Week 25

Devonta Richardson
July 15, 2024

Welcome To The Street

Good Morning, Officer your weekly shift briefing has arrived.

This weekend has been crazy and fueled with emotions! If you all are anything like me I was left feeling enraged after the news and disappointed after seeing the failure of local law enforcement and the Secret Service. No matter your political beliefs an assassination attempt on a former U.S. President is unacceptable and we hope that all involved are held accountable.

News

State Policing Reforms Since George Floyd’s Murder

While the past year has seen some victories, transformative change in policing remains elusive.

New San Diego police chief unveils sweeping changes to department structure

The overhaul reduces top-level positions, adds civilian professionals and introduces new roles to address inefficiencies and evolving challenges in policing

Police chief resigns after theft of his vehicle, shootout

The suspect, Gary Porter, stole Chief Dailey's vehicle.

Pennsylvania law enforcement details event in Trump rally shooting

Former President Donald Trump was the target of an assassination attempt Saturday at a Pennsylvania rally, days before he was to accept the Republican nomination for a third time.

Training Tip:

“Knife Defense Training Drill”

A little practice drilling a few angles of knife defense...Getting reps, developing movements, and the introducing the extras later. In our film "Wrist Lock" we discuss the ranges Police Officers must be training in and familiar with- this definitely should be one of them.
— Jon Gentile (@trainingsts1)
4:47 PM • Jul 8, 2024

Officer Down

This week we lost 2 officers in the line of duty.

Police Officer Matthew Bowen

Police Officer Matthew Bowen died from injuries received from being struck by a vehicle while initiating a traffic stop.

Detective Fernando Esqueda

Detective Fernando Esqueda was shot and killed from ambush after locating a vehicle wanted in connection to an aggravated assault.

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