Tag: Tactical

Who can forget the images out of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast during and following Hurricane Katrina? The havoc caused by the costliest Atlantic hurricane in history was awesome ...

In law enforcement, specialty units normally operate at the forefront of technology. Tactical teams have used remote search cameras and night vision equipment for years, ordinance disposal teams use remotely ...

Statistics indicate roughly 70 percent of suspects resist arrest after the first handcuff is applied. Indeed, one of my old training officers bears the scars on his cheek from the ...

You wouldn't be here if you weren't interested in getting better at your job. In that vein, you probably train as much as you can. Because, for most of us, ...

What if I told you I'd located a savings account that will accept credits from various sources, not cost you a red cent, allow instant withdrawal when you need it ...

On the night of March 7, 2003, I worked an overtime shift as a patrol sergeant for the Ukiah (Calif.) Police Department. Riding-along with me was a 17-year-old high school ...

The emergence of the so-called rock house for distributing rock cocaine in the 1980s illustrates an important challenge facing law enforcement officers. Criminals are not static. They innovate new strategies ...

The Waukesha, Wisc., Armed Robbery & Shootout

I often get asked, Where do I begin when starting a reality based training (RBT) program? It's a daunting task, to be sure. Of course, the best place to begin ...

Late one night, two of my men, officers of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), were shot and severely wounded. A young man had been running naked through the neighborhood ...