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.
You need to be constantly on the alert that the negotiation can break down at any second and become violent, perhaps necessitating a deadly force response
Edged weapons and other potentially lethal implements can easily be concealed in cupped hands that may appear innocuous from the front
As much as possible, design and practice techniques that use redundant core skills — keep it simple and keep it effective
The former child star and his fiancee allegedly got into a fight at a bar on Christmas; police later found a switchblade
Male charged at a police officer with a knife, stabbing him twice in his vest
CHP officer shot and killed a 17-year-old who attacked him with a machete, and the officer was hospitalized with major injuries
Bradley Stone had an ax, a machete and two prescription pill bottles beside him when he was found dead Tuesday in the woods after killing 6
Man with a history of mental illness slipped into the headquarters of a major Jewish organization and stabbed an Israeli student in the head
Dash cam has been released of the fatal November 15 shooting of an armed man wanted in the stabbing death of a university student
Emotionally disturbed man who refused to drop his knife after stabbing an Israeli student in the head was shot and killed by an officer
Passenger accused of stabbing 4 on an Amtrak train told police he began the attack after seeing another man turn into a demon
A rookie Detroit Police officer is being credited with saving his partner during a razor-blade attack Saturday by a woman with possible mental health issues
Video captured the aftermath of the fatal shooting by officers who responded to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon
Man accused of killing Pittsburgh police K-9 Rocco and wounding several officers, including the dog’s handler
Police officers struggling to get through a chaotic scene aboard an Amtrak train in Michigan are being credited with preventing even more bloodshed
Officers used an ECD to subdue the suspect and take him into custody; all four victims were stable Saturday
Twelve models of the glove are available — all of which are available with EN 388:2003 Puncture/Needle Resistance Level 4
Safety officials say they’ve found two stun guns, a machete and other weapons in a man’s checked baggage at JFK Airport
Police responded to reports of a man threatening someone with a knife when the shooting occurred Friday
Putting the incorrect angle on a blade is the equivalent to dulling it
Chief said the officer was new and was focusing on incident, didn’t think to turn the camera on
Authorities say two Navy civilian police officers have been wounded while confronting a knife-wielding man
Officer opened fire after man wielding dual knives took a fighting stance and yelled, “you’re gonna shoot me, you’re gonna shoot me”
Attorney’s office ruled last week that the two officers involved were justified in the shooting because they feared for their lives and the lives of others
Dash and body camera footage has been released of a deadly July 8 shooting of a woman armed with a knife who charged officers
A video released Thursday by police documents a man’s brutal attack on hospital staff that ended with the suspect dying in handcuffs.
Officer was questioning the suspect when he pulled out a knife and stabbed him repeatedly. A second campus officer came to help and was also stabbed
Officers were justified in fatally shooting a young man who was wielding a sword as part of a Japanese anime costume
Officer suffered a minor injury while struggling with the man in an unprovoked attack early Friday
A rookie NYPD officer was met with applause by fellow officers as he made a step toward recovery following a hatchet attack last week
He was sentenced Friday to three life prison terms without parole in the killings of two girls and his fiancee
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