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 4018 AMERICAN POLICE BEAT: JUNE 2016 “I would never ever point my firearm at anyone, including an officer of the law, unless they pointed their firearm at me, but once you point your firearm at me, I’m sorry, then it becomes self-defense. Whether you’re a stranger, a bad guy, or an officer, and you point your gun at me and you’re gonna shoot me and I have to decide whether it’s my life or your life, I choose my life.” – Michelle Fiore Bundy-loving legislator promises to shoot cops, bad guys and good guys! T he call wasn’t re- ally that big a deal when an EMT in Lincoln, Califor- nia responded to a resi- dence where an 87-year-old man passed out mowing the Situational awareness and officer safety! lawn. The man didn’t want to be identified, so reporters with the Huffington Post spoke with the man’s son. “Dad’s had problems feel- ing faint in the past,” Dens- ley told HuffPost. Neighbors saw the elderly man faint and alerted his wife, who called 911. “I live close by — about five minutes away — and when I got there, the ambulance was there and my dad was hooked up to an EKG and they were monitoring his vitals,” Densley said. “They also encouraged him to go to the hospital, but he refused further treatment.” Densley and his family took Dad inside and tried to convince him to go to the hospital. “Suddenly, I heard the lawnmower,” he said. One of the EMTs, Chris Spires, was finishing up the yard. “I went out and said, ‘You don’t have to do this,’ but he said, ‘I checked with dis- patch and we don’t have any pressing calls.’” Spires told Densley his partner was putting away Good guy EMT finishes lawn Simple acts of kindness are worth their weight in gold the gurney and said it was “a one-man job.” “He basically suggested I’d have to do something like punch him to get him to stop,” Densley laughed. “Then he asked where to put the lawnmower when he was done.” Densley posted a photo of Spires and it’s received more than 10,000 likes on Facebook. Let’s hear it for the para- medics! They’re not cops but man oh man, they’re a sweet sight when you’re in deep trouble, medically speaking. The Department of Jus- tice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) announced that it is accepting applica- tions for funding through the COPS Hiring Program. The grant program pro- vides funds directly to state, local and tribal law enforce- ment agencies to hire and/or rehire career law enforce- ment officers in order to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. Appli- cations will be accepted through June 23, 2016. The COPS Office is com- mitted to advancing the recommendations in the “President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing Re- port” and will give consid- eration to agencies that are focused on building trust between their departments and the communities they serve. C.O.P.S. grants available: apply now Learn more: pelican.com/air Pelican Products, Inc. 23215 Early Avenue, Torrance, CA 90505 (866) 838-9285 (TOLL FREE) • Tel 310.326.4700 •Fax 310.326.3311 PELICAN ™ + TREKPAK: THE ULTIMATE DIVIDER SYSTEM FOR THE ULTIMATE CASE. CLEAN UP YOUR ACT PELICAN™ + TREKPAK™ Our new premium divider system uses tough and durable pre-installed wall sections and divider panels that are only 7/16” thick, so you can pack more gear than conventional dividers. The fool-proof cutting tool and locking pins let you customize TREKPAK™ dividers over and over. All trademarks are registered and/or unregistered trademarks of Pelican Products, Inc., its affiliates and/or subsidiaries.TREKPAK is a registered trademark of TREKPAK, Inc.