Articles

Patrol•by John A. Stephen•September 1, 2002

Emergency Entry Without a Warrant

Restating the obvious, a police officer should obtain a warrant before conducting a search.

Weapons•by Marcus Wynne•September 1, 2002

Flying While Armed

As a former Federal Air Marshal, I am often asked, "Should law enforcement officers be allowed to carry their guns when they are passengers on commercial airliners?" My short answer is, "Hell, yes."

Patrol•by POLICE Staff•September 1, 2002

Sept. 11, 2001 Memorial

These officers died in the line of duty at the World Trade Center.

Weapons•by Roy Huntington•September 1, 2002

Few items in the police arsenal are asked to wear as many hats as the duty shotgun. This ubiquitous tool is being increasingly relied upon to perform a wide range of roles-many never imagined even 20 years ago.

Patrol•by POLICE Staff•September 1, 2002

Fools Rush In

Then you see them, casualties. Many of them, grotesquely motionless, obscured by the low hanging mist.

Patrol•by Dean Scoville•September 1, 2002

One Man, One Bomb

"The threat of suicide bombers in the U.S. is not an 'if' but a 'when,'" read a recent alert to law enforcement that was sent by the California Department of Justice.

Weapons•by Roy Huntington•September 1, 2002

Taurus' PT111 Millennium

At 18.7 ounces, the PT111SS qualifies as a true pocket pistol.

Weapons•by Jim Gardner•September 1, 2002

Precision Instrument

As the sear releases the striker and the primer ignites, it's now the rifle's job to deliver that bullet exactly where it must go.

Weapons•by Michael T. Rayburn•September 1, 2002

Improving the Odds

For some reason, most officers have a vision of a gunfight as being one shooter against another. The reality of such incidents is much different and even deadlier. An alarming number of police gunfights involve more than one bad guy against a single cop.

Training•by Shelly Feuer Domash•September 1, 2002

9/11: Port Authority Police Department

Thirty-seven. That's how many New York/New Jersey Port Authority Police officers came to work on Sept. 11, 2001, and never went home. More than 2 percent of the agency's complement of 1,400 was killed in the attack, and to add insult to extreme injury, its headquarters were on the 67th floor of 1 World Trade Center.

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