Lt. Dan Marcou

Blue Knights

Lt. Dan Marcou is an internationally-recognized police trainer who was a highly-decorated police officer with 33 years of full-time law enforcement experience. Marcou’s awards include Police Officer of the Year, SWAT Officer of the Year, Humanitarian of the Year and Domestic Violence Officer of the Year. Upon retiring, Lt. Marcou began writing. He is a co-author of “Street Survival II, Tactics for Deadly Encounters,” which is now available. His novels, “The Calling, the Making of a Veteran Cop,” “SWAT, Blue Knights in Black Armor,” “Nobody’s Heroes” and Destiny of Heroes,” as well as his latest non-fiction offering, “Law Dogs, Great Cops in American History,” are all available at Amazon. Dan is a member of the Police1 Editorial Advisory Board.

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Have this new year be a renew year
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During tough times, it may help you to renew the oath you took when you became a police officer
10 actions police leaders should take to prepare for the pendulum swinging back
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Law enforcement leaders prepare because the pendulum is finally swinging back in favor of public safety
Poem: Christmas Call Number Three
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Sometimes returning the item stolen has more impact than capturing the thief
Sentinel event review identifies lessons learned from Madison Police Department response to 2020's police protests
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If you wish to prepare your agency for unrest it would behoove you to read the entire report
3 considerations for safer parades
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Parades are joyful for citizens but fretful for police departments large and small
Major Dick Winters describes his time in the 'mudroom' at the 'crossroads'
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The “mudroom” is that unpleasant place military and law enforcement officers can find themselves thrust into as they engage an opponent in a fierce struggle
Defensive tactics training: Capturing the arm with a 'lever arm'
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Use this technique when a suspect won't give up their arms for handcuffing
How a Mass. sergeant singlehandedly stopped an active shooter
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“Train to the point where your training automatically kicks in when the situation starts,” says Sergeant Nick Bettano
Poem: That day in September
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We remain forever moved by the courage of the first responders and military personnel who responded to the threat that day
5 steps to becoming a SWAT counter-sniper
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This is not an easy position to obtain, so you'd better be prepared to stay the course and try again
John Costello decided ‘not today’ when faced with a life-or-death crash
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An officer's determination helped him survive a head-on collision in his patrol vehicle
Shot at and missed, spit at and hit
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If you work long enough in law enforcement the day will come when someone spits at you. You must prepare your defensible response in advance
Defensive tactics training: Elbow joint to arm bar
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A technique for lone officers who meet resistance on the road
10 lessons learned from the 2012 Sikh temple terror attack
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It has been nine years since the attack, and the lessons learned remain relevant to all police officers today
Has your morale been snatched?
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Morale retention is just as essential as weapon retention for you, other officers and your community
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