Tag Archives: Officer Safety
Video of the Shoot Out at a Miami-Dade Narcotics Raid
Chilling video of an ambush at a Miami-Dade Police drug raid last July was released Thursday. Thankfully, the officers prevailed. Suspect Gerardo Delgado died. Det. John Saavedra was shot three times, below his ballistic vest, but survived. Eighty pounds of … Continue reading
Surviving to Twenty-Five Part Two
In the first part of Surviving to Twenty-Five, I yapped a bit about safety and diet and exercise. Another part of long-term officer survival is in the work arena. Over the years, I have collected a few tips for getting … Continue reading
Surviving to Twenty-Five
Several months ago, I crested the 25-year mark as a sworn police officer. More recently, I turned 50. I had some thoughts about surviving a law enforcement career for a quarter of a century that I would like to share. … Continue reading
What You Don’t Know…
The weather was beautiful, so my wife and I took a walk to get out of the house. Along the journey, we headed down the sidewalk near a set of waterfront condos. There was a sheriff’s office cruiser parked parallel … Continue reading
Easy on the Less Lethal…
I just got back from an armed barricaded suspect call. Why do they always come out right at the end of shift? I was a little taken aback when I saw that the three officers at the door to the … Continue reading
Emergency Medical Conditions and the Law Enforcement Response
We had two officers injured in a fight this week with a person refusing medical treatment at a local hospital. The situation highlighted what can be a gray area for the police officer, which is the question of when to … Continue reading
Morphix Technologies Chameleon Chemical Detector Review
Morphix Technologies has released a seven minute training video which gives some simple statistics and dangers about Meth Labs. The video also addresses Morphix’s Chameleon Chemical Detector, one of their products for detecting hazardous chemicals by first responders. I got … Continue reading
Avoiding the Dangers in a Chemical Suicide Response
On Monday in Boston, a BU pharmacology grad student committed suicide by lethal chemical. Police and Fire department personnel responding to the apartment at 676 Massachusetts Ave. were in danger from highly toxic sodium azide, which has effects similar to … Continue reading
Proposed Indiana Castle Doctrine Allows for Killing Police Officers
Updated 3/23/2012: It was signed into law by Gov. Daniels. Updated 3/9/2012: SB 1 was passed by the Senate and the House and will be sent to Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels. See the end of the article for further. If … Continue reading
Police Profiling for Officer Safety
I was driving to work last night in my personal car. My route takes me through a relatively rundown section of the city where I work. I always tend to scan around as I drive, which sometimes prompts my wife … Continue reading