Archive for Officer Safety
PPI Covert Ballistic Door Panels
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From Protective Products International:
Protective Products International (”PPI”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Protective Products of America, Inc. (PPA: TSX) is a leading manufacturer and distributor of advanced ballistic protective products. PPI’s Covert Ballistic Door Panels are increasingly becoming an indispensible tool in the law enforcement officer’s arsenal of ballistic protective products. The Covert Ballistic Door Panels were developed in conjunction with major police departments and offer a level of protection that is rated to defeat most NIJ Level III rifle rounds.
Easy to install at your location, these lightweight door panels do not interfere with door or window mechanisms. They have been crash certified, passing Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) and have been rigorously tested at PPI’s state-of-the-art testing facility in Sunrise, Florida, for multi-hit protection against all handgun rounds and most ball rifle rounds.
Medical Training and Trauma Kits
Posted by: | CommentsEver thought about what you would do if you are shot? Stabbed? Ever considered what you would do if help was a long way off?
If you work in a rural area, you may have considered that EMS may take 15 minutes, 30 minutes, or even longer to get to you. If you work in an urban area, those time delays may not seem possible, but they are. Consider the officers shot in the infamous Bank of America robbery in Hollywood, CA. Wounded officers were pinned down, and help could not evac them for a very long time.
You have to be able to provide for your own medical care if you are wounded. Circumstances or location may prevent a speedy EMS response, and until they arrive, you have to stop the bleeding, close the sucking chest wound, or otherwise stabilize yourself.
Most academies are teaching some form of First Responder program to new officers. But, when is the last time you had any refresher training? First aid skills are like any other: if you are not using them, you will lose them.
Please Conduct Good Searches and Skip McDonald’s
Posted by: | CommentsConducting a thorough post-arrest search can save you some embarrassment, and it can even save your life.
Take, for example, the simple shoplifting case that two officers on my shift handled this week. The manager at a local store detained a man for stealing about $20 in merchandise. This is typically a “low-risk” call, as the suspect who will fight will rarely stick around until the cops get there. However, after being arrested, the officers find multiple weapons on the suspect, including a balisong (butterfly knife) and a .25 pistol. Read More→
Traffic Stop Safety Tips
Posted by: | CommentsTraffic stops continue to be one of the more common police actions, and an all too frequently police officers are hurt or killed doing them. The dangers can come from the occupants of the vehicle you have stopped, or from other motorists on the highway.
I’ve offered traffic stop safety tips before, but I’ve put together a few more things that the patrol officer might want to consider when making traffic stops. Hopefully some of these ideas will help keep you safe. Read More→
Tactical Civility: How to Gain the Advantage by Being Nice
Posted by: | Comments“Tactical Civility is the safest and most powerful way to interact with others, particularly with those who may be potentially dangerous or explosive,” says Dr. George Thompson, founder of Verbal Judo.
Thompson recently published the article “Tactical Civility: The path of power and safety,” which describes how the conscious use of polite behavior can benefit the police officer in more ways than just staying out of internal affairs. Read More→
Good News! Sheriff Fires Employees and Releases Criminals
Posted by: | CommentsSo happy he is eliminating employees and returning criminals to the streets, Pinellas County, Florida Sheriff Jim Coats invited the local press in for a “photo opportunity.” In this photo op, the sheriff boasted that he eliminated 51 positions and 536 inmate beds.
I suspect these actions will cost the taxpayers much more than the $4.2 million the sheriff is cutting from his budget. But that’s ok, at least Sheriff Coats got his photo op. Read More→
