Plain Talk About Handcuffing and Searching
Poor handcuffing and searching techniques can get you or other officers injured and even killed.
April 9, 2021
Poor handcuffing and searching techniques can get you or other officers injured and even killed.
April 9, 2021
When a detainee complains that your handcuffs are hurting them, you need to take notice and watch what you say.
May 3, 2020
Investigators said when deputies tried to arrest him, he shot one of them in the forearm, while still handcuffed.
February 1, 2018
Investigators said when deputies tried to arrest him, he shot one of them in the forearm, while still handcuffed. More Here.
February 1, 2018
If you know how to take advantage of what a suspect wears, you can use these handles to help get him or her into handcuffs.
July 10, 2017
“They want to say they’re a kinder, gentler police force by coming up with a new policy on front-cuffing. But it invites danger,” the source said.
October 19, 2015
A man arrested for weapons violations managed to shoot at a police officer from the back of a patrol car in a Denver police substation parking lot.
May 15, 2014
A Richmond, Calif., woman described as "Houdini" for her ability to flip her handcuffed arms over her head spent Mother's Day in a jail cell after allegedly fighting with family and spitting in a police officer's face, authorities said.
May 13, 2014
A Dayton (Ohio) Police in-car video system captured an uncuffed suspect leaping from a moving cruiser, after opening the door through an open window. Read the full story here.
September 18, 2013
Patrol car video has surfaced of a burglary suspect jumping from a moving Dayton (Ohio) Police cruiser, raising questions about how the officer secured him in the rear seat.
September 18, 2013
Two Tallahassee (Fla.) Police officers have been placed on administrative leave as part of an excessive force probe stemming from the arrest of Christina West for drunk driving on Aug. 10.
September 11, 2013
If someone is a true passive resister, you simply need to do for the arrestee what he or will not do himself. If he stands, but refuses to put his hands behind his back, you and your partner do this for him, place him in handcuffs, and escort him to the squad car.
August 28, 2013
Too many officers try to handcuff a suspect while he or she is still fighting. Before you can handcuff a suspect, you must obtain control. Here are three techniques for when you're on your own (rear leg sweep), with a partner (rear takedown), or with a group of three or more officers (the swarm). Read our feature, "Closing the Gap," for the full story. Photos by Amaury Murgado.
July 10, 2013
Patrol car video released by the Riverdale (Utah) PD shows a suspect wriggling out of his handcuffs and driving away in a police cruiser. Gordon Graham, 35, was eventually arrested after leading police on a two-county chase.
July 8, 2013
A Pennsylvania man freed himself from custody and led police on a pursuit with a stolen state police cruiser on Saturday night before he was captured.
June 10, 2013
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