Tag: Plainclothes: Page 5

Special Units

W.Va. Motorcycle Gang Members Fire at Officers

Four members of the Avengers motorcycle gang were arrested after one of them reportedly shot at plainclothes West Virginia State Police troopers Wednesday in Raleigh County.

March 28, 2012

Patrol

NYPD Officer Returns Fire, Killing Paroled Robber

An NYPD officer fatally shot a parolee who emptied a six-shot revolver while firing at the officer during a shootout in the New York subway system on Tuesday.

February 14, 2012

Patrol

Dallas Narco Cop Shot On Amtrak Train

A Dallas Police narcotics officer was wounded in an exchange of gunfire on Monday afternoon with a suspect on an Amtrak train in downtown. Senior Cpl. Samuel Hussey was shot in the hand in the shootout that also resulted in an injury to a bystander. The suspect was killed in the encounter.

December 5, 2011

Patrol

Who Are You?

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department produced this parody in the 1980s, after LAPD officers detained two plainclothes deputies.

November 28, 2011

Patrol

Video: Avoiding Blue on Blue Arrests

These are legitimate concerns, especially from an officer safety angle. After all, take-over robbery suspects have been known to don raid jackets or flash badges as a means of gaining entry into victims' houses.

November 27, 2011

Patrol

Plainclothes Cop Scuffles with Iowa Woman

Raw video recorded on a Sioux City (Iowa) PD dash cam on Aug. 8 shows two officers forcefully arresting Dacosta Daniels.

October 31, 2011

Patrol

Meet the NYPD's Hipster Cop

NYPD Det. Rick Lee's skinny ties and professorial look have caught the attention of Occupy Wall Street protesters, as the community relations officer has been working the protests not looking like a stereotypical plainclothes officer.

October 21, 2011

Patrol

Carjacking Suspect Told Pa. Cop He Was Filming Batman Movie

After a Pittsburgh Police detective turned the tables on a suspect attempting to carjack him, the man claimed it was all part of a new Batman movie he was filming.

July 31, 2011

Patrol

Blade-Tech and Looper Produce Concealment Bra Holster

The Flashbang holster (patent pending) is a molded, plastic clam shell designed to snap in place over the barrel/slide and trigger guard of many small .380 pistols and J-frame revolvers.

May 17, 2011

SWAT

Friendly Fire: Identify Yourself As an Officer

SWAT officers often respond to call-outs while off duty and driving their personal vehicles. And they often arrive before the rest of SWAT. Thought needs to be given to how identifiable they are when arriving on scene, particularly in swirling, chaotic, life-threatening situations, and especially when there's a chance on-scene officers might not know they're SWAT.

May 15, 2011

SWAT

Friendly Fire: A Devastating LODD

He responded "as is" in his gym shorts. Yet there was absolutely no question in anyone's mind that he was "SWAT." That's because he had the presence of mind to don his tactical vest and helmet, which made him instantly recognizable as SWAT.

April 25, 2011

Patrol

Feds To Probe SF Narco Hotel Raids

The FBI is taking over the investigation of eight San Francisco Police officers accused of conducting illegal searches of hotels with suspected drug activity, District Attorney George Gascon announced Friday.

March 10, 2011