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Texas' capital city of Austin was the site of the infamous Texas Tower sniper incident in 1966, widely credited with inspiring the creation of SWAT teams. Today it is home to a nationally recognized police crisis-negotiation team.
Read More →The large viewing window of an EOTech holographic scope enables the operator to retain peripheral vision while viewing the target area. This is an incredibly important feature for law enforcement officers who are advancing on a target or searching a high-threat location.
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Segway Inc. announced that the Miami-Dade Police Department will be using Segway Personal Transporters (PTs) to provide security services at Super Bowl XLI on Feb. 4 and throughout the week preceding the event.
Read More →As the responding patrol officer it’s your job to properly process the crime scene, including locating, printing, collecting, and documenting all fingerprint evidence on scene — not necessarily an easy task.
Read More →One of the principles we "win" by is "practice the way you want to play." But one of the things we sometimes forget with our modern conveniences and comforts is that we want that practice to be as close to "game conditions" as possible.
Read More →The fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population is the cohort of people who are more than 85 years old. The aging of America will present many challenges to law enforcement, including how to protect people who may no longer have the physical or mental capacity to protect themselves and how to investigate cases of elder abuse.
Read More →M-Pro 7 Weapons Maintenance Systems’ new M-Pro 7 Tactical Gun Cleaning Kit is designed with the needs of tactical shooters in mind. It can even be commercially transported worldwide due to its non-flammable and non-hazardous contents. Packaged in a locking case, the kit includes a large supply of M-Pro 7 Gun Cleaner, M-Pro 7 Cleaner Lubricant Protectant, and the line’s new ammonia-free M-Pro 7 Copper Remover.
Read More →FATS Inc.’s new Self-Contained Law Enforcement Training System is a portable training unit with complete FATS functionality, including FATS’ extensive DVD courseware that provides realistic virtual training in vital skills such as verbal commands, escalation and de-escalation of force, marksmanship, and non-lethal weapons use. Components include a 17-inch LCD monitor and keyboard, speaker, projector, hit-detect camera, and joystick, all housed in a resilient polyethylene case.
Read More →There was a time not so long ago when the pump-action shotgun was known by another name. It was called the “police shotgun.” Back then, the standard equipment in every patrol car included a 12-gauge pump. Today, many agencies have dumped the pump shotgun in favor of the patrol rifle. And I think that’s a mistake.
Read More →In days gone by, “rifle optics” referred to one thing: a telescopic sight with varying degrees of magnification. But today, rifle optics include a new class of aiming devices called combat optics, generally red dot sights.
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