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Spectronic Corporation’s Maxima ML-3500 long-wave ultraviolet (UV) lamp puts out up to 10 times the normal UV output of conventional UV lamps. It clearly illuminates gasoline, kerosene, benzene, and other arson accelerants, as well as fluorescent wrappings of incendiary devices such as road flares. The new Maxima UV lamp is powerful enough to be used in direct sunlight and comes with a rechargeable battery that operates the unit for up to two hours.
Read More →Fujinon’s new series of high-performance zoom lenses is designed specifically for security and surveillance. The new 60x zoom lens has a focal range of 12.5mm to 1,500mm. Included in the series is the new D60x12.5, which features iris override, day/night capability, and a variety of control methods from conventional CCTV control to RS232C serial control. The C22x23 is a sister model of the C22x17, with a longer focal length and enhanced feature set.
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Deciding who should be hired to a high-ranking position at a law enforcement agency is a difficult job, no question. And the last thing any department wants is for such decisions to be viewed as arbitrary or unfair. This is why many agencies now use a structured process that incorporates the opinions of many people within and outside the department to evaluate prospective employees.
Read More →What was surprising, however, was the performance of a low-price rifle, the DPMS Panther Arms Panther 16-inch AP4 Post Ban configuration rifle with Miculek compensator.
Read More →Waller and Son’s new SafeAim ballistic panel is designed to absorb and contain rounds fired unintentionally while loading or unloading a weapon in areas such as offices, booking areas, or patrol cars. The SafeAim is tested by the United States Test Laboratory and satisfies the NIJ Standard-0108.01 threat-level 3A protection. The panel is a 12.5-inch square less than a half inch thick.
Read More →When the Cincinnati Police Department decided to equip all of its patrol officers with X26 Tasers, department brass had to establish policy for use of the conductive weapons. After studying the research assembled by Specialist John Rose, Chief Thomas Streicher Jr. decided that the Cincinnati PD would place Tasers right after verbal commands in the department’s force continuum.
Read More →Editor’s Note: On Nov. 30, 2003, three officers of the Cincinnati Police Department were called to the parking lot of one of the city’s many White Castle restaurants. There they found an immense 41-year-old man named Nathaniel Jones who was scaring the restaurant’s employees with his bizarre behavior.
Read More →Today, a lot of police work involves specialization. In large departments nationwide we have harbor/shore patrol units, water rescue, high-country search and rescue teams, SWAT units, K-9 units, and the list goes on and on. That’s why many officers are looking beyond traditional patrol flashlights and at “specialty” lights designed for hikers, climbers, hunters, and divers.
Read More →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.
Read More →About 125 members of an armed nationalist group overtook a police station in the remote town of Andahuaylas, Peru. But after a four-day standoff, they surrendered and released their 17 hostages, which included police officers and soldiers.
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