Ambush

The Ambush topic page features safety tips, columnist commentary, and the latest news updates on the growing threat of targeted attacks against police officers. This page is a key resource for officers everywhere on this troubling trend.

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Think officer safety while sitting in your police car
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A squad car can feel like a little bubble of safety. But it’s not.
Designing a counter-ambush program
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Law enforcement trainer Lyle Mason discusses some of the key elements to include when designing a counter-ambush program
What cops can learn from the FBI's assailant study
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The data reveals some excellent points to reinforce what we know about people who attack and kill police
How officers can prevail during an ambush
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Exercise good situational awareness and expect the unexpected
Reality Training: Surviving an ambush
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In this episode of Reality Training, Dave Smith reviews harrowing footage of an ambush attack against two cops and reviews key training points for survival.
Reality Training: An ambush nightmare
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In this episode of Reality Training, Dave Smith reviews harrowing footage of a 40-minute gunfight between police officers and a man intent on killing as many of them as possible. Thankfully, no officers were hurt. What would you do?
Reality Training: Surviving an off-duty ambush
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Dave Smith reviews harrowing footage of an attack on an off-duty LEO
Reality Training: How to refresh your risk thermostat
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Routine hurts our ability to sense and assess risk. In this episode of Reality Training, Dave Smith provides tips and strategies for refreshing your "risk thermostat" in order to stay safe and vigilant on the job.
Greatest Threats to Law Enforcement
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What are the biggest threats facing America's law enforcement? Ambush? Domestics? Driving? This video by John Bostain of Command Presence examines the most current research related to the threats officers face and provides reasonable strategies to increase officer safety. This program is designed to empower officers to recognize threats early and make decisions that will ultimately protect them and the community they serve.
Surviving an ambush
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Doug Wyllie and Lee Shaykhet discuss how to best train police officers to defend against an ambush attack.
Reality Training: Understanding ambush points
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Dave Smith analyzes video of an attempted ambush and the excellent tactics employed by the responding officers.
Reality Training: Who is the threat?
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Things are not always what they seem. Criminals will do anything to escape the law, including camouflaging themselves as bystanders, security guards - you name it. In this episode of Reality Training, Dave Smith provides key tactics for determining friend from foe.
When did shooting at cops become OK?
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Heading into the holiday weekend, the San Jose Police Officers’ Association released an online video calling attention to a national spike in officer killings in the past year and contending a lack of outrage about the trend.
Four police officers shot in separate US cities
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One police officer was killed and three wounded in separate U.S. cities on Sunday. An officer was killed in his squad car in San Antonio, Texas. Officers were shot and wounded in St. Louis, Gladstone, Missouri and Sanibel, Florida.
Reality Training: How will you win the fight?
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In January 2016, Philadelphia Officer Jesse Hartnett was shot three times in a brazen ambush. His fight for survival serves as a reminder of why you need to prepare for a sudden attack. Dave Smith outlines key questions you should ask yourself in order to prep for winning the fight.
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