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Police Product Test: Shieldspike's Hammerspike Glass-Breaker
Shieldspike has developed the Hammerspike specialty tool, designed specifically to eliminate the window glass in a building or vehicle. This close-quarters tool weighs only 1.5 pounds and is easily deployed with one hand.
May 16, 2012
Photo: Mark W. Clark
Weapons
Select Fire Carbines vs. Submachine Guns
After the infamous 1997 North Hollywood Shootout in Los Angeles where the bad guys were equipped with armor that stopped pistol rounds, law enforcement agencies began adopting M16s, AR-15s, and M4s as "patrol rifles." But many tactical officers stuck by the pistol-caliber subgun.
May 14, 2012
The author fires LWRC's M6A2 special purpose rifle. Photo: Alex Landeen
Patrol
Shots Fired: Montrose, Colorado 07/25/2009
The door splintered under the boot of Officer Robbie Satterly. The officers rolled into the doorway. And Gurney let loose with multiple blasts from the Benelli. Within the span of two seconds, 36 pellets peppered the doorway.
April 8, 2012
Photo: iStockPhoto.com
Technology
Cyalume's Explosive Simulation Devices
Cyalume, maker of a wide variety of chemiluminescent tools such as light sticks, believes it has the answer to this bomb training dilemma. The company's new line of eight police explosive training simulators uses compressed air and a special chemical powder to create non-pyrotechnic bomb effects.
April 3, 2012
Photo: Cyalume
Technology
Mission Critical Conversations
The Columbine High School massacre underscored what can happen when tactical teams cannot communicate. Fast-forward 13 years, and such incompatibility still exists for many tactical teams, particularly those in mid-size to small departments.
March 26, 2012
Tactical communications systems include over-the-ear headsets with boom mics.
Technology
Night Vision and Thermal Imaging
Quite a few procurement officers have absolutely no idea what the folks in the field really need when it comes to night vision. Nor do they understand the different uses of thermal imaging versus light amplification and when they should be deployed.
March 26, 2012
Thermal systems are excellent for locating people in wooded areas. Photo: FLIR Systems
Special Units
Robots at the Ready
The Greensboro (N.C.) Police Department ended a stand-off with a naked man using two tactical robots, after neighbors called 911 to report he was standing on his porch with a firearm, calling to God.
March 1, 2012
Robots provide SWAT teams, bomb squads, HazMat units, and other emergency response personnel with situational awareness in dangerous scenarios.
Patrol
Michigan Officer Starts K-9 Unit, Serves 26 Years In Honor Guard
In 26 years, Officer Dan Foley has served continuously in the honor guard and successfully lobbied to start its first K-9 unit, for which he was a handler for 14 years with two different dogs. He has been selected as the February 2012 Officer of the Month.
February 21, 2012
Photo: Dan Foley
Special Units
Police Product Test: Danner DFA Boots
For most of us winter means cold, wet, and/or snowy shifts. Mother Nature has a habit of making days as an officer or first responder miserable. Fortunately, Danner can help tame the weather with its DFA boots.
February 16, 2012
Photo: Danner
Weapons
The Future of CQB Optics
Today, rifle optics that once were only seen on SWAT weapons are now commonplace on patrol rifles. A lot has changed in less than 10 years. Which begs the question, What innovations are likely to change law enforcement CQB optics between now and 2021?
January 11, 2012
Night Force Optics
Special Units
Inside the Manhunt for the Ranger Killer
The Pierce County (Wash.) Sheriff's SWAT team got the initial call of a ranger down and a gunman on the loose in Mount Rainer National Park. Tactical officers borrowed snow shoes from park service personnel and followed the suspect's tracks through the snowy, rugged terrain.
January 4, 2012
Photo: PCSD
Patrol
Getting the Most Out of K-9 Units
K-9 teams are considered force multipliers. One K-9 team can do the work of many officers, which frees up officers for other duties. A K-9 team is an effective tool if its use is understood by those that call on them to support their operations.
December 18, 2011
Photo: Amaury Murgado
Patrol
Police Product Test: 782 Gear's Rogue Parka
The Rogue is 782's flagship parka. The fabric makes this "hard-shell" jacket virtually waterproof. It is also quiet. Most "hard-shells'" make that swishing sound that is not only annoying but can give you away when you require stealth.
November 21, 2011
Photo: Scott Smith
Special Units
Electric Flash-Bang: Cejay Engineering's Hero
Cejay Engineering's new Hero marking product is a distraction device with the goal of protecting officers and agencies from accidents with flash-bangs. The Hero is a battery-operated distraction device that emits an ear-splitting 130 decibels and flashes five times per second a blinding 600 lumens of light.
November 13, 2011
Photo: Cejay Engineering
Special Units
The War Correspondent: Sylvia Longmire
Author Sylvia Longmire has been studying Mexico's drug and human smuggling operations for much of her life.
November 8, 2011
Photo: Sylvia Longmire.
Patrol
Vehicle Checkpoints
Checkpoint stops are different-multiple vehicles are stopped one after the other, at the same place, without any suspicion beforehand that anyone in particular may be engaged in unlawful activity.
October 31, 2011
Photo: iStockphoto.com
Patrol
POLICE-TREXPO 2011: Grossman on Media Violence
Author, scholar, and warrior Lt. Col. Dave Grossman (U.S. Army Ret.) returned to POLICE-TREXPO East this year with his presentation "The Bulletproof Mind."
October 26, 2011
Photo: Mark W. Clark
Special Units
POLICE-TREXPO 2011: Tactical Gear
Each year the manufacturers and distributors of tactical police products display their latest and greatest wares at POLICE-TREXPO. The following is a quick look at some of the coolest items exhibited and demonstrated at POLICE-TREXPO 2011.
October 26, 2011
Photo: Mark W. Clark
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