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Vehicle Opsby David GriffithFebruary 25, 2010

The Next Generation of Patrol Cars

The police patrol vehicle market is not known for revolutionary innovation. But that business model is now metamorphosing in response to a rapidly evolving automobile market. This means that the once staid patrol car market is becoming turbulent and more innovative.

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Vehicle Opsby Melanie BasichFebruary 25, 2010

Beyond the Patrol Car

Police officers cannot travel by squad car alone. From motorcycles to ARVs, different details require different modes of transportation.

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Patrolby Dean ScovilleFebruary 23, 2010

Shots Fired: Reno, Nevada 02/23/1984

Hastings walked to the Fireside Lounge on the corner of Fourth and Lake Streets, dialed up his favorite federal agent on a pay phone, and fessed up to having some 13 stolen antique knives and a stolen Beretta on his person. Oh, and he wanted to turn himself in.

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Special Unitsby David GriffithFebruary 12, 2010

The Peter Principle

It's critical that only the best warriors get promoted up the ranks in law enforcement. Wearing sergeant's stripes or lieutenant's bars on your uniform has to be about more than just time served or passing a test.

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Patrolby Joseph PetrocelliFebruary 12, 2010

Asset Forfeiture

The goal of an asset forfeiture program should always be crime reduction; obtaining funds should be secondary to the primary mission.

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Technologyby David GriffithFebruary 12, 2010

Game Over

ADSI, which specializes in the production of transparent and opaque armor for the U.S. military and the engineering of shooting ranges, has teamed up with an undisclosed German company to create one of the world's most sophisticated and versatile live fire simulators, the T2 Training System.

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Weaponsby David SpraggsFebruary 11, 2010

Firearms Forensics

I realized that even without the murder weapon, the prosecution still had an immense amount of significant ballistic physical evidence linking Abeyta to the murder. And thanks to good forensic work and the invaluable NIBIN database that tracks images of ballistics evidence, it was enough to convict him.

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Technologyby Tim DeesFebruary 11, 2010

How to Buy Mobile Data Products

Have you ever played Technology Buzzword Bingo, or wanted to? It works like this: You get a bingo card with words instead of numbers in the boxes. The words include robust, mesh, cloud, scalable, 3.0, WiMAX, and WAN. Mark off a square every time you hear the salesman say one of the words. The first one to check off five in a row gets to throw the salesman out.

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Technologyby Melanie BasichFebruary 10, 2010

Smart Software

Software has greatly expanded the capabilities of law enforcement agencies and individual officers to help people and put away bad guys.

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Weaponsby Michael T. RayburnFebruary 5, 2010

Patrol Rifle as Close Quarters Weapon

If you haven't trained to engage a suspect at less than 100 yards with your patrol rifle, start now.

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