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Video: 'Bulletproof' groin protector put to the test

The cup has been sold to police, athletes, and private military contractors - Full Story

2 officers injured breaking up Okla. bar fight

One of the officers required surgery after dislocating his shoulder and fracturing his ankle - Full Story

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Doug Wyllie, PoliceOne Editor in Chief - 10-43: Be Advised...

Active shooters in schools: A template for police trainers

The active-shooter training at Pompano Beach High School was designed to evaluate the multi-disciplinary, multi-team, coordinated response - Full Story

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Doug Wyllie, PoliceOne Editor in Chief - 10-43: Be Advised...

PoliceOne Roundtable: Smart police trainers use 'dumb' simulation tools

Even as the capabilities of silicon-based simulators increase, our carbon-based simulators (a.k.a. trainers and role players), still need traditional “inert” training tools - Full Story

P1 Roll Call: Searching for safety, 3D gun

For the week of May 10, Dave Smith discusses the lessons to be learned from a video of an armed suspect in a squad, the company that's fired the first 3D printable gun, the tragic loss of an Arizona tractor-trailer crash, and this week's 'Not Today' moment.

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20 years after Waco: The standoff, the negotiations, and ill-fated plan

During the nearly two-month siege, 668 LE personnel had seen action, including 25 different primary negotiators attempting to convince David Koresh to step down peacefully from Mount Carmel. Koresh could have done so at any moment, but didn’t. - Full Story

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3 ways cops could use Google Glass

So-called 'augmented reality' is not unlike the view that the movies showed RoboCop and the Terminator to have, where data was superimposed over whatever they saw. - Full Story

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Va. cop recovering from gunshot wound to the head

Alexandria Police Officer Peter Laboy, 45, continues to recover from his injuries after Pakistan native Kashif Bashir, 27, opened fire on the officer in February, shooting him in the head. The shooting took place when Laboy, who was on a motorcycle, attempted to pull over the taxi driver for a minor traffic infraction. The motive for Bashir's actions is still unknown. - Full Story