Tag: Tactical

Every month or so I sit down at the computer and try and come up with some new stuff to tell you guys. I guess I'm so familiar with the ...

One of the most dangerous physical encounters police officers face is being knocked to the ground and having to fight for their lives. When we imagine experiencing survival situations such ...

This month I'll probably offend a few of you, challenge a lot of you and hopefully cause many to say, "Right on!" The subject is officer safety, something near and ...

What are the first words that come to your mind when someone says the word exercise? No time? Too hard? Boring? Do your muscles ache at the mere thought?

I’ve been a police officer for nine years, and I’ve spent countless hours training in both patrol and SWAT tactics. I served seven of those years on a SWAT team. ...

In my five and a half years of law enforcement, formerly with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and currently as a King County, Wash., sheriff's deputy, I've maintained a ...

Back in 1980 when the Street Survival: Tactics for Armed Encounters book was released, the statistics on officers killed revealed that approximately 7 percent of officers killed are killed in ...

Pulaski County, Ark. For nearly an hour, an in-custody suspect, 29-year-old Alonzo Gilliam, armed with a homemade knife, held a Pulaski County sheriff s deputy hostage in the basement of ...

During my 38 years in law enforcement I was able to work several specialized units. I found specialization offers both positive and negative aspects. An understanding of both of these ...

Active shooter incidents, although small in number, have had a terrible impact on the communities affected and the nation as a whole. In the early incidents, law enforcement responded to ...