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David Griffith

Editor

David Griffith has been editor of POLICE Magazine since December 2001. He brings more than 40 years of experience on magazines and newspapers to POLICE. A Maggie award-winning journalist, his byline has appeared on hundreds of articles in POLICE and other national magazines.

Articlesby David GriffithJanuary 31, 2014

Texas Cop Killer Execution: Justice Too Long Delayed

The man who pulled the trigger and ended Officer Gaddis' life was Edgar Tamayo. He may have had a low IQ, but when it came to killing he was a savant.

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Inside the Badge by David GriffithJanuary 28, 2014

SHOT Show 2014: Video of Kershaw's New Knives

In this video, Rexford and Kershaw's Jim McNair discuss the features of the knives, the material used, and their fit and finish.

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Articlesby David GriffithJanuary 2, 2014

The Two Million-Dollar Wound

A lot of people think medically retired New Jersey transit officer Christopher Onesti may be the beneficiary of a "million-dollar wound," a full disability pension for an injury that is not quite so disabling.

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Articlesby David GriffithDecember 23, 2013

Improving In-Car Video

Over the last two years of IACP shows, in-car video manufacturers have debuted a number of new products that have followed new trends in the mobile video market. Here’s a look at some of those products and trends.

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Articlesby David GriffithDecember 2, 2013

To Serve and Protect

I don’t know for sure what drove Libke to volunteer as a reserve officer. But I bet it was a desire to serve his community.

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Articlesby David GriffithNovember 5, 2013

Electric Motorcycles on Patrol

While it's unlikely that all-electric cars will replace their gasoline-powered counterparts for law enforcement patrol duty, smaller electric vehicles have made inroads into police fleets.

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Articlesby David GriffithNovember 4, 2013

Airsoft Tragedy in Sonoma County

What might have happened if the subject had been a gang member, the AK had been real, and the deputy hadn’t taken action?

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Articlesby David GriffithOctober 16, 2013

Will On-Body Kill In-Car Video?

Law enforcement agencies have been using in-car video cameras for a little more than two decades. The devices have defended officers against nuisance claims of abusive or even brutal behavior. But now some agencies are beginning to ask if in-car video systems have been made obsolete by officer-worn systems.

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Articlesby David GriffithOctober 9, 2013

Drawing First Blood

Reporters rarely get all the facts right because the facts are hazy by the time their first stories are posted on the Web, broadcast, or inked onto paper. That haziness doesn't clear until the official investigation is complete. By then the reporters have created a "truth" that persists in the public consciousness.

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Articlesby David GriffithSeptember 27, 2013

E-Citation: A Force Multiplier

Few advancements in law enforcement technology have had more impact nationwide than electronic citation. The technology has been on line a little more than a decade, and e-citation systems are now in use by federal, state, county, and municipal agencies. And they all sing its praises.

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