Doug Wyllie has authored more than 1,000 articles and tactical tips aimed at ensuring that police officers are safer and more successful on the streets. Doug is a Western Publishing Association “Maggie Award” winner for Best Regularly Featured Digital Edition Column. He is a member of International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA), an Associate Member of the California Peace Officers’ Association (CPOA), and a member of the Public Safety Writers Association (PSWA).
In aviation, an accident chain usually ends with one or more people dead in a twisted mass of burning metal, investigators conducting a lengthy and expensive inquiry, and mourners lashing out at those responsible for a series of fatal mistakes... Sound familiar?
Officers must assess the risk versus the reward of putting holes in the tires of a fast-moving vehicle while standing dangerously close to the roadway.
Amid the "social distancing" orders issued by various state governors and local authorities, police officer funerals and memorials changed dramatically.
In a ceremony held at the White House on Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump signed an executive order addressing police reform in America and then addressed a group of law enforcement professionals and community leaders assembled in the Rose Garden.
Amid the "social distancing" orders issued by various state governors and local authorities, police officer funerals have changed dramatically.
A good number of law enforcement leaders are coming to the conclusion that these "orders" are not law and that enforcing them is preventing them from enforcing actual law.
Accept the fact that a suicide-by-cop incident could happen to you on any call on every shift you work.
There are countless acts of kindness being performed by officers across the country who are going well above and beyond their call of duty to assist people who are in need.
This week in this space, I want to do something a little different. I want to provide you with some inspirational quotes to help you muddle through these troubling and trying times. I'll also add my interpretation of the quotes as they related to law enforcement.
This is going to get worse—far, far worse—before it's going to get better, but contrary to what many in the mainstream media would have you believe, the world is not ending. We are going to get through this—the question is, "When?"