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• More on seating suspects to increase reaction time

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  When you have suspect(s) sit on a curb, have them extend their legs and cross their ankles. Before they can get up, the suspect needs to uncross his/her legs and bend at the knees. Either of these ...

• Getting the most use out of departmental equipment

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  Video:Broadband Dialup Download Windows Media PlayerIn this week’s Police1 Video Tip, Training Officer Gary Monreal from New Berlin (WI) PD shares a way for agencies to ensure that protective equip...

• A Good Fit for Tactical Boots

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  How to test for the perfect fit Once you’ve selected the right boot for your needs, making sure it fits your feet is the single most important factor. A great boot that doesn’t fit well simply won’...

• Getting into a malfunctioning shotgun rack

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  I am sure most of you know this...I didn't. The Pro-Gard Industries shotgun mount in my patrol car will open with a handcuff key if for some reason the button malfunctions.

• Training for safe, effective lateral movement skills

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  Video: Broadband Dialup Download Windows Media Player In this week’s Police1 Video Tip, law enforcement fitness expert James Di Naso with Police Kinesiology Company demonstrates training exercises ...

• The Virtual Blade

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  Video: Broadband Dialup Download Windows Media Player In this week's Police1 Video Tactical Tip, P1 Trainer Gary Klugiewicz explains the benefits of using a "Virtual Blade" during edged weapons tra...

• Exploring training class stages

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  Video: Broadband Dialup Download Windows Media Player In this week’s Police1 Video Tip, Bob Willis, a trainer with Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, explores the six structural stages of a wel...

• Emergency First Aid: Stopping extremity bleeding

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  Video: Broadband Dialup Download Windows Media Player In this week's Police1 Video Tip, Emergency Physician Dr. Rick Tovar with the New Berlin (WI) Police Department shows you a simple yet potentia...

• Pause, observe and listen at domestic disturbances

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  A tactic that I find useful for domestic disturbances is after parking away from the location and making a tactical approach, pause near a window and, if possible, take a look inside to see what yo...

• How to avoid "disappearing hands"

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  Video: Broadband Dialup Download Windows Media Player In this week's Police1 Video Tip, Bob "Coach" Lindsay discusses the concept of "disappearing hands" and illustrates positioning strategies that...

• Simulated weapons safety

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  Video: Broadband Dialup Download Windows Media Player In this sample out-take from the Police Officers Safety Association (POSA) video Force-on-Force Simulation Instructor for Law Enforcement, a cr...

• The correct knife grip

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  Video: Broadband Dialup Download Windows Media Player In this sample out-take from the Police Officers Safety Association (POSA) video Tactical Knife Skills for Law Enforcement, the correct knife g...

• Back-up knife & "the wave"

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  Not to plug a particular brand name, I will use what ever works, but Emerson Knives have a technology called the "wave." I carry an Emerson Karambit on my weak side as a back up. It is a stout fold...

• Knife as a back up weapon: limitations & suggestions

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  Almost every officer carries a knife as both a back up weapon and as a tool for daily use. For most officers this is usually a manual (thumb flip), automatic or assisted opening clip knife that is ...

• Driving straight into the Kill Zone on purpose? No problem!

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  By Chuck Remsberg, Police1 Senior Contributor When you respond to a shots-fired call and find yourself pinned down by rifle rounds zinging in from an unidentified location, what's the best thing yo...

• Compliance & Incapacitation Munitions

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  Deployment, delivery & training By Ed Mohn Click here to subscribe to Law Officer Magazine Last issue I discussed the numerous less-lethal or, as I prefer to call them, compliance and incapacitatio...

• The A.T.A.C. 8" shield boots

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  5.11 Tactical’s new design is solid & sure-footed By: Dale Stockton The New A.T.A.C. Shield Boot from 5.11 Tactical is designed to give law enforcement officers a reasonably priced tactical boot. T...

• Product Review: Revision Eyewear

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  Most often when we go to war/battle or as a SWAT Officer to the JOB, we consider which protective gear we need - and we often start with the really heavy stuff and go lighter as we dress/decide wha...

• Time Pieces: Keeping Time

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  I remember hearing the words, "Keep It Simple Stupid" more times than I care to count during Basic Training and MP School. It seems they kept coming back to haunt me in the Infantry and in my Comba...

• Blauer Jacket Saves Paramedic from Severe Battery Acid Burns

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  Blauer Garments Protect Lives Dear Blauer Customer Service Department: My name is Keith Witte, I am a Paramedic for Allina Medical Transportation in the Minneapolis/St Paul area. I would like to th...

• Outerwear Grant Resources from Blauer

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• Primedia Outdoors Editor's Roundtable, Day Four: Springfield Armory, Magtech, Meopta Optics, and Insight Technologies

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  The writers and editors of Primedia outdoors get up close and hands on with the latest the hunting and shooting industry has to offer. By Aaron J. Decker, Guns & Ammo Magazine Day four could be des...

• Insight Technology FAQ's

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  Why should I use the M3-LED? LED lighting can be used in conjunction with the blinding white light of the M3 for a multi-purpose lighting accessory. Use red for signaling, white for utility lightin...

• Dept. of Justice Body Armor Safety Initiative Supplemental Report

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  At Police1, we have been closely monitoring developments during the past year and a half regarding body armor safety and the use of Zylon in ballistic vests. Last week, the Department of Justice, r...

• The Great Persuader: The Little Red Dot of a Laser Sight Can Stop the Bad Guy Right in His Tracks

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  By Dave Douglas Recently on the U.S. border with Mexico, a Border Patrol officer was caught with no backup while facing an angry mob of illegal aliens bent on crossing into the United States. The B...

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