Doug Wyllie

Be Advised...

Doug Wyllie writes police training content on a wide range of topics and trends affecting the law enforcement community. Doug was a co-founder of the Policing Matters podcast and a longtime co-host of the program.

LATEST ARTICLES

Why you should do a pre-patrol check on your squad car

March 11, 2015 04:24 PM

Doug Wyllie

Honda’s new passenger-side cameras may have officer safety ramifications

February 25, 2015 12:17 PM

Doug Wyllie

Officer Safety

Smart policing? Why NYPD’s ‘closed eyes’ tactic is anything but

Suggesting that officers should put themselves in danger by literally taking their eyes off what they’re doing is ludicrous at best and possibly criminally negligent at worst

February 24, 2015 07:47 PM

Doug Wyllie

WatchGuard bridges in-car and body-worn cameras systems with new VISTA HD

The new device was designed by WatchGuard engineers, with several “big picture” issues at the forefront of their minds — and the result is impressive

February 17, 2015 06:56 PM

Doug Wyllie

The truth about police use of LPRs: What citizens need to know

It is incumbent on agencies that successfully use this technology to further inform a suspicious public about the benefits of these devices

February 17, 2015 02:05 PM

Doug Wyllie

UTM RBT unveils target shooting kit for at-home training

The new product is said to have all the accuracy, reliability and realism of live ammunition, but with the benefits of safety, virtually no live fire restrictions, no range needed

January 21, 2015 12:34 AM

Doug Wyllie

3 standout guns at Range Day with SIG SAUER

The SIG team floods the line with an array of great guns - here were three of my favorites

January 20, 2015 01:37 PM

Doug Wyllie

Remembering officers ambushed and murdered in 2014

According to NLEOMF, ambushes were the leading circumstance of officer fatalities in firearms-related deaths in 2014

December 30, 2014 11:22 AM

Doug Wyllie

Police Training

Top 10 tactical tips from 2014

During 2014 we posted hundreds of officer safety tips — here are short summaries of ten of the most interesting among them

December 30, 2014 11:21 AM

Doug Wyllie

Officer Safety

2 troubling trends that affected officer safety in 2014

As anti-cop zealots called for attacks on police officers on the Internet, on the streets, and even in some political quarters, there were too many tragic incidents in which officers were killed in ambush attacks

December 29, 2014 07:29 PM

Doug Wyllie