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 40AMERICAN POLICE BEAT: SEPTEMBER 2016 3 Order your own MONTHLY subscription today. Call 1-800-234-0056 or go to www.APBweb.com American Police Beat (ISSN 1082-653X; USPS #24948), also hereafter referred to as “APB,” is published twelve times a year for $12 per year, $20 for two years or $26 for three years. APB is published by First Strike Media, LLC, 505 8th Avenue, Ste 1004, New York, NY 10018. Periodicals Postage Paid at New York, NY and Additional Mailing Offices. Telephone: 800-234-0056. Subscriptions: info@apbweb.com. Website: www.apbweb.com. POSTMASTER: send address changes to American Police Beat, 505 8th Avenue, Ste 1004, New York, NY 10018. Members of slain Baton Rouge Corporal Montrell Jackson’s police unit hug family members during his funeral at the Living Faith Christian Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Jackson, slain by a gunman who authorities said targeted law enforce- ment, was the last of the three Louisiana law enforcement officers killed in the attack to be buried. (Patrick Dennis/Baton Rouge Advocate via AP, Pool) Domestic calls still deadliest O n e o f t h e things that’s useful for po- lice officers to understand is the threat to officer safety posed by different kinds of duties and calls for service. When it comes to LODs, car wrecks are still far and away the deadliest threat cops face – making the effort to get more officers to wear seatbelts that much more urgent. The number two threat to officer safety has remained unchanged for decades. Police officers in the US are more likely to die when responding to domestic dis- putes than any other 911 call, according to a new report by the Department of Justice’s Community Oriented Polic- ing Services (COPS). Researchers looked at 684 cases to identify the riskiest aspects of cops’ day-to-day work and to recommend safety measures. As far as safety measures for officers responding to domestic violence calls, it’s unclear if there were any. Instead the report focused on the safety measures cops can take during incidents like Dallas and Baton Rouge. “Encourage officers to slow down when responding to calls, wear seat belts, and wear issued body armor.” Because of an apparent increase in the use of high- powered long guns against police, the report recom- mends that law enforcement agencies equip their officers with equal firepower. The report advises that agencies purchase and de- ploy “AR-style patrol rifles, body armor with hard armor plates, and ballistic helmets, to be deployed during high threat responses.” The report points out that most of the soft body armor worn by patrol officers will not stop bullets from an AR- 15 or similar gun. Needless to say, it’s been great for business. COP S Products and COPS Gun Shop are law enforcement outfitters in Oklahoma City. They are not at all related to the federal COPS office. Owners have reported a 50 percent spike in sales. “I think it’s just a reflec- tion on society,” the owner of the COPS Gun Shop told local broadcaster KFOR. “People are scared. People are outgunned. Citizens are scared.”