Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 4030 AMERICAN POLICE BEAT: APRIL 2016 to her,” said Klehm. It turns out the woman was diabetic and speeding towards stopped traffic up ahead. There was almost no time. Thankfully Klehm’s a quick thinker. “I just placed my vehicle behind the others to take the impact,” he said. Sure enough, just seconds later, the woman crashed into his car. Klehm got out and im- mediately checked on the woman’s medical condition. She was still pretty out of it. The sergeant broke the windows to unlock her door and a little after that the paramedics arrived. The impact of the crash that Klehm managed to con- trol was caught on dash-cam and it was serious enough to give the officer some neck pain, which he got looked at by doctors. But aside from that, the cops and the woman who crashed are expected to be OK. Those that know Sgt. Klehm say this kind of thing is pretty typical. “He is a war veteran, he is a police veteran, and he is a veteran of Washington County. He cares about the people he serves,” noted Captain Dante Lange. “He puts his life on the line every single day and he doesn’t think twice about it, this is what he loves to do and you know, you just have to be OK with that,” said Klehm’s wife Amanda. As always, it’s time to cue the humble cop begging to disagree. “I did what I think any- body else would have done, that would have the oppor- tunity to do what I did that day,” he said. Just because it’s a cliché doesn’t make it any less true – or inspiring. Continued from page one Some of the people sitting in their cars that Klehm likely saved from death or serious injury probably would never understand what he was able to pull off when he controlled a potentially deadly crash. That took serious skill I n San Francisco work- ers and residents in the Financial District have been stumped. What the hell is that weird metal box, literally plugged into a utility pole with a sign that says, ‘Don’t unplug?” It turns out that the con- traption with the power cord and a sign asking people not to unplug is cutting edge counter-terrorism technol- ogy. It’s a “BioWatch Gen 2 Aerosol Collector.” The metal box was dropped off during security preparations for the Superbowl. This is a glaring example of what some have dubbed the “Post 9/11 gravy train,” where billions get spent on God only knows what. So sleep safe, USA. Just hope to heaven above that no one unplugs the box from the pole. With home- land security spending, it’s commerce first and security second. At least that’s the repeated conclusion of the DHS In- spector General. An earlier version of the BioWatch Aerosol collector was ridi- culed in the 2008 General Accountability Office re- port. That report was titled “First Responders’ Ability to Detect and Model Haz- ardous Releases in Urban Areas Is Significantly Lim- ited.” Here’s the best part. The second version of the “sniff- er box” doesn’t work as advertised either. “The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) lacks reliable information about BioWatch Gen-2’s technical capabilities to de- tect a biological attack and therefore lacks the basis for informed cost-benefit deci- sions about upgrades to the system. DHS commissioned several tests of the technical performance characteristics of the current BioWatch Gen-2 system, but has not developed performance requirements that would enable it to interpret the test results and draw con- clusions about the system’s ability to detect attacks,” the GAO determined. Actually that’s not the best part. It’s this: DHS is paying for a third version of the Please don’t unplug this terrorism box – DHS box. It’s the first rule of govern- ment spending: why buy one useless piece of crap when you can have three for just three times the price? You really have to marvel at it. Here we are with poison- ous drinking water all over the country. But we don’t have the money for actual threats like old pipes and crumbling roads because we blew it all on bomb- proof trash cans for the bus station. Amazing. One day Americans might wake up and demand their money back. Sadly, that day is not today $87 million $87 million dollars a year dollars a year for a plug with for a plug with no internal no internal power supply – power supply – what a bargain! what a bargain! Sgt. Seth Klehm • Removes weight of duty belt off hips and lower back • Enables you to perform at maximum standards • Helps keep shirt tucked in during physical activity • No need to adjust duty belt when exiting vehicle • No need to hold duty belt when engaging in foot pursuits No more back pain The Back Defender is the only concealed belt suspension system approved for police duty WWW"ACK$EFENSE3YSTEMSCOM   (or)