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Police Magazine
August 2011
In This Issue
Special Units
Ending a Barricade with Heavy Equipment
When faced with a barricaded suspect, SWAT officers may want to consider using heavy construction equipment to end the incident.
August 23, 2011
Training
Communication Breakdowns
Within your first year, however, your experiences tell you that things are not exactly like what your academy instructors said they would be. During your first few days at your agency, you hear words like family to describe your new workplace. And yet somehow, the word dysfunctional is omitted.
August 23, 2011
Weapons
Police Product Test: Benchmade Triage Knife
POLICE Magazine reviews the Benchmade Triage Knife, 5.11 Tactical/Viking Tactics Training Books, and Tactical Assault Gear Tactical Go Bag.
August 23, 2011
Patrol
Are We Teaching Cops To Run?
When a gunfight begins you need to end it, period. But many of you have been taught that your first need is to find cover. Which may be teaching you to run away from a fight instead of doing your duty, which is to "run toward the gunfire."
August 18, 2011
Technology
Follow the Glowing Bread Crumbs
Wouldn't it be great if you could prove a suspect had been at the scene of a crime by following a pathway of telltale glowing light found on his clothing or vehicle after the fact? That's what Cyalume's idIRt can do.
August 18, 2011
Weapons
Springfield Armory XD(M) 3.8 Pistols
As you probably have already noticed, the XD(m) 3.8 and the XD(m) 3.8 Compact get their names from their 3.8 inch-barrel, as opposed to the four-inch barrel standard on the original XD Pistols. The Compact designation is assigned to the 3.8 Pistol, which has the short "Compact/Sub Compact" style grip.
August 18, 2011
Patrol
Shots Fired: Seattle, Washington 11/30/2009
On Saturday Nov. 29, 2009, Seattle patrol officer Benjamin Kelly learned about the murders of four Lakewood, Wash., officers. From the time he got up, Kelly kept tabs on the investigation's progress and by nightfall had learned that one Maurice Clemmons was the prime suspect.
August 18, 2011
Patrol
DVR Dreams
I had the strangest dream the other night. I was a detective on my way to a homicide and my partner was that big guy from "Law and Order: Criminal Intent" who knows everything about everything.
August 15, 2011
Patrol
Off-Duty Federal Officer Saves Girl from Armed Assailants
A young neighbor came to the door of Inspector Anton Sampson of the Federal Protective Service, Department of Homeland Security, and told him a man was holding her friend at gunpoint in the house down the street. He rushed to the girl's aid and brought her to safety.
August 15, 2011
Training
Ground Fighting: How to Win
Officer John Smith has just spotted a suspicious-looking individual and conducted a field interview. What he doesn't know is that the subject is wanted for felony assault. The field interview quickly becomes a fight and Officer Smith is knocked down. Now his life depends on his ability to fight on the ground.
August 15, 2011
Patrol
Patrol Shields Vs. Active Shooters
Newer shields developed with patrol officers in mind are lighter weight and designed to allow officers to shoot while carrying them. They can also easily fit in a patrol car.
August 11, 2011
Technology
Motorola's Public Safety Play: Broadband Networks
Motorola Solutions and Verizon are working closely with public safety agencies in Northern California's Bay Area and Harris County, Texas, to build and operate what will likely be the nation's first public safety broadband network on the LTE (Long Term Evolution) platform.
August 11, 2011
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