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Articlesby David GriffithNovember 4, 2014

Planned Operations and Dogs

Some SWAT teams have become very adept at using non-lethal tools to neutralize the threat presented by dogs. Retired Cleveland SWAT entry team leader Robert O'Brien says that long before the Hells Angels case and its nearly $2 million in settlements his SWAT team always considered the presence of dogs in its planning. O'Brien's tool of choice for getting the dogs out of the way was the fire extinguisher.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 4, 2014

Texas Officers Stabbed in College Campus Attack

According to the Mesquite Police Department, 22-Year-Old Miguel Sarinana was found in an unused classroom of the C building by an Eastfield College police officer during a routine check at 9:47 p.m. Sarinana attacked and stabbed the officer several times after the officer tried to interview him.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 4, 2014

Video: Massachusetts Man Throws Explosives at Police, Found Dead After SWAT Standoff

State police and SWAT team members responded at 7:38 am Saturday to 911 calls reporting explosions being heard at 13 Meadow St, a two-family apartment building.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 31, 2014

Video: Arizona Motor Officer Killed in Hit-and-Run

A Chandler, Ariz., motor officer was killed on duty in a wreck Friday morning, marking the second time in a week that the agency has lost an officer in a motorcycle collision.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 31, 2014

Video: Suspected Motorcycle Gang Member Charged with Killing California SWAT Officer

A 36-year-old suspected Mongols motorcycle gang member was charged Thursday with capital murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a Pomona SWAT officer.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 31, 2014

St. Louis County Police Stock Up on Riot Gear in Advance of Grand Jury Decision

The St. Louis County Police Department has stocked up on tear gas, less-lethal ammunition and plastic handcuffs in anticipation of massive protests in the suburb of Ferguson, Missouri, if a grand jury doesn't indict the police officer who killed 18-year-old Michael Brown. The jury is expected to reach its decision sometime in November.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 29, 2014

Video: Calif. SWAT Officer Shot in Anti-Gang Operation Dies

Pomona (Calif.) PD Officer Shaun Diamond, 45, was pronounced dead overnight at a Pasadena hospital where he was admitted Tuesday in "extremely critical condition" after being shot during a motorcycle gang investigation Tuesday morning at a San Gabriel residence. Authorities announced early Wednesday that the 16-year veteran of law enforcement, who leaves behind a wife and two children, had died.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 28, 2014

California SWAT Officer Shot by Motorcycle Gang Member

A gunman accused of shooting a Pomona, Calif., police SWAT officer who was serving a search warrant has been identified by authorities as a 36-year-old member of a "dangerous" motorcycle gang.

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ProductsOctober 27, 2014

Exfil Ballistic Helmet

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ProductsOctober 27, 2014

Releasable Body Armor Vest

Tacprogear Black's Releasable Body Armor Vest (RBAV) is designed for tactical operators demanding superior upper torso ballistic coverage, full range of motion, and quick release capability.

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