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Weapons•by Scott Smith•March 1, 2009

Police Product Test: Streamlight TLR-1

I have found the lights from Streamlight to be easy to operate, durable, and innovative, as well as affordably priced. The company's TLR-1 is no exception.

Patrol•by Tom Wetzel•March 1, 2009

Sightless Training

I suspect a lot of agencies are probably not doing enough "no sight" or limited vision training and should consider its application in the training of defensive tactics, electronic control devices, OC spray, and addressing simple job specific tasks such as handling the equipment on our duty belts.

Patrol•by Dean Scoville•February 12, 2009

Shots Fired: Santa Ana, California 12•27•2006

The red dot of the suspect's laser sights pinballed back and forth between the Crown Vic and Hernandez.

Patrol•by David Griffith•February 1, 2009

Professional Courtesy

There are a lot of really good docs out there who think the medical academics who authored the EMJ report have their heads in their posteriors.

Vehicle Ops•by David Griffith•February 1, 2009

Seeing Red

Code 3 reps won't say what makes the multipatented TriCore Technology twice as bright as its LED, halogen, or strobe light-equipped lightbars. All the company will reveal is that TriCore is truly a departure from conventional lightbar technology.

Patrol•by Joseph Petrocelli•February 1, 2009

Street Prostitution

It has often been said that police work is the second oldest profession. The distinction of "oldest profession" goes, of course, to prostitution.

Weapons•by Mike Detty•February 1, 2009

Para USA Tactical Target Rifle

One of the announcements that took me by surprise at last year's SHOT Show was that Para Ordnance, the Canadian firm best known for its line of high-capacity 1911s, was introducing a new AR-style rifle.

Technology•by David Spraggs•February 1, 2009

Turn Their Gadgets Against Them

"I love Facebook!" came the shout from the cubicle next to mine. One of my fellow detectives here at the Boulder (Colo.) Police Department—through a simple Internet search—had just discovered the identity of a sex assault suspect.

Vehicle Ops•by David Griffith•February 1, 2009

Coming Attraction: Carbon Motors' E7 Patrol Car

The Carbon Motors E7 prototype patrol vehicle looks something like a cross between an exotic sports car and a prop vehicle from a science fiction film. Its body styling is dynamic, muscular, almost startling, and it has the ability to visibly excite police audiences.

Weapons•by Devallis Rutledge•February 1, 2009

To Keep and Bear Arms

Before traveling to another state where you intend to carry off duty, do a little research and inquire about local laws regulating firearms possession on private property.

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