November 2010

Police Magazine November 2010

21st Century Riot Control Tools

A few weeks before last year's G20 economic summit in Pittsburgh, anarchists and agitators cringed as they read about heat rays, sonic disruptors, mass TASERs, malodorants, and other new riot control technologies that would supposedly make their debut during the economic summit.

November 28, 2010

Shots Fired: Acworth, Georgia 03/21/2007

As a narcotics interdiction officer, Van Alstine knew he'd put a damper on quite a few illicit operations. But when it came to speculating just which dope-slinger could be talking about killing him, he was at a loss.

November 28, 2010

Police Product Test: Nikon 1-4X M-223 Rifle Scope

POLICE Magazine reviews the Nikon 1-4X M-223 Rifle Scope, 5.11 Tactical Responder Hi-Vis Parka, and Streamlight E Flood Light Box.

November 28, 2010

Nikon 1-4X M-223 Rifle Scope

Outerwear: 2010

Prepare yourself for cold weather with these jackets for duty.

November 23, 2010

A Field Guide to Mexican Drug Cartels

At least seven major Mexican Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTOs) are primarily responsible for the $39 billion drug trade that floods narcotics across the U.S.-Mexico border. Here's a guide to the most active, and largest, cartels.

November 21, 2010

Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman Loera has been leading the Mexican Federation (Sinaloa Cartel) since 1995.

How to Master Report Writing

Whenever anyone talks about report writing, images of my academy class and the boring report writing segment always comes to mind. What I didn't know then, but know now, is just how important report writing really is.

November 21, 2010

Best Practices 13

Off-Duty Firearms Carry and Training

If for no other reason than the protection of yourself and your loved ones, you need to practice off-duty firearms tactics. And it's in your agency's best interests to provide you with the necessary skills.

November 17, 2010

Winning Edge 65

Concealed Suspects: Into the Hearts of Darkness

Attics, basements, closets, and crawlspaces all present great hazards to officers searching for concealed suspects.

November 17, 2010

DeadStop Shield: The One-Handed Bullet Deflector

LCOA Composites has harnessed its experience creating military vehicle armor and deployable ballistic shelters to develop new DeadStop lightweight police shield technology. The company's ported lightweight Level IIIA shield weighs less than 14 pounds so it can be held with one hand.

November 15, 2010

Software: It's Nothing Without the Code

It's easy to forget the work that goes into making gadgets do what they do, those ones and zeroes that comprise their software. Here's a look at software that you can use right now on the job.

November 15, 2010

Avoid Defective Search Warrants

Flaws in a warrant that are so obvious you should have recognized them can doom your search and seizure and eliminate the usual "good faith" protection.

November 10, 2010

Officer Takes Down Armed Drug Offender

For his perseverence under fire, Officer Ray Blohm of the Upper Darby (Pa.) Police Department has been selected as the November 2010 Officer of the Month by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.

November 4, 2010

Officer Ray Blohm, Upper Darby (Pa.) Police Department

Page 1 of 2