DUI’s, Dust Clouds, And The Cop Who Cried Wolf

DUI’s, Dust Clouds, And The Cop Who Cried Wolf

My heart rate started picking up speed and sweat began beading along my receding hairline.  Was it hot in there or was it just me?  Then, the nausea hit me hard like a day old beef and bean burrito.  What was happening to me? I had worked the day shift and had been...
SWAT Physical Fitness Qualification Review

SWAT Physical Fitness Qualification Review

I walked past the Spring 2020 edition of The Tactical Edge at work and had to pick it up. The eye-catching cover featuring some high-octane, high-protein SWAT guys wearing gas masks and lugging weights around touched me at my tactical core. After peeling the cover...
Murphy’s Law 101: Everything That Can Go Wrong, Will

Murphy’s Law 101: Everything That Can Go Wrong, Will

I finished writing up a warning as I listened to a call coming in over the air. There was a guy who had made suicidal statements and the family asked us to go check on him. I was a minute or two down the road on a traffic stop, so I decided to clear the stop and head...
Every Day Carry You Can Carry Every Day

Every Day Carry You Can Carry Every Day

I know cops who never touch a gun when they’re off duty and others who go to bed wearing BDUs and a plate carrier with a pillow under their rifle. Whichever way you lean, remember a wise man once said that it is better to have it and not need it than to need it and...