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Police Magazine
November 2001
In This Issue
Patrol
Dealing With It
Hundreds of our own were murdered on September 11, 2001, along with thousands of citizens we were sworn to protect. Terrorism has struck the nation, particularly emergency response personnel. This nation’s police officers have been damaged by these criminal acts of terror; we have been damaged as a group and as individuals.
October 31, 2001
Weapons
North American Arms Guardian .380
The NAA Guardian is a double-action-only semi-automatic with a fixed barrel fitted inside an open-topped slide. The gun resembles the Seecamp design that single-handedly popularized the pocket pistol so many years ago.
October 31, 2001
Special Units
Emergency Management and Emergency Operations Centers
Disasters can happen anywhere and, as so poignantly demonstrated in New York, it's our job to manage and mitigate them.
October 31, 2001
Weapons
Freeway Shootout: Backup Gun to the Rescue
The decision of whether or not to carry a backup gun, while a personal one in most cases, is just as obviously important in this and many other situations.
October 31, 2001
Patrol
Now They Know How the Shopkeepers Feel
In the peaceful, crime-free democratic country of South Africa (you know, the latest "workers' paradise"), crime is so rampant that the crooks are running out of victims to rob. Recently, the government even decided to stop mailing pension checks because so many old folks were getting' koshed and robbed outside the banks where they cashed 'em.
October 31, 2001
Patrol
We Are Filled With a Terrible Resolve
Leadership, bravery and initiative in the face of superhuman odds are still some of the most powerful axioms of being an American.
October 31, 2001
Training
Dover (N.H.) Police Department
By looking to its past, the Dover (N.H.) Police Department has successfully adapted to the challenges of policing today.
October 31, 2001
Patrol
Impact: Life Will Be Different
Have the WTC and Pentagon attacks changed how police work will be conducted in the future?
October 31, 2001
Patrol
I Heard the Snap of the Tower...
On the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, shortly after eight in the morning, I transmitted a tone and announced a third alarm for the borough of Manhattan, N.Y. The call was initially reported as a high-rise fire in the World Trade Center tower 1.
October 31, 2001
Patrol
9-11-01: In Your Mind's Eye
View images from that fateful week with notable quotes from those who were closest to the tragic events.
October 31, 2001
Patrol
We Are All One
A tribute to those who served -- and died.
October 31, 2001
Special Units
Splitting Seconds
Don't let 'routine' get in the way of solid officer safety tactics. Familiarity breeds false security.
October 31, 2001
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