Edged Weapons
The Edged Weapons topic covers news, tips, tactics and equipment officers need to defend against blade attacks. Whether it’s a butcher knife or a pocket knife, police officers face the threat of an edged weapon attack more often than a firearm.
Jason Brous’ knife designs are ergonomic works of art which give the user a mechanical cutting advantage
Even as the capabilities of silicon-based simulators increase, our carbon-based simulators (a.k.a. trainers and role players), still need traditional “inert” training tools
26-year-old Usaama Rahim plotted to kill police officers, according to officials
Detective wrote that suspect’s behavior was “consistent with someone who intended to hijack an aircraft”
Usaama Rahim was shot Tuesday after police say he lunged at them with a knife when they approached him to question him
The victim was hospitalized for lacerations and a swollen eye and later released
Police identified the victim as Enrique Hernandez, 43, who had chop wounds on his neck, head and right leg
Man was seen armed with a knife and a crowbar Sunday morning inside the county courthouse
30-year-old David Baril, who remains in critical condition, faces assault and weapon charges
Man pulled a hammer from a bag and lunged at officers who approached him on the street
Police said the judge set a dangerous precedent, creating the impression that people who disobey officers can get away with it
One cop has challenged police and a top prosecutor to produce a knife that prompted the arrest, arguing in a court motion that it is an illegal weapon
Driver who was carjacked, robbed and stabbed called the restaurant for a fresh pie while he was being treated in the hospital emergency room that ordered the food
Broomfield police Sgt. Mark Goodell said the girl was stabbed in the back and airlifted to the hospital
The suspect walked up to her, pulled out a large hunting knife and began stabbing her
A grand jury has declined to indict two Dallas police officers who fatally shot a mentally ill man armed with a screwdriver in an incident last year
Suspect exited a residence in the December incident and stabbed a deputy in the chest — body armor prevented the attack from causing serious injury
St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said the suspect couldn’t be talked down, and officers first fired an impact weapon to no avail
City Council is scheduled on Wednesday to decide whether to approve a settlement of $5M to suspect’s family
Suspect, whose face and neck are covered in dark, self-administered tattoos, was armed with a knife and carried almost $500
Man struck deputy several times before getting shot by police
Suspect was carrying a baseball bat in one hand and a screwdriver in the other
Man was hospitalized for his injuries
Officers attempted to arrest the suspect as he threatened them with a 10-inch blade
The suspect fired an arrow at police, then retreated into his apartment, prompting a 4-hour standoff
Responding officer exited his patrol car and “was immediately confronted by the male suspect who was armed with a large knife”
The man pulled out a can of the insecticide and began spraying both agents and several passengers before he drew a large machete from the waistband of his pants