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SWAT
Policing In Uncertain Times: The Future of SWAT
As a result of dramatically shrinking tax revenues, the public sector is now being forced to make unprecedented cuts across the board. I'm a strong advocate of SWAT being capable and versatile enough to handle a wide variety of assignments. SWAT teams need to stay active as their agencies tactical go-to specialists.
November 28, 2010
Technology
Battle Lines Forming Over Public Access to Videos from LAPD Body Cams
At two recent community meetings on the body camera issue, police commissioners and top brass heard from residents who questioned why the public would not get to see the footage. Many said that by withholding the recordings from the public, the department would undermine the transparency and officer accountability touted by proponents.
February 5, 2015
Weapons
Arizona Sheriff's Agency to Test Less-Lethal Pistol
The Pinal County (AZ) Sheriff's Office is the first U.S. law enforcement agency to adopt the Defenzia M-09 less-lethal handgun, which fires rubber bullets. More Here.
November 27, 2015
Patrol
Michigan Agency's New VR Training Emphasizes De-Escalation, Less Lethal
The Battle Creek Police Department will soon add training for its officers utilizing four newly acquired virtual reality headsets.
May 6, 2022
Weapons
Video: Arizona Sheriff's Agency to Test Less-Lethal Pistol
The Pinal County (AZ) Sheriff's Office is the first U.S. law enforcement agency to adopt the Defenzia M-09 less-lethal handgun, which fires rubber bullets.
November 27, 2015
Patrol
Dallas Police Leaders, Public Worry About Response Times as Officers Leave Agency
Dallas Police officers have been leaving the police department in droves, and critics say that’s affecting what happens when people in crisis call 911.
August 9, 2017
Vehicle Ops
Ohio Agency Acquires Lenco BearCat
The BearCat stands about 12 feet tall, weighs about 17,000 pounds and can carry 10 officers. The $201,000 vehicle was funded through a federal grant.
August 29, 2011
Training
Secret Service Director Clancy Leaving Agency
Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy announced his retirement Tuesday, two years after President Barack Obama appointed him to head up the agency.
February 15, 2017
Vehicle Ops
Lenco Bearcat Arrives For California Agency
The 18,000-pound special purpose vehicle cost $242,909 and was funded with a homeland security grant. The vehicle is set on a Ford F-550 chassis and can withstand a blast from an explosive device, as well as any available non-military grade munitions.
July 14, 2010
Weapons
Video: Canadian Agency Arms Patrol Officers with 37mm Launchers for Less-Lethal Response
“If we look at known objects out in the world, we can equate the AR-1 baton to about one-and-a-half times the energy of somebody being struck by a 100-mile-per-hour fast ball or roughly the same energy as somebody being struck by the fastest slapshot ever recorded,” said Staff Sgt. Jason Bobrowich.
June 29, 2018
Command
2022 Innovative LE Leaders: New Jersey Agency Offers Hope to the Addicted
Chief James Abbott of the West Orange Police Department lets addicts come to his city’s police station, turn in their drugs, and seek help and even treatment.
September 28, 2022
SWAT
Can Your SWAT Team Survive the Great Recession?
As a growing number of LE agencies struggle to stay afloat, it's logical that SWAT teams will feel the impact. Expect continuing cutbacks in personnel (especially full-time teams), equipment, training, and even callouts. All will be scrutinized for their "necessity." So what can SWAT do about it?
March 4, 2010
Weapons
Canadian Agency Arms Patrol Officers with 37mm Launchers for Less-Lethal Response
“If we look at known objects out in the world, we can equate the AR-1 baton to about one-and-a-half times the energy of somebody being struck by a 100-mile-per-hour fast ball or roughly the same energy as somebody being struck by the fastest slapshot ever recorded,” said Staff Sgt. Jason Bobrowich. More Here.
June 29, 2018
Technology
Ballistics Study Leads to Changes at Federal Agency
A team of researchers led by Sam Houston State University identified a number of areas of improvement in a national database of forensic ballistics evidence used to link guns to violent crimes.
December 11, 2013
Training
Four Officers Leave Agency In Sex Scandal
The police department sex scandal that landed Lakeland, Fla., in national headlines has now claimed the jobs of four veteran officers implicated in the case, with two getting fired and two resigning this week.
July 16, 2013
Patrol
Prosecutor: Ohio Agency's Fake Drug Checkpoints Legal
An Ohio agency's face drug checkpoints don't violate a 2000 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that officers can't randomly stop cars to search motorists for drugs, a prosecutor told The Plain Dealer.
June 30, 2013
Patrol
Border Patrol Names Carla Provost to Lead the Agency
Carla Provost — who has been serving as acting chief of the Border Patrol — will take over as leader of the agency on a permanent basis, Customs and Border Protection announced on Thursday. Provost will become the first woman to lead the Border Patrol in its 94-year history.
August 13, 2018
Technology
Mass. Agency Adopts LEID's BACS for Evidence Management
North Andover (Mass.) Police officers demonstrate how to use LEID Products' BACS evidence management system, which the department has recently implemented.
March 7, 2013
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