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.
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I have to tell you, the knife companies really made me put on my thinking cap this year
Williams’ son was sitting next to his sister’s body, and a large kitchen knife was found on the lawn
Everybody wanted to meet me, Officer Friendly, because all my traffic violators were literally thanking me for giving them a ticket!
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
Officer shot Jonathan Martis when he refused to drop sword and approached them
Police spokeswoman said during the investigation that detectives had found what they believed was the primary weapon
The U.S. Attorney’s Office says “Operation 602 Exchange” resulted in the seizure of 223 weapons, many of them stolen
As much as possible, design and practice techniques that use redundant core skills — keep it simple and keep it effective
William Ladew rushed at them from a back bedroom with a large knife and was shot when he refused to drop the weapon
He came out of the house wearing a utility vest after a long standoff and then stabbed an officer with a knife
Steven Glen Shelton, 38, smelled of alcohol and clenched a cigarette in his teeth as he picked up a handheld cordless power saw, turned it on, spit on the officer, and charged her
The plainclothes cop was shot when he arrived at a scene where cops had shot and killed a knifewielding Satan worshiper
One suspect was killed and two others were arrested in a shootout with police that left one officer hospitalized with a leg wound
“This was one of the most violent, extreme attacks on a police officer that I think I’ve ever seen,” the Chief said
The Firearms Review Board, however, deemed the shooting unjustified and the officer may still lose his job
The thickest part of the blade is about 3/16" which is thicker than most knives of this size class to add durability
Maksim Gelman went on a 28-hour stabbing and hijacking rampage
Man suffered multiple gunshot wounds, including one that ripped through his heart
The man tore the TASER barbs from his body and came at the sergeant with the knives above his head
Man accused of threatening to kill a police officer said in court that he was drunk at the time, and that he really is ‘not a troublemaker’
The man reportedly stabbed a police officer who responded to a call of a man slashing car tires
He was also carrying a shotgun and pointing it at people in the area
The shooting will be further reviewed in January, but the officer has already turned in his gun and badge
Also charged with possession of cocaine and misdemeanor possession of more than an ounce of marijuana
Should the cops patrol social networks to anticipate potential violence in the real world?
The $40 million civil rights suit blames police inaction in the stabbing death of an Ecuadorian immigrant by a mob of teens
A Kentucky man spoke out for the first time since being forced to eat his beard last May
Deputy Rustin Olson shot Quentin Dodd after Dodd yelled “shoot me, shoot me, shoot me,” then tried to stab Olson and charged at him
