, 2003. Officer Kyle Olinger of the Montgomery County (Md.) Police Department patrolled the central business district of Silver Spring.
April 30, 2005
Weapons
Elzetta Offers Low-Light Zombie Shoot
Elzetta Design will offer the Low Light Tactical Training and Zombie Shoot—an affordable and fun opportunity to gain valuable tactical firearms training for low light conditions.
July 10, 2012
Patrol
Training for Real
Recently, several deputies and I responded to a "man with a gun" call. Based on the rapidly escalating nature of the situation, we made an aggressive ap­proach to the location. Angry that we'd frustrated his attempt to kill his girlfriend and family, the suspect turned his aggressions on us. Soon, we were the ones under fire.
May 31, 1998
Special Units
Major Police Raid Targets L.A.'s Notorious Avenues Gang
Hundreds of police officers and federal law enforcement agents launched a major assault on the Avenues gang this morning, hoping to deal a blow to an elusive group they say is responsible for some of Los Angeles' most notorious street crime.
September 21, 2009
Patrol
Police Service Dogs: The Unheralded Training Tool
Police officers are asked to make split-second life-or-death decisions.  We have to decide in a blink of an eye if we are going to shoot.  Then over the next several years everyone will dissect, analyze and scrutinize our actions.
December 31, 1999
Training
Tactical Illuminator Training
Over the last 10 years of sharing what I have learned about weapon-mounted lights, I have heard the same questions, concerns, and training issues from departments around the country. I have found that discussing Jeff Cooper's Rules of Firearms Safety in reverse is an easy way to hit all of the bases for a solid tactical illuminator training program.
March 13, 2017
A weapon light can be used even in daylight to provide officers some concealment. (Photo: Brian Marshall)
Point of Law
Tactics and Training: Legal Grounds for Using Force
Some agencies have policies and training that are not current with the law.
June 14, 2019
in recent years, Graham's objectively reasonable standard has come under attack because some activists assert that it gives police too much latitude for use-of-force decisions.
Training
Low-Light Operations: A Critical Training Need
Some reports say as much as 75% of law enforcement shootings occur in poorly lit or dark areas, but many agencies fail to offer low-light firearms training.
July 5, 2022
Techniques 01
Special Units
Night Vision Goggles Shed Light as Crime-Fighting, Safety Tool
A total of 10 counties in Denver’s North Central Region of Homeland Security upgraded their arsenal of crime-fighting and safety tools with the recent purchase of state-of-the-art night vision goggles.
May 28, 2007
Weapons
First-Class Training
In Norse mythology, Valhalla is a heaven where noble warriors spend their days training and fighting and in the evenings the sick and dead are magically cured in time for bountiful feasts.
March 31, 2006
Weapons
ZØRE Launches New 'Core Series' Gun Lock
ZØRE has announced the launch of the ZØRE X Core Series Lock. The Core Series is the first commercially available product from ZØRE.
January 21, 2018
Training
Taking the Bite
I would later reflect on the odd incongruity of the K-9's toenails gently striking the tiles in the Junior High that we had just cleared. They were so dainty, almost tentative, as he rounded the corner into the shadows of the dead-end hallway where I hid silently in darkness. After that, he was a blur of snarling teeth and crushing power gripping my extended right arm.
September 30, 2007
L In My Sights
Training
Winter Tactics
For readers in the warmer environs, winter could just mean a lower SPF-level sunscreen. For some of us, it means coats, gloves, patrol sweaters, knit caps, and different tactics.
November 30, 2011
Photo: POLICE file art
SWAT
Friendly Fire: Analyzing the Problem
As with accidental training deaths, LE needs to recognize that "friendly fire" tragedies are both needless and preventable. And the only acceptable goal in any/all accidental police deaths is their total elimination.
April 28, 2011
Patrol
Deadly Routine
Routine doesn't just make us comfortable, it actually "detrains" us, robs us of our edge, and can even steal our lives.
April 21, 2010
Illustration: Sequoia Blankenship
Patrol
FBI Honors Agents Involved In Bloody Miami Shootout
During a ceremony today, FBI Director Robert Mueller called April 11, 1986, "a day of unthinkable violence, darkness, and loss. Yet it was also a day of courage, selflessness, and sacrifice. [It was] a day that reflected the best of the bureau, even as it exemplified the worst of what we confront."
April 10, 2011
Relative positions of vehicles of FBI agents and suspects after felony car stop at 12201 Southwest 82nd Avenue, Pinecrest, Fla., on April 11, 1986. Source: Wikimedia.
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