Tag: Dog Attacks: Page 4

SWAT

Dog Days of Summer (Part 3): Less-Lethal vs. Vicious Dogs

Without formal training, police must rely on their preservation instinct and use whatever force is deemed necessary against attacking dogs. While lethal force is acceptable, it's a last resort. There's a less-lethal alternative that's proven effective, one I've personally employed countless times and highly recommend.

September 10, 2009

SWAT

Dog Days of Summer (Part 2): Don't Just Shoot Them

Whenever another "family/friendly" dog is shot by LE, the condemnation by critics is immediate. I believe the days of the "just shoot them" policy are over. And if we don't solve the problem, someone from the outside will do it for us.

September 3, 2009

SWAT

Dog Days of Summer (Part 1): Intro To Dog Attacks

The reality is street cops are the first responders to virtually every type of emergency, including dog attacks. The following figures on dog bites are both revealing and startling.

August 13, 2009

Patrol

NYPD Cops Hit by Ricochets in Attempt to Stop Pit Bull Attack

Three cops were hit with ricocheting bullets Wednesday night while blasting away at a pit bull attacking them in a narrow passageway of an upper East Side housing project, police said.

July 8, 2009

Patrol

Countering Canine Attacks

You have no choice. You draw your service weapon and fire three rounds into the dog. Two find their mark in its chest cavity, while the third rips through one of its front legs. It takes a few more paces, collapses, and dies.

February 28, 2003

Patrol

News Briefs

The 17 states with favorable right-to­-Carry gun laws had a 20.7 percent total lower violent crime rate than the other states. A new group has been formed to address the needs of police super­visors, from the rank of sergeant through chief. Police officers north of the border have their hands full as the Hells Angels of Quebec engage in a bloody year-long struggle.

January 31, 1996