Police Undercover News & Articles

• 5 questions to ask before purchasing a tactical robot

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  A tactical robot is a long-term investment. Make sure you make an informed choice.

• The real black cop who infiltrated the KKK, inspired 'BlacKkKlansman'

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  In 1978, serving as the first black detective in the history of the police department in Colorado Springs, Ron Stallworth noticed an ad seeking enrollment in the KKK

• New gear helps plainclothes operators stay under cover

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  Throwing a duty belt over your plainclothes is not always tactically sound; these products offer a more stealthy approach to carrying your gear

• Lessons in Leadership: Why cops need to be chameleons

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  The success of law enforcement operations depends on our ability to adapt to the spectrum of humanity on a daily basis

• 3 lessons cops can learn from gang members

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  It would be shortsighted to think cops can’t learn a thing or two from gang members that we can apply when chasing them down

• 8 ways to prevent blue-on-blue shootings

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  Academic research and real-world incident reviews provide a foundation for evidence-based practices and training

• Police: Man hit undercover cop he thought was drug dealer

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  Don Talbert stopped his pickup truck Saturday next to a detective sitting in an unmarked car and screamed that he should leave the neighborhood

• 3 surveillance tools American cops aren't using, but should be

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  These solutions could completely change law enforcement operations, tactics and investigations

• Policing Matters Podcast: Tips for getting assigned to a specialized unit

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  Jim and Doug discuss how those units differ from patrol, and offer some keys to successfully making the transition to a specialized assignment

• Armed response in plainclothes: 3 safety tips for when police arrive

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  Here are a few tips for the plainclothes folks on staying alive should you get mixed up in an altercation requiring gunplay

• Video: Albuquerque officer shoots undercover cop 9 times in drug bust gone wrong

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  The intense video is marked by shrieks and obscenities as the terrible realization began to sink in

• SHOT Show 2016: KDH Defense Systems' thin, light concealment carrier is perfect for plainclothes

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  Constructed with incredibly thin and lightweight Nylon fabric, the carrier has a unique design which distributes the weight of the armor across the officer’s back

• Boston officer shot during traffic stop, suspect in custody

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  The gun used in the shooting was recovered

• Police History: How the first female sleuth thwarted a presidential assassination plot

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  Many aspects of Kate Warne's life are up for debate but we do know that she helped save the life of a president and helped build the reputation of a private detective agency

• Miami police shoot 3 suspects they say stole undercover car

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  The three males who were shot were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries

• Safety considerations for plastic police holsters

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  Regardless of what new holster you choose, you have to remember to train, train, train on draw and reholstering with the new locking system

• Md. cop dresses as homeless man to catch drivers using phones

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  The cop and about eight other officers issued a total of 56 tickets county-wide that day

• Trending Topics: When cops make a bust undercover

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  By Police1 Staff Cops have donned some pretty clever disguises in order to nab lawbreakers. From a male cop dressing up as an Amish woman to Donald Duck busting drivers failing to yield, take a loo...

• NH cops pose as panhandlers to ticket drivers using phones

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  Police departments around the country are getting creative when it comes to enforcement

• Bystander dies after being shot by NYPD undercover officer

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  Officer opened fire on an armed suspect during an undercover gun buy that went bad

• Undercover NY detective guilty of lesser charges in biker melee

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  Detective was acquitted Tuesday of the most serious charges but convicted of lesser crimes

• NYC highway melee trial exposes life as undercover detective

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  Trial sheds an unwanted light on how the nation''s largest police department cultivates, supervises and protects its officers

• Undercover NYC officer testifies in SUV assault trial

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  Detective testified Tuesday he didn't intervene because he feared for his safety and didn't admit involvement in the melee because he worried he'd get fired

• Trial begins for undercover NYPD detective in biker melee

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  Detective Wojciech Braszczok faces top-level assault charges in the September 2013 attack on an SUV driver

• No NYPD uniform, plainclothes cops play important role

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  Though it's unclear how many plainclothes officers roam the streets, experts believe it's well into the hundreds

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