Calif. PD Increases Firepower After Gang Threats

The police chief of Ceres, Calif., has instructed his officers to carry assault rifles to all calls in response to what he says is a gang threat against his entire police force.

Calif. Three-Strikes Law Could Undergo Makeover

A Nov. 2 ballot measure that amends the California three-strikes law could set free many offenders jailed under the law’s original guidelines.

Blood Trail

My 9mm pistol is out and in the low-ready. My flashlight is the only illumination here. The red blood on black asphalt glistens like wet paint.

Trial Run: Duty Boots

POLICE magazine asked three police officers from the Redondo Beach (Calif.) Police Department to wear five pairs of patrol boots for one shift each and tell us what they thought. Officers Dave Atwater, Denise Brenner, and Corey King gave their ratings to their test boots.

Safety Flag Company Bright Weighted Traffic Cones

TREXPO West: Class Act

Anyone who wanted a reminder of the deadly serious reason why TREXPO exists needed to look no further than the hallway outside the conference's seminar area.

Calif. Bay Area PD to Mandate Carrying Tasers

The San Jose (Calif.) Police Department is expected to receive a shipment of 629 Tasers on Monday, enough to equip all officers on the force.

TREXPO West Tactical Show Opens Monday

TREXPO, the nation’s premiere trade show and conference, will return to the Long Beach (Calif.) Convention Center next week, March 22–24, with an exciting schedule of presentations, seminars, and training classes.

Two Detroit Cops Killed, Man Charged

A man has been charged with shooting two Detroit police officers to death after a seemingly routine traffic stop.

Personal Threat Levels

If you're in condition green, go about your life just as you would proceed through an intersection. If you're in condition yellow, use caution and be prepared because condition red may be just around the corner. If condition red does present itself, stop and be prepared to deal with the threat.