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A white Phoenix police officer used lethal force on an unarmed Black man Tuesday night. The incident left the officer unharmed and Brisbon, 34, dead. More Here.
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A Phoenix police officer used lethal force on an unarmed drug suspect Tuesday night. The incident left the officer unharmed and Brisbon, 34, dead.
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In order to survive our complex environment, we must have a complete understanding and thorough working knowledge of what I call the "seven essential components" of a successful law enforcement career.
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It's well known that an offender who decides to resist arrest or attack a police officer must consider the possibility of being injured or even killed for doing so. What is unknown is how the proliferation of less-lethal weapons has changed and will change the way these men and women think.
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Some SWAT teams have become very adept at using non-lethal tools to neutralize the threat presented by dogs. Retired Cleveland SWAT entry team leader Robert O'Brien says that long before the Hells Angels case and its nearly $2 million in settlements his SWAT team always considered the presence of dogs in its planning. O'Brien's tool of choice for getting the dogs out of the way was the fire extinguisher.
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The St. Louis County Police Department has stocked up on tear gas, less-lethal ammunition and plastic handcuffs in anticipation of massive protests in the suburb of Ferguson, Missouri, if a grand jury doesn't indict the police officer who killed 18-year-old Michael Brown. The jury is expected to reach its decision sometime in November.
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SureFire has replaced the LED head on its bestselling white-light/infrared M600V and M620V Scout Lights with a new head that's sleeker and weighs less.
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Women wearing badges is less of a novelty on the Pocatello (Idaho) Police Department than it once was as more females have joined the ranks. Currently there are a total of six female officers on patrol.
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From ECWs, to sprays, to impact munitions, these less-lethal devices provide options for gaining compliance from individuals and crowds.
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Less than a year ago, LAPD Officer Marcial Cruz agonized he’d never be on patrol again after his foot was amputated. Now he's back on full duty wearing a prosthetic.
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