John A. Bertetto

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. More here.

Mark Maas

Bob Davis

Self-Inflicted Wounds

There are times when "tactical language" may be the only thing some suspects respond to. But that doesn't mean profanity should be your default method of communicating with everyone with whom you come in contact.

Raymond Cowin

Realistic Blank Guns Available to Public

More people are wielding a wide variety of replica pistols and machine guns, causing more police officers to wonder if each gun-toting suspect they encounter is holding a toy or a deadly weapon.

Mark Hanten

Point Cloud Software

CAD Zone's CZ Point Cloud is a powerful software program that helps investigators create courtroom-ready 2D/3D diagrams and animations from the "point cloud" of data produced by a 3D laser scanner.