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Suicide bombers have become a reality in Europe, the
Near and Middle East, but this terror has yet to be executed on
America’s continental soil. Law enforcement organizations are
continually writing suicide neutralization policies. They take their
lead from the International Chiefs Association on dealing with suicide
bombers. Miami Police Chief John Timoney is quoted...read more
Pakistan considering US guards for Zardari
Special security guards from the US are now being
considered for Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari following the
assassination of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer by one of his own
security men, a media report said.
The Express Tribune quoted sources as saying that though Zardari's
security has always been cause of concern for the authorities, a
proposal is also under consideration by the government to hire the
services of foreign security guards for....read more
Pa. Officers Treated for Chemical Exposure
A Ligonier man faces charges of risking a catastrophe
after police in Somerset County said they found him trying to kill
himself with a deadly gas created from household chemicals.
Somerset Borough police Chief Randy Cox said the man, who he declined
to identify, created hydrogen sulfide by mixing two unnamed household
cleaners together.
The man parked his truck in the parking lot of Somerset Industrial
Park about 9 a.m. Saturday, in front of the Department of Public
Welfare. He placed a sign on his truck that said "call hazmat."
When police arrived the man....read more
Take the Complacency Quiz
Way back when Andy Sipowitz was just a rookie walking a
beat in Times Square, we authored a piece for The Police Marksman
magazine titled "Complacency Quiz: Testing Your Survival IQ"
(November/December, 1985).The article became one of their most requested
pieces. It was such a success that The Police Marksman folks reprinted
it in The Best of the Police Marksman book, and a year later Calibre
Press, Inc. ran it in their Street Survival Seminar workbook. In sum and
substance, the test was really a self-assessment quiz for officers to
see if they might have lost that tactical edge and become complacent in
their day-to-day street tactics.
Well, the days of The Police Marksman are no more, and Law Officer
has emerged as the premier police publication for today's street cops
and trainers alike. So, hang on to your seats sports fans, it's time for
another one of those quizzes. We've updated and modified the questions
for...read more
How to tell if someone is lying…
“BThis week, we’ll be speaking to Dr. Paul Ekman, the
man who had devoted his life to the study microexpressions. What he
found, after decades of studying the human face and it’s underlying
muscle structure, is that when people deliberately try to conceal their
emotions (or unconciously repress their emotions), a very brief–1/15 to
1/25 of a second– facial expression often occurs, invisible to nearly
everyone. For instance, if you ask someone...read more
Rep. Grimm — a former Marine — hires a bodyguard to protect him in a post-Arizona world
Soldier-turned-Congressman Michael Grimm has hired a
former NYPD detective who will “act as a bodyguard†for himself and
staffers in the wake of the Arizona shootings — but Brooklyn’s lone
Republican member of Congress is apparently our only local lawmaker to
take such a drastic step.
Grimm (R–Bay Ridge) said that the employee — who is one of 10 local
staffers and has a military background — will act as a security guard at
big events, plus help local war vets get available benefits.
Grimm’s spokeswoman did not make the freshman lawmaker available to
explain his personnel decisions, nor would she give the guard’s name or
salary. But the other members of Brooklyn’s Congressional delegation —
all Democrats — said that they...read more
