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Most officers wish they had spent more time learning interpersonal communications skills early in their career. I suggest you get started now.
Read More →Meggitt Training Systems has acquired six patents for its BlueFire wireless weapons, giving the company exclusive rights to its state-of-the-art technology.
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If your patrol car is outfitted with the StarChase device, you can push a button and launch a small, sticky GPS transmitter onto a car bumper to wirelessly track the vehicle without a lengthy and dangerous high-speed pursuit.
Read More →Two San Diego residents helped police catch a would-be tagger near Horton Plaza earlier this week.
Read More →The season brings the same problems to the ghettos and barrios that face the rest of us, except in an exaggerated way. Problems like poverty, lack of education, illness, alcohol and drug abuse, and the desire to give and receive gifts we can’t afford, are all seemingly intensified by the lack of real opportunities. The resulting depression that sets in the minds and spirits of individuals and the community is often temporarily self-medicated with alcohol and drugs. This results in desperate a
Read More →A Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer who was working off-duty as security at a local drugstore was seriously injured Tuesday morning when he was dragged by the car of a robbery suspect.
Read More →New York City police have charged a man with violently robbing four elderly women in the Bronx. One of the women reportedly tried to defend herself by holding up an image of Jesus Christ.
Read More →At many agencies SWAT isn't allowed to do anything "aggressive" without direct authorization from the chief, sheriff, or field commander. Additionally, any and all SWAT tactics must be pre-approved before being implemented. To me, this sounds like a big step backward.
Read More →Meggitt Defense Systems, provider of virtual and live fire weapons training technology, has changed its name to Meggitt Training Systems, announced company president Rich Haddad. Based in Suwanee, Ga., Meggitt Training Systems comprises a significant portion of Meggitt PLC, a multi-billion dollar international aerospace, defense, and electronics group.
Read More →Many departments have a couple—or a few—officers that struggle each time qualification comes around. It then falls to the firearms training staff to get them through it.
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