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December 07, 2011
Are Zetas operating as police impersonators in the United States? Doug Wyllie, PoliceOne Editor in Chief - 10-43: All Units...

Are Zetas operating as police impersonators in the United States?

Whether or not Zetas are conducting paramilitary, police-impersonation operations here in the US, the incident in Houston is a watershed event indeed - Full Story
December 01, 2011
Drug wars: This isn't your mother's cartel Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith - Career Survival

Drug wars: This isn't your mother's cartel

Modern cartels pose one of the biggest threats to law enforcement not just on the southern border, but nationwide - Full Story
November 17, 2011
Epilogue: Justice for Border Patrol Agent Jesus Diaz? Dave Grossi - Tactics & Training

Epilogue: Justice for Border Patrol Agent Jesus Diaz?

One can only guess what the jury’s findings might have been had they known about the “armed escort alert” received by the agents 24 hours earlier that escalated their awareness level - Full Story
October 14, 2011
Lessons learned from the 'Fast and Furious' fiasco Lt. Dan Marcou - SWAT Officer

Lessons learned from the 'Fast and Furious' fiasco

When constructing a new and uniquely different program, it may be advisable to use a technique called 'The Bell, The Book, and The Candle' - Full Story
June 15, 2011
Vehicle stop and checkpoint tactics: A safety mnemonic Thane Gallagher - Patrolling the Border

Vehicle stop and checkpoint tactics: A safety mnemonic

If the criminal element is on the freeway, chances are pretty good that someone from Border Patrol is likely to encounter it - Full Story
May 25, 2011
10 years after 9/11: Terrorism as a criminal enterprise Lance Eldridge - All Law Enforcement is Local

10 years after 9/11: Terrorism as a criminal enterprise

The connection between criminal activity — whether one might consider it ‘organized’ or not — and terrorist organizations has history that continues to this very day - Full Story
March 25, 2011
TDY: A Border Patrol Agent's life on the road Thane Gallagher - Patrolling the Border

TDY: A Border Patrol Agent's life on the road

When you’re a ‘loaner’ you can be on urban streets surrounded by millions on one day and the next day be deep in a canyon outnumbered 10-to-1 by rattlesnakes - Full Story
February 10, 2011
Mexico's gun supply and the 90 percent myth Scott Stewart - Tactical Intelligence

Mexico's gun supply and the 90 percent myth

The same economic law of supply and demand that fuels drug smuggling into the US fuels gun smuggling into Mexico - Full Story
February 04, 2011
Why can't we prosecute every illegal immigrant? Thane Gallagher - Patrolling the Border

Why can't we prosecute every illegal immigrant?

Due to the sheer number of arrests made every year by the Border Patrol, Immigration Courts are just as bogged down in procedure, legal wrangling, and politics as any other criminal court - Full Story
December 28, 2010
When passwords prevent productivity Thane Gallagher - Patrolling the Border

When passwords prevent productivity

Although they’re great roadblocks against improper use of LE information, sometimes that constant stream of little hiccups can complicate an already complicated job - Full Story



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