Blogs: Page 124

Dealing With the Off-Duty Cop

Not much has been written about the prospect of dealing with the off-duty cop. Yet you can be certain that at some point you will.

A Grab Bag to Go

I find it a necessity now more than ever to have a grab bag within arm's reach. To prepare for active shooters, school crises, and terrorism, you've got to have the necessary equipment and now!

DeSantis Recruit Bag

The Oakland Police Murders: What We Think We Know

Start with the OPD board of inquiry after-action report and definitely include the OPD radio transmissions from March 21. Follow up on these by reading as many news and LE articles, blogs, commentaries that you can find, especially via the Internet. And if you have access to any "inside intel," that's better yet.

LAPD Selects BMW For Motor Patrol

The department is now taking delivery of the last of the 100 R1200 RT-P 2009 sport touring motorcycles, and will shift away from the Harley-Davidson cruisers that have been a staple of one of the nation's largest motor patrol units.

How's Your Poker Face?

Men are all too transparent. They stare, they ogle, they salivate. They wouldn't know subtlety if it came up and bit them on the ass. And that's true when they see criminals.

Oakland SWAT Ambush: After-Action Report

The report details a cascade of mistakes that led to the tragic deaths of Sgt. Mark Dunakin, Officer John Hege, Sgt. Ervin Romans, and Sgt. Daniel Sakai. It faults the Oakland PD for poor communication, weak command and control, and poor planning.

Image via Mike Rosati Photography (Flickr.com).

Live to Fight Another Day

Impossible? Maybe. But zero deaths is our goal and mission that we must strive for each and every day we don the uniform and badge.

How to Become a Police Helicopter Pilot

Read this how-to guide for sworn officers in larger departments who dream of one day joining their agency's airborne unit.

Image via San Diego County Sheriff's Department.

Top 10 Law Enforcement Stories of 2009

Which stories will make the PoliceMag.com list of the top LE stories of 2009? You can bet you'll find President Obama on this list.

Image via banspy (Flickr.com).

Women in Law Enforcement

I'm Thankful for Baseball Pioneers

I learned about a great new book that would make a great Christmas present for just about any female officer because of the stories inside of women making it on their own in a male-dominated world.

'Baseball Americana: Treasures from the Library of Congress,' by Susan Reyburn and Phil Michel.

For Those We Miss This Christmas Season

Regardless of your theological beliefs, this is the time of year to be reflective. To consider those things for which we are thankful. To contemplate what might have been.

Law enforcement officers gather to remember Oakland (Calif.) PD officers killed in an ambush in 2009. Photo courtesy of Skortch311 (flickr.com)

SWAT's 2009 Christmas Wish List

What LE administrators need to remember is that even during bad economic times society's protectors also need to be protected. But it's your duty to tell them.

Page 124 of 167