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Monthly Archives: May 2015
Two Hialeah K9 Dogs Die in Vehicle
This one really hurts. A Hialeah Police K9 handler ended his shift Wednesday morning (after an OT search for a missing person), went into his Davie house, and left his two K9 partners in the vehicle. By evening, both dogs had expired. The officer was a seven-year handler and 13-year cop. He was given both a Belgian Malinois and a bloodhound because he was a proficient handler. How could this happen? Apparently, when the handler went into his house, he turned off the engine of his assigned Ford SUV. With the vehicle not running, his heat alarm supposedly went inactive. I do not understand a system designed like this because … Continue reading
New Mil-Spec Monkey Boss Beaver Pack
Mil-Spec Monkey had requests for a larger backpack following the popularity of his mid-sized MSM Adapt Pack. The new Boss Beaver Pack combines a substantial main pack with an adjustable “beaver tail” pouch that can hold much larger, bulkier items. The Monkey himself gives us a tour in the video. There are times when I have had to lug my Kevlar pot along with other pieces of equipment in a backpack. The Boss Beaver would have gotten that task done, then later converted back to a more reasonable EDC-style bag. Much versatility was incorporated into this design, what with its ability to stow larger objets de guerre.
Memorial Day
It is Memorial Day. My wife and I gave thanks at dinner tonight for all the servicemen and women who have given their lives for our freedom. We hope we are honoring them with the way in which we live each day. “Thank you” cannot not adequately convey our gratitude for the ultimate sacrifice. Randall
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Tourniquets for Police Patrol
There was an officer-involved shooting in the City of St. Petersburg last week. In the exchange of gunfire, an officer was hit in the leg by a bullet from the suspect’s pistol. Unfortunately, the officer’s Combat Application Tourniquet (C-A-T®) was in his cruiser. He attempted to fashion a field-expedient tourniquet from a garden hose to help staunch the flow of blood. I am glad to report that he survived. The suspect did not. This shooting caused SPPD to examine their issuance of the C-A-T tourniquet. Some officers complained that the C-A-T is difficult to carry on a crowded gun belt. SPPD Chief Tony Holloway, in turn, approved the purchase of … Continue reading
Posted in Medical, Officer Down, Officer Safety, Street
Tagged Officer Safety, Tourniquet for Police
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Omaha PD LODD
It was very, very sad to read that an Omaha, Neb. Police Department gang unit officer was shot to death today by a wanted fugitive. Sadder still was that she was to start maternity leave tomorrow, as her daughter, born February 17, was due to come home from the N.I.C.U. It is an unbelievably sorrowful situation. Ofc. Kerrie Orozco, 29, had been with OPD for seven and a half years, three of which she was assigned to the gang unit. The unit was serving an arrest warrant at about 1300 hrs. today when the armed suspect engaged the officers. Both Ofc. Orozco and the suspect died from gunshot wounds. Ofc. … Continue reading
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Miami Beach PD Cracks Down on Messaging
Following a scandal involving 16 sworn officers over racist and sexist emails sent on city accounts, the Miami Beach Police Department has issued new policy requiring the recipients of any inappropriate emails, text messages, or social media postings to immediately report the communications to Internal Affairs. Although a policy had been in place punishing the senders who distribute such banned content, the new directive is aimed at receivers who do not comply and notify IA. The scale of the original violations of policy and professional conduct apparently resulted in the zero tolerance stance. Former Maj. Angel Vazquez and former Capt. Alex Carulo were responsible for sending over 200 inflammatory emails … Continue reading
Off Duty First Aid Necessities
I was out on a hiking trail in California earlier in the day. Yes, I am on vacation. It occurred to me that there was something noticeably different about my fellow hikers and me. Could it have to do with the large backpack that was absent on all but myself? I had about six more miles to ponder this. As law enforcement officers, we are trained in first responder medicine, which nowadays means we also learn about tactical combat casualty care or TCCC. When I was preparing for this trip of day-long hikes, I included medical gear. Not just for myself and my spouse, but in the event we ran … Continue reading
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Elzetta Explains Flashlight Candela Vs. Lumens
Elzetta Tactical Lighting’s Dave Barnett explains light measurement by candela in this video. He contrasts that with the measurement of lumens, which is another term you will see when buying a tactical flashlight. A little knowledge is power. Dave is a solid guy and I have spoken to him many times at SHOT Show. Their products have thoughtful design features. We drove nails into a 2X4 with one of their Bravo models the first year I was at SHOT. The flashlight still threw a perfect beam afterward and we were not the only ones to have beaten that particular sample!
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Tagged Elzetta Flashlights, SHOT Show, Tactical Flashlight
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Dershowitz on Baltimore–Not What You’d Think
The following analysis of the Baltimore police arrests was made by liberal Harvard Law Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowitz on Newsmax TV shortly after Baltimore State Attorney Marylin Mosby made her announcement to charge the six officers with murder in Freddie Gray’s death. “I understand why the Mayor and State Attorney want to prevent riots, but that’s not the job of the justice system. You cannot allow police officers or any other defendants to become scapegoats for crowds demanding a continuation of rioting. “There’s no plausible, hypothetical, conceivable case for murder under the facts that we now know them. You might say that conceivably there’s a case for manslaughter. Nobody wanted … Continue reading
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Adaptive Tactical’s NON-LITE Trainer Flashlight
Adaptive Tactical has forty years of experience in firearms accessory design and polymer engineering. They have lines of box and rotary magazines for Mossberg shotguns, Ruger 10/22 barrels and stocks, and M4-style furniture for Mossberg and Remington shotguns. Another product from Adaptive Tactical is their NON-LITE training aid. The NON-LITE is, shall we say, reminiscent of the Streamlight TRL weapon-mounted flashlight, but in solid polymer with no innards. It protects your flashlight by acting as its stand-in during training evolutions so you don’t ding up the real deal. Adaptive Tactical describes it this way: