Is physical fitness important in our line of work? It was for these men.

Much of the time, police officers don't get to choose their duty pistols. The agency issues the gun, and you carry what you've been given. In those agencies where street cops do have a choice.

In case you haven't noticed, there's a new pre-attack posture going around out there: suspects vigorously ripping off their shirts.

Earlier this month, New Castle County, Del., Police Sergeant Joe Szczerba, age 44, an 18-year veteran, was fatally stabbed while fighting with a suspect he was trying to arrest for disorderly conduct.

First, let me make one thing clear. While my second career as a private trainer and consultant has found me inside a courtroom on more than a few occasions, I’m not an attorney, and I don’t play one on TV

I'm not a corrections professional. I've never served as a federal, state or county correctional officer. But, in my position as a police officer and later a private trainer/consultant....

Last time out we talked about the fact that you and you alone are responsible for the safety and security of not only your duty firearm, but any off-duty piece you keep in the home.

There’s been a lot of discussion in the media lately about semiautomatic pistol magazine capacity, gun ownership and carry, and firearms in general. Much of it has been prompted by the tragic and senseless shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabriella Giffords...

I made lieutenant after being on the job for 12 years. This is a fairly normal progression in New York. After four years in the bag, my first promotion was to detective. I made sergeant four years after that.

No one can deny that the first month of 2011 proved to be a very deadly one for law enforcement.