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Police Magazine
September 2011
In This Issue
Patrol
N.H. Sgt. Aids Girl Mutilated in Home Invasion Robbery
As Sgt. Kevin Furlong approached the residence on foot after exiting his car, he looked in through a large bay window that provided a clear view of the kitchen. There, he saw a girl's bloody face peer up over the counter and sway side to side.
September 21, 2011
Patrol
Loose Lips Sink Ships
It's always best to say as little as possible when interacting with citizens. Any sensitive information you provide could come back to bite you—and everyone else involved in the case. Here are some reminders of other wrongheaded ideas that could lead you to say or do something you shouldn't and royally muck up a case.
September 21, 2011
Patrol
The Art of Memo Writing
There is an ebb and flow to writing memos. The goal of any memo is either to bring attention to a problem by providing information, or to solve a problem by defining what action should be taken.
September 21, 2011
Patrol
Kevlar Clipboard: Undercover Armor
Made using a Kevlar weave, the Ballistic Clipboard maintains its ballistic protection without the weight of other similar products. The fact that it's not made of a hard plastic means that the board won't shatter into shrapnel that could harm a police officer.
September 21, 2011
Patrol
Police Product Test: 5.11 Tactical Zone Assault Pack
POLICE Magazine reviews the 5.11 Tactical Zone Assault Pack, SureFire Mini Sound Suppressor, and Mountain Khakis Alpine Utility Pants.
September 21, 2011
Patrol
Accent on Officer Safety
Given the ever-present risks to your survival, it's important for you to know that in numerous decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court has created special rules to allow you to investigate crimes and apprehend suspects
without
undue restrictions that jeopardize your safety. Being aware of these cases can help you avoid taking chances you don't have to take.
September 19, 2011
Weapons
FNH USA FNP-45 Tactical Pistol
The FNP-45 Tactical is the largest pistol in the FNH USA handgun line, and it offers just about everything a warrior needs in a big-bore fighting pistol.
September 18, 2011
Training
Bad Tactics Can Get You Killed
Enforcing the law is inherently dangerous. Therefore, developing bad officer safety habits is like playing Russian roulette: You can only beat the odds for so long-then you take a bullet.
September 14, 2011
Technology
World-Class Communications
The attack on the Twin Towers and the Hurricane Katrina disaster brought to the forefront the necessity of communications interoperability, or more simply put, being able to talk to each other. Benton County, Wash., has something very close to a model of interoperability in the form of its Southeast Communications Center, known locally as SECOMM.
September 12, 2011
Special Units
Shots Fired: Ontario, California 02/03/2002
For Officer Kris Lavoie of the Ontario (Calif.) Police Department, Super Bowl Sunday 2002 would prove to be a busy one. But not in the way that most Americans enjoy. For Lavoie had no idea just how busy. Or just how much he would feel like a real "gladiator" before the day was over.
September 11, 2011
Patrol
Post-Traumatic Growth
The nature of police work is one of great adventure, great crisis, great horror. You will see more and experience more, both good and bad, in five years on the job than the average person will in 70, so don't fear it; embrace it, accept it. It is your path.
September 1, 2011
Patrol
9/11: 10 Years After
The ghosts of the Twin Towers and the victims of the 9/11 attacks in New York City, at the Pentagon, and on United Flight 93 still loom over law enforcement. They loom both as an indictment of the lost opportunities to have prevented 9/11 and as an omnipresent reminder of a need for vigilance.
August 31, 2011
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