Electronic Stability Control is a problem for PIT
As a driving and PIT instructor I have noticed a topic that has gone unnoticed by the law enforcement when it comes to PIT. Many newer vehicles (and all vehicles sold in the United States after 2012) will have some sort...
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Increasing visibility in your patrol vehicle
Because of the number of — and relative positions of — all the technology devices in a patrol car, it can sometimes be difficult to create a high visibility environment inside that squad. PoliceOne...
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Presenting a weapon during roadside sobriety tests?
If you use a pen as your focal element during Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus tests, consider changing your approach. Although admittedly convenient and seemingly small and innocuous, a pen in the wrong hands can inflict some...
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Interior lighting tips for your cruiser
In this tactical video tip, police trainer Lou Ann Hamblin talks about a few small things that might make a big difference when it comes to protecting yourself while sitting in your patrol car. She focuses on how the...
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Tips to remember for driving safely in winter weather
This Law Enforcement Training Network (LETN) video offers some timeless and important reminders on this first Friday in December. LETN trainers review driving techniques that will help you avoid losing control of your...
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Crown Vic trunk alert
PoliceOne trainer Gary Klugiewicz received the following alert through a law enforcement list serve. It’s advisable to check with your fleet manager or agency mechanic to discuss possible ways to safeguard against...
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Use air support to run thieves back to you
The bad guys adjust their tactics and behavior based on reality TV shows, their own “training,” and knowledge of how we operate. A few years back, a major East Coast city was dubbed the “car theft capital of the world”...
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Chevy Impala safety alert
During our in-service training this year we included High Risk Vehicle Stops. Our Officer Cameron Gales played the role of one of our suspects during the scenarios. Officer Gales made an observation that we need to be...
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Check the back seat
When you remove a subject from the back seat of your squad, be sure to check the back seat. Although you should have searched the individual thoroughly before transport, it’s always a good idea to double check to be sure...
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Buckle Up!
Watch this video on BLUtube In today’s PoliceOne Video Tactical Tip, Senior Street Survival Seminar Instructor Dave Smith shares a reminder about one of the most basic but critical officer survival steps you can...
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Dodge Durango pedal problem
A couple of weeks ago the gas pedal in my assigned cruiser, a 2005 Dodge Durango, stuck about half throttle. I kicked it, thinking that the floor mat had possibly caused the sticking problem. Then again, just two days...
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Improving your roadside visibility
Driver inattention is one of the leading causes of vehicular accidents in the U.S. As officers we are more at risk than most due to the "routine traffic stop." Traffic stops are one of the most basic and dangerous things...
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Stay alert to soft CD cases
We have all seen them or have them. Those soft nylon CD cases that are just big enough to hold a single stack of your favorite CD's. Well those cases are just big enough to also conceal small pistols. Recently we had a...
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Watch for loose car stereos
One of our department's two-officer units stopped a vehicle for reckless driving/DUI. While searching the vehicle incident to the driver's arrest, one of the officers noticed a piece of tissue shoved in a space between...
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Consider where you carry your duty bag
I know that we all like to have our duty bags with all of our forms and goodies in them. Many officers, myself included, carry this bag on the front passenger seat of our patrol cars, but from a tactical standpoint, this...
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More on seating suspects to increase reaction time
When you have suspect(s) sit on a curb, have them extend their legs and cross their ankles. Before they can get up, the suspect needs to uncross his/her legs and bend at the knees. Either of these actions are easily...
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Getting into a malfunctioning shotgun rack
I am sure most of you know this...I didn't. The Pro-Gard Industries shotgun mount in my patrol car will open with a handcuff key if for some reason the button malfunctions.
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Safe police driving
I frequently see local law enforcement officers driving with one hand draped over the top of the steering wheel at the 12 o'clock position. It concerns me that they clearly think they're in control of their vehicle, but...
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Familiarize yourself with other local squad cars
How many times have we backed up or assisted a sister agency? Almost every day, right? But how familiar are you with their patrol cars? The local PD ended a pursuit next to my house while I was home and off-duty. After a...
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Preventing cruiser theft
I always make sure the parking brake is activated anytime my patrol car is in park and running. If by chance a suspect wanted to take the car, he'd first have to figure out how to take the brake off, possibly affording...
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Emergency First Aid: Stopping extremity bleeding
Video: Broadband Dialup Download Windows Media Player In this week's PoliceOne Video Tip, Emergency Physician Dr. Rick Tovar with the New Berlin (WI) Police Department shows you a simple yet potentially life-saving way...
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