LEO Shoots and Kills Double Amputee: One Cop’s POV
The following was written by a police officer and TTAG reader who we'll call TS:
It would be easy and, in principle, correct to withhold final judgment in any officer involved shooting (OIS). Until all...
Texas DPS SOG Picks the SIG SAUER 1911 TACOPS
No, the caps lock isn't stuck. DPS SOG? That's Department of Public Safety, Special Operations Group to you and me. And SIG wants you to know that the Texas Rangers won't be carrying some...
Big Sandy’s Comin’ – Lessons from Katrina
It's happening again. Random atmospheric events are combining to put the smackdown on a good portion of the country, this time aiming for the Northeast. As a former resident of Florida who's weathered several...
The Truth About the DHS’s MRAPs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pS9aw5pcJo
There's been a lot of internet buzz about the Department of Homeland Security's "new" MRAPs (a.k.a., tanks). I've been holding off posting about the story; there's a lot of bad intel out there about...
Cops in Schools? We Can Do Better Than That!
"Sean McCutcheon---an officer in the Lloyd, N.Y., police department and a school resource officer (SRO) for Highland Central School District ---accidentally discharged his gun at 1:38 p.m. Tuesday in the hallway of Highland High...
Chicago Cop Shoots Dog. And Fellow Officer. At the Same Time.
What was that about "know your target?" "An on-duty Chicago police officer was shot in the leg Monday night when a police officer fired at a charging dog in the Englewood neighborhood," officer.com reports.
"Two officers...
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Lt. Shawn Currie [Not Shown]
" Currie was attending the training at the agency’s former headquarters at 36 Hospital St. when his gun belt reportedly rode up, according to a synopsis of the incident that the Bangor Daily News obtained...
SF Police Chief Calls for National Gun Registry
"San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr called for a nationwide gun registry at an American Bar Association meeting in the city Friday," nbcbayarea.com reports. "'There needs to be some form of national gun registry...
Chicago Police’s Department of Pre-Crime Tackles “Gun Violence”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2bmImPNKbM
"Robert McDaniel was puzzled when the Chicago police commander dropped by his West Side home unannounced last month," The Chicago Tribune reports. "The visit was cordial, but Barbara West's message was clear: Don't commit...
Irresponsible Gun Owners of the Day: Deputies Dejay Barber and Matthew Rincon
"An apparent booze-fueled dispute over loud music between two groups at a Chino campground over the weekend escalated to the point where men from both sides drew guns and opened fire." Yes, yes, a...
British Understatement
"On Wednesday, 4 September at approximately 1800hrs two uniformed officers approached a man in the gardens of Buckingham Palace to verify his identity," the Metropolitan Police statement conceded. "The man was satisfactorily identified."...
Texas DPS Chopper Sniper Skates
"A grand jury on Tuesday declined to indict a Texas trooper who fired from a helicopter on a fleeing pickup truck along the U.S.-Mexico border, killing two Guatemalan immigrants," the AP reports. "The DPS...