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Weapons•by POLICE Staff•March 3, 2011

SHOT Show 2011: Best of Show

This year, the law enforcement section of the show wound through both floors of the Sands Expo Center and into numerous ballrooms in the Venetian Hotel. Exhibitors along the law enforcement aisles were showing everything from machine guns to mannequins, ranging in size from vehicles to lights the size of a stick of Dentyne gum.

Special Units•by Derrick D. Bartlett•March 1, 2011

Fit for Life: Why We Work Out

I started that morning with a visit to the doctor's office, fully expecting to walk out with a prescription and get on with life. Instead, I ended up in an Intensive Care Unit 90 miles from home.

Patrol•by Melanie Basich•March 1, 2011

Boca Raton Officer Pulls Woman from Burning Car

At the site of a fatal crash, Officer Jimmy Jalil of the Boca Raton (Fla.) Police Department shot out a window to rescue a young woman from a burning vehicle

Patrol•by Dean Scoville•February 25, 2011

Shots Fired: Bloomfield, Vermont 08/19/1997

New Hampshire State Trooper Charles West halted a town's troubled resident who had killed two officers and a newspaper editor during a murderous rampage while armed with an AR-15 and ballistic vest.

Patrol•by Dean Scoville•February 24, 2011

A Training Solution for Searching Female Suspects

Female searches can be problematic for cops of both genders. Male officers are hamstrung by an inability to conduct such pat-downs, and female officers by their male counterparts' need to bring them to the scene to do the job.

Patrol•by Dean Scoville•February 24, 2011

One-Size-Fits-All Training

While it would be precipitous to say that the job is becoming more dangerous for women officers, it is not unreasonable to ask if more can be done to ensure their safety.

Vehicle Ops•by Melanie Basich•February 22, 2011

Vehicle Computer Docking Stations

These seven docking stations offer connectivity for Ethernet, USB, LAN and other options to take you beyond basic mounting solutions.

Patrol•by Scott Smith•February 22, 2011

Police Product Test: 5.11 Tactical Praetorian 2 Gloves

POLICE Magazine reviews the 5.11 Tactical Praetorian 2 Gloves, EoTech XPS2-0 Sight, and Lowa Boots Zephyr GTX.

Patrol•by Melanie Basich•February 17, 2011

Officer Revives Fellow Cop After Heart Attack On Duty

Officer Michael A. Riley administered CPR and was finally able to detect a weak pulse and get Officer Bryan Nickelson breathing. By that time, additional police officers were on scene reporting the events on the radio.

Patrol•by Amaury Murgado•February 17, 2011

Workplace Communication: Closing the Generation Gap

For the first time in history, we have four generations working side by side in the modern workplace. They consist of Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials (also known as Generation Y or Nexters). With four different groups working together, there is bound to be a collision between each other's set of values.

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