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SWAT
A robot in every squad car
Partnering with a computer geek friend, Minnesota officer Shawn Mahaney has worked to develop a robot that would be affordable to every agency
November 30, 2021 04:35 PM
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Ron LaPedis
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Police Training
Active shooter response considerations: Advice from the front line of the Aurora theatre shooting
The incident was not only deadly, it was also tactically eye-opening
November 15, 2021 10:00 AM
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Calibre Press
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SWAT
Photo of the Week: Hidden depths
A sheriff’s office dive team trains in the chilly lakes of Michigan
September 29, 2021 05:05 PM
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Police News
Shoot first: Columbine transformed police tactics
April 20, 2009 04:08 AM
Officer-Involved Shootings
Wis. officer “could feel the bullets hitting him”
April 17, 2009 10:25 AM
Police News
10 years later, Columbine’s hold remains strong
April 17, 2009 04:07 AM
Police News
A decade later, the real story behind Columbine
April 14, 2009 11:24 AM
Active Shooter
Experts track the patterns of mass killers
April 13, 2009 06:05 AM
SWAT
Va. sheriff’s sniper training raises controversy
April 11, 2009 03:42 PM
SWAT
SWAT teams review tactics in wake of cop killings
April 11, 2009 03:18 PM
Airborne and Maritime
Ark. police get new tiny copter with camera
April 10, 2009 12:41 PM
K-9
P1 Photo of the Week: Brothers in the line of duty
April 09, 2009 10:18 AM
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Police Photographers
Communications Interoperability
Pittsburgh dispatchers get guide on weapons in wake of shootings
April 09, 2009 06:31 AM
N.Y. gunman’s 98 rounds spurs ammo debate
April 09, 2009 04:42 AM
N.Y. gunman fired 98 shots during rampage
April 08, 2009 04:12 AM
Gunmen with bulletproof vests a recurring problem
April 07, 2009 04:41 AM
Active Shooter
N.Y. officials defend police response to massacre
April 06, 2009 04:41 AM
Police Heroes
Pittsburgh prepares to remember slain officers
April 06, 2009 04:19 AM
Police News
Three Pa. officers killed, suspect arrested
April 04, 2009 05:21 AM
Active Shooter
Active Shooter Containment Issues
April 03, 2009 09:31 AM
Active Shooter
13 confirmed dead in shooting at N.Y. immigration center
April 03, 2009 05:49 AM
Tactical EMS / TEMS
News from TREXPO: Field trauma care for LEOs
April 01, 2009 08:00 AM
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Betsy Brantner Smith
Police Training
News from TREXPO: Day one was BIG!
April 01, 2009 07:29 AM
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Betsy Brantner Smith
Police News
It was like a “war zone” in Wisconsin
April 01, 2009 05:33 AM
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Lt. Dan Marcou
Police News
Daylong standoff in Fla. ends with 3 dead, cop hurt
March 26, 2009 04:03 AM
Patrol Issues
SWAT surround gunman who shot Fla. officer in face
March 25, 2009 12:35 PM
Firearms Training
Where is your barrel pointed?
March 25, 2009 04:28 AM
Border Patrol
Obama sending 500 agents to fight cartels on border
March 24, 2009 12:02 PM
Police Heroes
Vigil planned as Oakland police killings sink in
March 24, 2009 04:24 AM
Police Heroes
Profiles of the four fallen Oakland officers
March 23, 2009 07:09 AM
SWAT
Doomed Calif. SWAT sergeants didn’t expect an AK-47
March 23, 2009 06:56 AM
Police Training
Calif. review of officers’ deaths could bring changes in training
March 23, 2009 06:54 AM
Police Heroes
It’s time to back the badge
March 23, 2009 06:53 AM
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