What Gear Do I Need?

To help give you some insight into what you'll actually need on the street, the editors of POLICE Magazine contacted a number of veteran officers and asked them to give you some advice. Here's what they had to say.

Headwear 2017

These caps and helmets provide protection and comfort for officers, depending on their needs.

Video: LAPD Releases Video of Officer Shot at Point Blank Range During Traffic Stop

The Los Angeles Police Department has released video on YouTube from a July shooting at a traffic stop that left an officer with a gunshot wound to her leg. The agency released the 10-minute video under a new policy that requires such recordings to be made public within 45 days of an officer-involved shooting.

Alpha Elite

Without mobility, you can’t do your job. That’s why Point Blank created Alpha Elite, now declassified for the street.

Mark D. Jarmie

Mark J. Fletcher

IRIS Body Camera

The IRIS Cam from Point Blank Enterprises offers 1296p video recording even closer to the action with a 140-degree field of vision.

Mark Rivera

Armis Laser

This highly scalable carrier allows tactical units the flexibility to configure the body armor system to meet mission specific needs.