Tag: Magazine Feature

Early on, I was told that equipment doesn t make the officer. And that's true, to an extent: A well-trained officer can do the job wearing flip-flops and gym gear, ...

Recently, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a jury award in favor of a man bitten by a police dog in the state of Washington. Ken Rogers was originally ...

SWAT Round-Up, a week-long training and competition conference for special operations teams, wrapped in December 2008 in Orlando, Fla. The conference drew more than 60 national and international teams, and ...

DEAR BULLETHEAD:

"Cover me! I'm going in! But first, I'm gonna grab my Go Bag." There was a time when wearing gun-toting fanny packs was considered the fashion accessory for off-duty cop ...

Speaking on behalf of the entire Law Officer magazine team, I can't tell you how glad we are to have this first issue in your hands.

At 0226 HRS, Lt. Dan Marcou was jolted awake in his motel room by a smoke alarm blaring in the hallway outside. Minutes later he found himself on a telephone ...

The plague of terrorism is worldwide.

Over the years, law enforcement officers have been instructed in various flashlight-assisted shooting techniques. This is all well and good when you consider that most shootings occur under less than ...

The debate between sighted fire and point shooting rages on. There's little compromise between the opposing sides as both have drawn a line in the sand and will not cross ...