By Inspector Chris Butler (ret.) for Calibre Press | calibrepress.com Part 1 of a 2-part series Police officers always desire that the members of the public they interact with will respond positively and cooperatively to officer presence. Aggression is not a single phenomenon and there is a type of [...]
The conversation is far from over! Following last week’s newsletter that shared 25 things cops feel fellow cops should know, other officers responded with some great additional thoughts they wanted to add to the list. Here’s some of what we received: Lt. Larry Zimmerman, with the Ceredo (WV) PD [...]
When Calibre Press polled newsletter readers and asked what they thought were the most important things LEOs should know, responses poured in. Here, ranked in order of importance according to the responses, are the top 25. *** Be sure to share your own words of wisdom with us after [...]
Oceans, lakes, ditches, pools: Water is everywhere in your jurisdiction, but it's the survival scenario no one practices. You run through active shooter and car stop drills in your head, but how often do you truly simulate an attacker shoving you—in full duty gear—into water? From Calibre Press: Surviving [...]
10 Officer Safety Tips for Railyards From Calibre Press | calibrepress.com Street officers and undercover operatives have been severely injured or killed when foot pursuits or investigations extended onto railroad property. Either they didn’t see or hear a train coming or they failed to take proper precautions around railway [...]
From Calibre Press | calibrepress.com Meth Labs & Officer Safety Last week, four police officers and four firemen were hospitalized after reporting to a medical emergency call at what turned out to be a suspected meth lab in suburban Chicago. Although full details on this particular incident have not [...]
Calibre Press: Gathering and Verifying Video Evidence…The RIGHT Way By Jamie Borden In a previous Calibre Press Newsline we shared an important discussion between use-of-force experts Jamie Borden and Daniel King from Critical Incident Review that focused on the pitfalls of relying on surface-level reviews of video evidence in investigations. Here, [...]
From Calibre Press Some of the most dangerous people you can encounter are naked offenders. Officers sometimes treat them like a joke, but if someone is naked in public and not drunk or making some radical political or social protest statement, chances are high they’re in the middle of [...]
Following our recent series that shared foundational survival tips all officers – regardless of time on the job – should review and remember, readers from around the country wrote in to share their own. Here’s some of what we received: Chief Patrick Finlon with the Cary (IL) PD writes: [...]
Part 2 of a 3-part series [Editor’s note: SHARE YOUR OWN OFFICER SURVIVAL TIPS! E-mail us at: editor@calibrepress.com or post your comments below. We’re gathering reader input and will share with officers across the country in a follow-up piece after this series.] Earlier we shared the first five of 14 officer survival principles a [...]
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