Tag: Edged Weapons: Page 10

Weapons

Instinct and Knife Attack Defense

It is ridiculous to think that an officer could take a single defensive tactics course that teaches specific techniques for knife defense and then be prepared for a knife attack.

September 4, 2015

Weapons

Ka-Bar Releases Ek Model 3 Knife

Ka-Bar Knives has announced the second release in its John Ek Commando Knife line, the Ek Model 3.

August 5, 2015

Patrol

California Officer Slashed in Face During Encounter with Mentally Ill Man

A California Highway Patrol officer was slashed in the face with a sharp object early Tuesday in the town of Livingston during an encounter with a reportedly mentally ill man. The man was Tasered and taken into custody.

June 25, 2015

Weapons

Winning a Knife Fight

How many times do we consider what we would do if someone introduced a knife into a fight in which we were already engaged? Do we have the ability to draw and fire? Can we create distance or even defend ourselves properly in order to survive the attack? These are questions rarely addressed.

February 11, 2015

Patrol

ZT 0620CF and M390

ZeroTolerance Knives

For the Officer and the Gentleman

October 16, 2014

Patrol

Vermont Family Charged with Attacking Officers at Amusement Park

The six family members were each carrying knives clipped to their belts when they arrived at the park just after 1 p.m. When park security workers told them they weren’t allowed to carry their weapons into the park, several of the family members became “extremely belligerent,” prompting the two officers to respond to the scene, officials said.

June 18, 2014

Weapons

First Kershaw-Emerson Knives Now Available

The first "Designed by Emerson, Built by Kershaw" knives are now available. All Kershaw-Emersons open manually using either the thumb disk or the patented Emerson "wave shaped feature."

June 12, 2014

Patrol

Man Shot After Lunging at N.Y. Officer With 2 Machetes

A New York Police Department officer shot a man who confronted him with two machetes Saturday evening in East Flatbush.

September 8, 2013

Patrol

Knife-Wielding Woman Sues Cops Who Shot Her

A Bronx woman has sued the New York Police Department, claiming officers used excessive force when they shot her after she lunged at them with a knife. Joann Clarke claims officers were negligent when they shot her in the leg.

June 23, 2013

Patrol

Shots Fired: Carbondale, Illinois 01/29/2007

When Officer John Doogan and his partner arrived at the cottage house on Beveridge Street, all they knew was that it was a domestic call and that such calls took all shapes and forms. Neither officer knew just how out of control things had gotten before their arrival and how bad things were about to get.

June 13, 2013

Patrol

NYPD Cops Tackle Suicidal IRS Ranter

New York Police Department officers tackled a suicidal man on Thursday, after he ranted about the IRS and began slashing his wrists with a knife in a throng of tourists at Rockerfeller Center.

June 5, 2013

Patrol

Crazed Knife-Wielding Employee Killed, Deputy Wounded at Va. Costco

A food-service employee who threatened two Loudoun County (Va.) Sheriff's deputies with a knife was shot and killed at a Costco warehouse store Wednesday.

May 29, 2013