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Patrol
Word on the Street: Slang Terms
Small airports naturally appeal to drug smugglers because they may not have any U.S. customs or law enforcement representation at all. Using light, general aviation aircraft, huge amounts of narcotics are smugÂgled into the country each year. Chances are, your jurisdiction has an airport.
November 30, 1996
Editor's Notes
Cop Slang: Our Favorite Terms From You
Since May, officers have added dozens of great terms to "Cop Slang"—more than 350, in fact. Here are 10 of the very best we've seen added by readers.
August 12, 2012
Special Units
American Street Gang Development
Street gangs in America are nothing new. Some of the earliest identified groups with gang-like behaviors formed after the Revolutionary War in 1793.
March 31, 2000
Special Units
Video: Active Shooter Killed by Federal Officers Outside Dallas Courthouse
Clyde's Facebook page reportedly featured rants about the U.S. government — including talking about Ruby Ridge and the Branch Davidians.
June 17, 2019
Gangs
The Grape Street Gang, the CCO, and Honcho Day
In the mid-1980s these crack and PCP drug wars exploded into unprecedented violence and open gang wars on the streets of Los Angeles and Compton. The evolution of fortified crack houses with iron sally port entrances and video surveillance and the appearance of gang members wearing body armor who engaged in firefights using military-style weapons and multiple shooters, forced the police to play catch-up tactically. And the cost in human lives was staggering.
December 2, 2009
Special Units
L.A. Gang Member Convicted of Murder Tattooed Crime Scene On Chest
Anthony Garcia, 22, had tattooed the crime scene of a 2004 liquor store shooting on his chest, helping deputies solve the open case.
April 24, 2011
Patrol
Video: N.J. Paraplegic Sues Cops Over OIS
A New Jersey teenager who fired blanks to stop an assault by gang members claims he was shot three times by responding undercover officers who shot him in the back.
August 1, 2012
Technology
PoliceMag.com Launches Cop Slang App
PoliceMag.com has launched a mobile app of its popular Cop Slang glossary of law enforcement terms to allow officers to access it from their smartphones and submit terms on the fly.
August 26, 2013
Editor's Notes
Give Us Your Best 'Cop Slang' for Marijuana
With the marijuana legalization debate now in the spotlight, let's take a look at all the slang terms for marijuana. There are plenty out there, and we'd like your best one.
December 6, 2012
Patrol
ATS StreetSafe
American Traffic Solutions and Laser Technology
The ATS StreetSafe allows law enforcement to capture and issue violations without having to perform dangerous traffic stops.
December 13, 2017
Weapons
StreetForce, Rapid Deployment Gear
Duty Smith
DutySmith's StreetForce, Rapid Deployment Gear is designed for easier, faster, and safer deployment of your equipment. Shot Show Booth #6306
January 9, 2014
Patrol
MPH Industries Introduces the StreetScout Speed Trailer
MPH Industries' StreetScout is the newest addition to the company's speed trailer product line. At only 400 pounds and 4-feet square (not including tongue), the StreetScout is easy to tow and set up by one person in most cases. The smaller size fits applications where a larger trailer is not practical.
March 31, 2016
Weapons
StreetForce, Rapid Deployment Gear
Duty Smith
Stop fumbling with the flap on your outdated duty gear!
August 20, 2014
Technology
ATS Partners with LTI to Launch ATS StreetSafe
American Traffic Solutions (ATS) has partnered with Laser Technology Inc. (LTI) to develop and launch ATS StreetSafe, a hand-held laser speed camera designed to allow law enforcement to capture and issue violations without having to perform dangerous traffic stops.
November 1, 2017
Patrol
GA Officers Arrest Street Racer After Defeating Him in "Street Race"
Troopers tried to stop the white Mustang, which sped away on Northside Drive. As Atlanta police followed the car via air, GSP troopers on the ground were hot on his tail.
March 23, 2022
Patrol
Language Lessons
Sometimes just knowing a few words in a foreign tongue can make you safer and help you do your job better.
June 30, 2006
Technology
NOBLE and StreetCred Software Announce Partnership to Provide Data on Deadly Police Incidents
StreetCred Software Inc. and The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) have announced a partnership aimed at providing evidence-based data reports that will reveal the numbers of unarmed civilians killed in confrontations with police. The aim of these studies will be to bring clarity and accuracy to the dialogue.
November 12, 2015
Technology
Street Smarts
Officers can become too reliant on the new technology to do their job, and can easily forget that an officer’s job is still 90 percent common sense and know-how.
April 30, 2005
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