Tag: Officer Safety

No doubt about it, police work can be dangerous. Confronting crooks and crazies is what cops do, and these activities carry risks. Improved tactics, training and trauma care have lowered ...

ILEETA (the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association) presented the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund with a check for $4,276. ILEETA raised much of the money this year ...

I took my first firearms instructor course in 1980. I'll never forget what the lead instructor said on the first day: "Never shoot in front of your students. If they ...

On Dec. 25, 1993, in Orange County, Calif., Daryl Robbins and his partner decide to take advantage of some down time they had compliments of the Christmas season to improve ...

At a recent national conference of law enforcement instructors, the topic of baton use surfaced at one of the presentations. The instructor asked the audience if any of them, as ...

For patrol officers/first responders, patrol cars serve as the base of operations during everyday...

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) realized in the early 1990s that its traditional policing was not working as effectively as it should. Increased traffic congestion on the Las ...

Every year, 150 police officers are killed in the line of duty in the United States, and every day 150 officers are assaulted. As a result, most officers wish they ...

On a dreary autumn morning seven years ago, Sgt. Philip Ross stuffed his fully loaded 9mm SIG into his waistband and headed into the wooded area behind his home. He ...

Communications with police officers worldwide confirm we all face the same issues of lawlessness and violence regardless of the nation, state or community we serve.