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Weaponsby James M. BaranowskiJanuary 17, 2014

Does the LEOSA Carry Law Apply to You?

In law enforcement, a lot of the recent scuttlebutt focuses on off-duty and retired officer carry laws, covering what you can and cannot do under the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA).

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Patrolby Dean ScovilleJanuary 17, 2014

Shots Fired: Riverside, California 09/11/2008

Officer Evan Wright chased after a gang member who fled and reached for his pocket while running. A flying tackle sent the two men into the middle of a residential driveway where some 20 guests were observing a quinceanera party in the front yard.

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Technologyby A.J. GeorgeJanuary 17, 2014

Police Product Test: Eye of Mine Eye-View 1080HD Video Sunglasses

Like their predecessor, these glasses come with interchangeable clear and polarized grey lenses and have a high-definition video camera built into the bridge of the nose.

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Patrolby Amaury MurgadoJanuary 15, 2014

Don't Become a Statistic

Can we ever stop law enforcement officers from being killed? I don't think so, but we don't have to make it any easier for it to happen either. There are things we should be doing that are well within our reach, but we don't.

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Special Unitsby A.J. GeorgeJanuary 6, 2014

Police Product Test: Smith & Wesson Tac Side-Zip Boots

Out of the box I was impressed with the Tac boot's clean, classic styling. The leather construction makes these puncture resistant and windproof, keeping your feet safe and warm in the colder months.

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Patrolby Devallis RutledgeJanuary 6, 2014

Chasing Misdemeanants

Some search-and-seizure rules are not very clear, and state and local federal courts might apply them differently. How can you be expected to pick and choose the right rule on an issue for which there doesn't seem to be just one "right" rule?

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Weaponsby A.J. GeorgeJanuary 6, 2014

Daniel Defense DDM4 Rifle with Lite Rail

When my test and evaluation DDM4 arrived, I tore into the box like a kid on Christmas morning. Inside was a beautiful DDM4 rifle with a 16-inch barrel, Magpul MOE stock, DD's fixed front and rear sights, a Superior Suppression muzzle device, and a 12-inch Lite Rail II (LRII).

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Special Unitsby Melanie BasichJanuary 6, 2014

Defense Technology Flash-Bang Simulator Training Kit

You want to be as prepared as possible to use less-lethal devices during call-outs. But if you could limit the cost and danger needed to train in their use, why wouldn't you? That's the idea behind Defense Technology's Low Roll Training Simulator Starter Kit.

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Patrolby David GriffithJanuary 2, 2014

The Two Million-Dollar Wound

A lot of people think medically retired New Jersey transit officer Christopher Onesti may be the beneficiary of a "million-dollar wound," a full disability pension for an injury that is not quite so disabling.

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Patrolby David Griffith and Paul ClintonDecember 23, 2013

IACP 2013: Both Sides of Today’s Police Products

There's the stuff that you would expect to see at any law enforcement exposition and there's the stuff that seems to have dropped out of a science fiction movie. And all of it has the potential to be important to what you do in contemporary policing.

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