By Brian N. O'Donnell
The law enforcement priority of work and immediate goal during an active shooter event is to stop the threat. Find, fix, and finish. It is that simple. Resolution by way of shooter suicide, surrender, or lead poisoning is immaterial – the threat just needs to ...
This is the last installment of a three-part series on foot pursuits taken from Calibre Press’s bestselling textbook, Tactics for Criminal Patrol.
Continuing…
Don’t hypnotically follow the suspect’s exact path of flight. This behavioral form of tunnel vision makes you ...
Competing Narratives: April 4, 2002
1. A Grand Rapids, MI police officer, mercilessly and unjustifiably shot a confused and terrified black man in the back of the head while laying on top of him and pushing the defenseless man’s face into the ground. A motivating factor in the ...
[COMING UP NEXT WEEK: Jim Glennon dives deep into the complex tactical and legal issues surrounding the fatal shooting of Patrick Lyoya earlier this month. Lyoya was shot once in the back of the head by a Grand Rapids, MI officer after fighting for control of the officer’s TASER ...
In the bestselling Calibre Press textbook, Tactics for Criminal Patrol, author and Calibre co-founder Chuck Remsberg shares some crucial, potentially lifesaving insights into considerations officers must heed prior to engaging in a foot pursuit. In the context of the book, these ...
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