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Training

Training Sims Help Officers Use Appropriate Force

Nothing is exactly the same as being in an incident on the street, but today’s use-of-force judgment training simulators are getting darn close. And the more experience law enforcement officers have with split-second decision-making in a realistic training setting, the better they’ll be at making the right call on duty.

April 10, 2013

Patrol

Retired Ga. Major Arrested In Child Porn Sting

A major who once commanded the Savannah-Chatham (Ga.) Police Department's special operations unit was arrested Wednesday as part of an internet child pornography sting.

April 10, 2013

Patrol

Video: Ga. Man Rescues Cop Trapped In Wreck

A Fulton County (Ga.) Police officer was pulled out of a wrecked cruiser by a citizen who witnessed a drunk driver strike the cruiser head on and trap the officer.

April 10, 2013

Training

The Next Generation Firing Range

Created using Meggitt Training Systems’ products and design assistance, the Suwanee (Ga.) PD training center is complete with a four-lane indoor shooting range, an academic classroom, and a training room that also serves as a virtual firearms trainer.

April 9, 2013

Special Units

Gunman Holding Ga. Firefighters Killed

A Gwinnett County (Ga.) Police SWAT team shot and killed a man who had taken five firefighters hostage earlier Wednesday. The hostages were released with only minor injuries.

April 9, 2013

Patrol

Ga. Officer's Cell Phone Deflects Suspect's Bullet

A Savannah-Chatham (Ga.) Police officer escaped serious injury, when her cell phone deflected a bullet fired by a murder suspect at the end of a vehicle pursuit.

March 7, 2013

Patrol

Video: Ga. Cop Saves Man's Life

A Forest Park (Ga.) Police officer helped revive a passed-out man on the floor of a convenience store, as the man's mother nervously paced around him.

March 3, 2013

Technology

X2 Sales Boost TASER International's Performance

The publicly traded TASER (NASDAQ: TASR) recorded sales of $32.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2012, a 50.6% increase over the company's fourth quarter 2011 tally of $21.3 million.

February 27, 2013

Patrol

Atlanta Cop Struck Suspect with Service Weapon

An Atlanta Police officer rushing to the aid of a fellow officer who had been shot in the face said he struck the suspect with his service pistol because he feared for his life.

January 27, 2013

Patrol

Drunk Driver Causes 15 Wrecks In Two Ga. Counties

Michael O. Snider was driving a Ford F-250 during the hit-and-run rampage in DeKalb and Gwinnett counties that killed one person and critically injured another.

January 23, 2013

Training

Off-Duty Cop Stops Hospital Rape

An off-duty Holly Springs (Ga.) Police officer helped a nurse stop the rape of an elderly woman at Atlanta Medical Center earlier this month. Officer Shane Ladner, who was in the next room, responded after hearing screams.

January 23, 2013

Training

Georgia Lt. Found Dead at Training Center

Lt. Mark Cotton, 49, was found dead Sunday at the Chief Ben T. Watkins Training Academy in Macon, Ga., where he served as director. An autopsy report revealed a possible cause of death.

January 13, 2013