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    Photo courtesy of Roselle Police Department
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    Left: Det. Mark Weaver is outfitted in a 5.11 Tactical Vest with a 5.11 Small Drop Pouch and a Tru-Spec Medic Pocket and a 5.11 Large Drop Pouch. Above right: Maxpedition's Jumbo Type-S Versipak has a Three by Five, H-3 Waistpack Pouch and Barnacle Pouch attached by belt tunnels and Malice clips.
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    The first skill to learn in close quarters shooting is target focus. Officers must see the threat and concentrate on the area most likely to stop it. Training for close quarters should include friendly competition amongst police officers. From three yards, empty the magazine using a Pact Timer.
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    A growing number of law enforcement agencies are discovering the benefits of a new tool for an old traffic enforcement problem: following too closely. For years, traffic officers...
    Jan. 1, 2009
    Photos courtesy of SureFire
    The Surefire X400 WeaponLight is mounted on a GLOCK 37. The X400 fits both Universal and Picatinny rails. The SureFire X400 WeaponLight combines a 110-lumen output LED for white light illumination with a 5-mW, 635-nm laser aimer in an ultra-compact unit.
    Since introducing its first laser sight and weapon light in the 1980s, SureFire has set the standard by which weapon lights are judged. Now, the Fountain Valley, California, ...
    Jan. 1, 2009
    Every year about this time I write about the things you can do to make your department better. Because law enforcement agencies are finding it harder and harder to stay afloat...
    Jan. 1, 2009