Articles

Patrol•by Dean Scoville•August 20, 2010

Shots Fired: Midway, Georgia 03/23/2010

A Monday afternoon, a small blue VW, and a one-armed man in a dress suit: Hardly the components one is apt to conjure up when envisioning a firefight.

Weapons•by Nick Jacobellis•August 20, 2010

Smith & Wesson M&P15R

I'd like to discuss a somewhat unusual rifle choice that can help law enforcement agencies and individual officers realistically cope with the rising cost and shortage of .223/5.56 patrol rifle ammunition. I believe the solution to this problem is for law enforcement agencies to field the Smith & Wesson M&P15R M4-style carbine chambered in 5.45x39mm.

Technology•by David Griffith•August 16, 2010

Database Linguist

Thinkstream has now connected the databases of 64 parish sheriffs and 200-plus police departments. Integrated Justice allows each agency to control how much data it is willing to share with its neighbors.

Vehicle Ops•by Melanie Basich•August 12, 2010

Mobile Command Vehicles

Find a command center on wheels to meet your agency's needs.

Vehicle Ops•by Melanie Basich•August 12, 2010

Buying a Mobile Command Center

Acquiring any big ticket item for a law enforcement agency takes lots of time and lots of money. So when the Indiana Department of Homeland Security had the opportunity to purchase a new mobile command center from Supreme Specialty Vehicles, Response Director Shane A. Booker wanted to do it right the first time.

Patrol•by Melanie Basich•August 12, 2010

Maine Officer Saves Suicidal Woman From Attempted Bridge Jump

On Dec. 13, 2009, Officer Rob Angelo of the Bangor (Maine) Police Department drew on his 18 years of law enforcement experience to keep a distraught woman from jumping into an icy river to her death. For his actions he was named the August 2010 Officer of the Month by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.