Tag: Off-Duty Incidents: Page 60

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Georgia Officer Stabbed Working Security in Grocery Store

An Athens-Clarke County, Ga., police officer was attacked and stabbed Tuesday night while working security in a grocery store.

December 12, 2007

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Off-the-Clock Robbery Response

We are off duty more than we are on duty—that's pretty obvious. Yet very little training time, if any at all, is devoted to off-duty survival. Even less training time is devoted to off-duty firearms training.

August 31, 2007

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Shots Fired: Salt Lake City, Utah 02•12•2007

Sitting there, Hammond became dully aware of banging emanating from elsewhere in the mall. He thought it odd that mall construction should be taking place at such an hour. But as he neared the center of the mall, he looked down to his left from the second-floor walkway. That’s when he saw bloodied bodies lying on the ground below.

April 30, 2007

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Shots Fired: Rapid City, South Dakota 04/18/2003

Officer Spencer O'Bryan had been with the Rapid City Police Department for more than four years when he got off work at 3 a.m. on April 18, 2003.

May 31, 2006

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Making Off-Duty Arrests

Because of the kind of people they are, peace officers have a hard time standing by, doing nothing in the face of danger to others. As a result, many times they intervene even though they are acting alone and without many of the advantages they enjoy while "on the clock."

November 30, 2005

Weapons

Under Wraps

Two young guys walked toward us, talking with each other. But the young lady and I were oblivious to what was going on around us. That was a mistake.

November 30, 2002

Weapons

Safe at Home

“Bang, bang, Daddy,” the little voice says, with a wide smile on his face. His fingers aren’t long enough to reach the trigger, but your gut wrenches into your throat, as you duck, reach out for the gun, and softly say, “No, son, put it down.”

June 30, 2002

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The Cattle Cops

Detective gave his professional assessment. "We're gonna have to shoot it. It'll take at least 31 rounds of 9mm, and 22 rounds of .45 auto."

February 28, 2002

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Survive Your Vacation

While you may be tempted to think you are "getting away from it all," an experience I had this summer while floating the Yukon River forced me to re-evaluate the steps I undertook to prepare for such journeys.

November 30, 2000

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Surviving Your Off-Duty Hours

Anyone who has spent any amount of time in law enforce­ment has heard threats. That is one of the reasons we carry firearms while off duty, have unlisted telephone numbers, and maybe have the registra­tion information of our personally owned vehicles restricted.

June 30, 2000