Police Magazine Logo
MenuMENU
SearchSEARCH

Special Units

Identifying and Documenting Gang Members

Patrol officers are an essential source of gang information and usually make up the front line defense against gangs. Through field contacts and observations, they can supply confirmation of an individual's gang membership.

Read More →
Articlesby Melanie BasichSeptember 23, 2010

Active Shooter Response Gear

As patrol responds to more and more calls formerly reserved for SWAT teams, tools that equip these officers to handle violent incidents are increasingly important.

Read More →
Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 21, 2010

Fort Bliss Gunman Was Retired Army Sergeant

The FBI issued a Tuesday statement identifying the gunman as 63-year-old Steven Kropf of El Paso.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 21, 2010

ACLU Sues Pittsburgh PD, Alleges G-20 Misconduct

At a news conference, ACLU officials said police used excessive force while making arrests, needlessly used pepper spray on people and shot them with non-lethal rounds filled with pepper spray.

Read More →
Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 17, 2010

Tactical Tailor Offers Discount on Packs

Purchasing the Extended Range Operator, Urban Operator, Removable Operator or Modular Operator packs will bring the discount.

Read More →
Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 16, 2010

Johns Hopkins Gunman Wounds Surgeon, Then Kills Mother and Self

The suspect barricaded himself in a room of the hospital's thoracic center on the eighth floor of the hospital's Nelson Building. The shooter was reportedly upset about his mother's treatment at the hospital and shot the doctor in the stomach during surgery.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Videosby Staff WriterSeptember 15, 2010

Memphis Police Woman Responds to Gang Shooting

During an episode of "Police Women of Memphis," a young boy is shot in the street in front of his sister and mother for not taking of his red, gang-related colored hat. The police reality show airs on TLC.

Read More →
Videosby Staff WriterSeptember 15, 2010

Georgia SWAT Team's Amphibious Vehicle

The Cobb County (Ga.) Sheriff's Office SWAT team takes out its Cadillac Gage Textron LAV-300 amphibious light-armored vehicle for a test run in this clip from 2008. The 6x6 vehicle includes tires that are radial tubeless and can be outfitted with run-flat inserts. The LAV-300 MK II can climb a 60 percent gradient, operate on a 30 percent side slope, and tackle two-foot-high obstacles.

Read More →
Videosby Staff WriterSeptember 15, 2010

Latin King's Gang Signs

A Latin King member identifying himself as "King Chucho" of Yonkers, New York, displays a series of gang hand signs referencing the gang's crown iconography and known as "stacking crowns." The Latin Kings are a People Nation, as opposed to Folk Nation, gang that identifies with a three- or five-point crown. Its members often wear black and gold/yellow colors.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Videosby Staff WriterSeptember 15, 2010

Mexican Cartels Infiltrating U.S. Cities

Mexican drug cartels have infiltrated city councils and political campaigns in many small cities in Los Angeles County, according to POLICE contributor and retired Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Sgt. Richard Valdemar. He appears in this Full Disclosure Network report.

Read More →