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Got P25? Great, but don’t forget your phone

P25 (a.k.a. APCO-25, or Project 25) refers to a suite of standards for interoperable digital radio communications for public safety agencies. Radios built to the P25 standards let first responders from all over the...

Bluetooth devices and staying stealth

While assisting officers from another jurisdiction who were dispatched to a report of three armed males using narcotics, a fellow officer was standing in the rear of the residences near the rear door. The very first...

Using your cell phone as a concealed video recorder

If you have one of the new LG CU500 cell phones (or a comparable phone with video capabilities), add a Micro SD chip and record video with it. With a 1 Gig SD card set to the highest resolution, I can get 4.25 hours of...

Using a digital audio recorder

I find that a digital audio recorder is a great piece of equipment to have. It can serve as a helpful investigative tool to record field interviews, dying declarations at a moment's notice, or to help take notes when a...

Wear an ear mic

Wearing an ear mic not only ensures you get your radio traffic, it also eliminates the need to "secure your mic" while standing with a potential suspect. Criminals are just as knowledgeable -- sometimes more so -- about...

More on safe shoulder mic usage

As a follow up to a tip submitted by Officer Israel about looking at subjects when talking on shoulder mics [Read the tip]: I have done what Officer Israel describes and I've also noticed that I tend to lift my elbow...

Suspicious person contacts

This is probably nothing new to many of you, but I still see this mistake time and again: When preparing to make contact with a suspicious person, do not grab your mic for the first time while pulling up to him. Instead,...

Keep your eyes forward

When talking on portable radios, many officers look away from what is taking place in front of them to look at their microphone while transmitting. No matter where your mic is placed—shoulder, right or left epaulette, or...

CELL PHONE CAPABLE OF FIRING 4 .22 ROUNDS

Most see airport security as a pain. Some deal better than others. Some feel violated, when you watch this movie, you'll understand why they want your cell phone through the x-ray machine. Read this and then watch the...

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