Active Shooter
The Active Shooter topic gives patrol officers and SWAT team members an invaluable resource to find news articles, tactical tips and expert commentary for active shooter response.
Officers need to be trained to that level of response – and SWAT officers are the ideal training resource
Enhancing individual and organizational performance is founded upon full comprehension of the “how” and “why” performance did not meet expectations
The article discussed small town PDs in the US and the disastrous response in Uvalde as though they were related
The program is intended to teach first responders how to care for themselves after crisis events and recognize peers who may have PTSD
Both The Miami Herald and South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported that Israel has told his staff he expects to be removed
The police can be part of the solution, even if they aren’t part of the action
We might want SWAT at every public venue, but we just don’t have the money and resources to do it
From active shooter response protocols to screening processes for new recruits, police leaders will face many challenges in the coming year
Criminal action, accidents and heart attacks continue to lead the list this year
From lip sync battles to policing the homeless to immigration enforcement, 2018 was a big year for issues in law enforcement
The wound treatment videos Joe Gomez watched on YouTube led to him saving a YouTube employee’s life
It’s critical that we ask and answer the questions that arise from this new information
New documents from the investigation into the massacre are shedding light on the gunman’s anger
What challenges will law enforcement face in 2019?
Despite an extraordinary series of blunders leading to the bloodshed at the Parkland school, it has taken nine months to bring repercussions over errors
For months, Broward schools delayed or withheld records, refused to publicly assess the role of employees, spread misinformation and even sought to jail reporters
The money from the Justice Department will defray costs of counseling, therapy, rehabilitation, trauma recovery and legal aid for thousands of people affected by the massacre
The gunman had gotten into a tactical position when police arrived and fired on them, killing one officer
Police Chief Mark Gordon suggested professors throw pucks to protect themselves in the event of a shooting on the weapons-free campus
Incels have been linked to multiple acts of mass violence over the past few years
There were indications the gunman wanted to kill even more people, including an account from one witness who said he tried to enter the locked room in which she was hiding
A bullet lodged in the officer’s holster, preventing what could have been a severe wound
An official said investigators did not know if there was more than one gunman and had no suspect descriptions so far
Rams officials moved the game to LA from Mexico City and gave away more than 1,000 tickets to those affected by the past week’s tragedies
The shooting occurred Monday in a neighborhood of new apartment buildings, restaurants and bars
One police officer was in critical condition after being shot
Authorities identified the gunman as Juan Lopez, who killed a doctor, a pharmacy resident and Officer Samuel Jimenez
Pushing a button dials 911 and alerts other teachers to the presence of an active shooter
Safety panel members have said they believe former deputy Scot Peterson’s inaction allowed gunman Nikolas Cruz to climb to the third floor, where five students and one teacher were killed
Authorities say Sgt. Ron Helus — the first officer into the bar — saved numerous lives when he arrived at the scene of the Nov. 7 shooting
Some deputies couldn’t remember the last time they attended mass-shooter training, while others couldn’t recall what they’d learned when they did attend
No matter how much training, experience and proven good judgment you have, some people will never be comfortable with an old sheepdog being armed
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