Officer Safety
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Having a positive attitude not only improves your mood, but it has health benefits as well
Where and how officers choose to wear their mic, or any other piece of equipment, is a personal decision that should be tactically thought out
MedicAlert’s GPS + Essential device tracks wandering patients and special needs children
To prepare for a real-life shooting situation on a crowded street, you must go beyond the range
Both officers received non-life threatening injuries from the crash
Practical application of Force Science research has obvious and identifiable prerequisites, but the benefits in officer safety may be immeasurably great
The officer was wounded in a shootout with suspected drug dealers, 1 suspect was killed in the shootout
Drastically conflicting reports say police shot an armed, charging man, and that he was unarmed with his hands up
The officer was involved in a collision and the other driver used his weapon to shoot him
After the Virginia Tech attack we tested and videotaped the use of issue weapons/loads against glass samples and several grades of chain and padlocks
Wilfredo Rodriguez got into a running cruiser and repeatedly tried to run down officers
In the case of an active killer loose in a populated venue, one must risk a lot to save a lot
The officer somehow lost control of his squad and hit a pole and several parked cars before coming to a stop
A father and son were also hurt in the accident; no injuries are life-threatening
Instinct serves you well, but what it tells you can change over time
Trooper Matt Zistel of the Oregon State Police was fired on by an ex-U.S. Army Reservist named John Van Allen — Allen was killed by a single gunshot wound, but Zistel is preparing to return to patrol
Trooper Matt Zistel repeatedly told a motorist to stay in his car, then the suspect suddenly opened fire
23-year-old Garrett Hardin wasn’t wearing a vest when another officer accidentally shot him in the chest
With these tactical light gloves, better visibility is always within your grasp
The goal was to measure and analyze at what speed, with what stride length, and in what time frame can the average subject run full-out and move in different directions from various starting positions
The error I shared with my partner that night was one of mindset — as soon as we got the call, I labeled the event as a false alarm
Officer Armando Rodriguez assured the woman she would be okay as he got her out of the flaming vehicle
Bystanders stood by filming rather than call for help when a transit cop was beat up by a fare jumper
The $600K armored vehicle was given to the department for the cost of transporting it from Fort Hood
There is a terrible history with these three words, but we do not have to continue down the path of tragedy