Tag: Crowd Control: Page 17

Training

Sturgis (S.D.) Police Department

Every summer a department of 14 sworn morphs into a large multi-agency police force to accommodate the town’s annual motorcycle rally.

March 31, 2006

Weapons

Real Action Paintball T16 LE

Real Action Paintball

The T16 training weapon loads from a bottom-mounted magazine, like an M4 rifle. Officers can attach any M4/AR attachments to the weapon, including sights and scopes. The T16 can also be used as a less-than-lethal weapon to subdue large groups or individuals when necessary.

July 31, 2005

Patrol

LightSpeed Technologies Delta X Series Portable Sound Systems

LightSpeed Technologies, Inc.

LightSpeed Technologies’ new portable wireless and cordless sound systems are best suited for crowd control operations. The Delta Series allows communication to groups covering 250,000 square feet. All three models accommodate one or two optional 100-channel, UHF wireless microphone systems that automatically select the best frequencies to use the “Clear Channel Scan” feature.

June 30, 2005

Patrol

Coping with the Masses

In April, as the world watched millions of people descend on Vatican City for the funeral of Pope John Paul II, few would have realized that they were watching the inspiration for the crowd management tactics employed by America’s largest police force.

May 31, 2005

Patrol

When the Lights Went Out

By most accounts, the great Northeast blackout of 2003 turned out to be a successful training exercise in post-9/11 emergency procedures for local police departments.

January 31, 2004

Patrol

Policing Dissent

For more than a week, thousands of protesters waged a campaign of civil disobedience in the city's downtown area, blocking intersections, the entrances to government contractor companies like Bechtel, and generally causing confusion and consternation for anyone trying to get to work.

July 31, 2003

Technology

Maximum Blitz: Super Bowl Security

Post-9/11 America is a tense place to plan for huge gatherings of football fans in crowded urban areas

March 31, 2003

Patrol

Melee in Memphis

Violent, pre-fight media melees, profane press conferences, and the illegal out-of-the-ring antics of superstars seem to be the only way to get the sports fan's attention these days.

October 31, 2002

Patrol

Living Law Enforcement History

Some lesser-known outfits that helped keep the peace in the old days were short-lived or eventually evolved into state police or highway patrol units. Few of these groups have survived into the 21st century, but two carry on as volunteers assisting full-time law enforcement, much as they did long ago.

October 31, 2002

Patrol

Fools Rush In

Then you see them, casualties. Many of them, grotesquely motionless, obscured by the low hanging mist.

August 31, 2002

Patrol

Temporary Insanity

Every officer on the New Orleans Police Department knows instinctively when Carnival season begins. No one needs to check the calendar. It's in the air like the smell of alcohol and the laughter of excited crowds gathering on the streets of the Vieux Carre (the French Quarter).

May 31, 2002

Patrol

Seattle Siege: Learning From the Chaos

At about seven a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 1999, Seattle police officers and city employees were setting up barriers they hoped would hold back thousands of World Trade Organization (WTO) protesters they knew were coming.

March 31, 2000