Dan Kickert

Dan Kickert is police officer in the south suburbs of Chicago with 15 years of experience. He is currently assigned to patrol and training. He serves his agency as a field training officer, range master, tactics instructor and training coordinator. He was previously assigned to investigations, where he worked as a homicide investigator in a task force setting for seven years.

Open-source investigations

March 21, 2022

Modern problems call for modern solutions, and it seems that in this day and age, everything and anything can be found on the internet. Two current trends have been building […] Read More

Choosing the best duty light

The right flashlight will vary from cop to cop

October 29, 2021

When I first started in law enforcement, everyone on my department carried a Maglite, which was the standard at the time and needed three D-cell batteries to power it. They […] Read More

Grip vs. trigger

Why both are important in firearms training

August 21, 2021

When it comes to firearms instructors, most of them fall into one of two camps. There are the “proper grip” instructors and the “slow, steady press” instructors. What if I […] Read More

What is a tactical mindset?

July 28, 2021

When it comes to cops, everyone knows that if they want to sell us something, all they have to do is paint it black and call it tactical. We cannot […] Read More

To police or not to police in 2021

May 19, 2021

In the last few years, things seem to have a way of making it increasingly harder to be the police. In any roll call or coffee shop, if there is […] Read More