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Videotaping the police: Officer safety and policy issues explored
Absent some clear violation of law unrelated to the act of videotaping cops' actions, officers are advised to carefully consider the legalities surrounding the decision to arrest...

Reprinted with permission from PoliceOne.com
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Video: Inspecting your pistol ammunition

The loudest sound a pistol can make is “click!” In today’s video tactical tip, John McGregor — an adjunct instructor with the Sig Sauer Academy — demonstrates an easy process you can incorporate into your firearms training to reduce the possibility of experiencing a malfunction caused by issues with the ammunition you’re using.


reposted from http://www.policeone.com/Officer-Safety/tips/4941255-Video-Inspecting-your-pistol-ammunition/




Video: The Five Phases of an Active Shooter

Dan Smith sits down with Lt. Dan Marcou to discuss instances of active shooters. Dan has had first hand experience with an active shooter and has realized that there is a way to stop an active shooter before bullets begin flying. He discusses the phases that an active shooter goes through and how to deal with each one of these in order to prevent an active shooter instance from occuring.


reposted from http://www.policeone.com/policeonetv/videos/5471880-the-five-phases-of-an-active-shooter/




Important Articles
Videotaping the police: A brief legal analysis
Supreme Court upholds strip searches for any offense
By a 5-4 vote, the court ruled against a NJ man who complained of civil rights violations
Supreme Court: Police cannot be sued over warrant
Suit argued shooting was a domestic incident, so police had no right to look for gang-material...
Police kill 8th-grader armed with pellet gun at Texas school
"He had plenty of opportunities to lower the weapon...and he didn't want to," said Police Chief Orlando Rodriguez.
New Arizona Supreme Court Decision on Arrest Warrants
Agents uncover most sophisticated drug tunnel in years
A cross-border tunnel was discovered to be equipped with electric rail cars, a hydraulic lift and end-to-end wood floors
Arizona AG sues telemarketing companies for fraud
Video: Excited delirium instructor says TASERs crucial
In response to ‘60 Minutes’, an officer says TASERs quell erratic suspects
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