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NCNEOA 2011-12 Officers First Vice President Dennis Wooten Nash County Sheriff’s Office P O Box 355 Nashville, NC 27856 (252) 459-1539 dennis.wooten@nashcountync.gov

President Brian Arrington Randolph County Sheriff’s Office 727 McDowell Road Asheboro, NC 27205 (336) 318-6637 abarrington@co.randolph.nc.us

Second Vice President Gene Parsons NC SBI P. O. Box 1510 Jefferson, NC 28640 (828) 294-2226 gparsons@ncdoj.gov

Secretary Kelly Page NC SBI PO Box 697 Bailey, NC 27807 (336) 338-1504 kpage@ncdoj.gov

Treasurer Tim McLawhorn License & Theft Bureau, NCDMV 95 Edgewater Road Washington, NC 27889 (252) 943-7408 tmclawhorn@ncdot.gov

Sgt.-at-Arms/East Keith Whitfield Durham County ABC 3620 Durham Chapel Road Durham, NC 27707 (919) 201-0130 kwhitfield7@nc.rr.com

Sgt.-at-Arms/West Josh Wolfe High Point Police Department 1009 Leonard Avenue High Point, NC 27260 (336) 887-7874 josh.wolfe@highpointnc.gov

Training Coordinator Phil Little Bladen County SO (Retired) P.O. Box 266 Elizabethtown, NC 28337 (910) 862-2270 ncneoa@embarqmail.com

West Training Coordinator Kevin Black Rowan County Sheriff’s Office 232 N. Main Street Salisbury, NC 28144 (704) 239-6643 kevin.black@rowancountync.gov

Magazine Editor Kevin Black Rowan County Sheriff’s Office 232 N. Main Street Salisbury, NC 28144 (704) 239-6643 kevin.black@rowancountync.gov

Immediate Past President Bubba Summerlin NC SBI 1013 W. H. Smith Blvd Greenville, NC 27836 (252) 902-5239 asummerlin@ncdoj.gov

Contents this issue NCNEOA Application for Membership......................................................................................................................................................3 Past Presidents.............................................................................................................................................................................................4 Friends of the NCNEOA.................................................................................................................................................................................5 Drugs are Deadly Danger to Officers.....................................................................................................................................................6 Undercover Cops Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice........................................................................................................................7 Warrior Wound Care - Keeps War Fighters in the Fight..................................................................................................................9 The Fight of Your Life..................................................................................................................................................................................12 Skill Set - Multiple Threats......................................................................................................................................................................14 Recipe for Optimum Performance..........................................................................................................................................................16 Spicing Things Up in Jacksonville............................................................................................................................................................19 NCNARC is published two times a year by the North Carolina Narcotics Enforcement Officer’s Association, P.O. Box 266, Elizabethtown, NC 28337, Phone: 910-862-6968, Internet: www.ncnarc.org. Kevin Black, editor: Goldsboro, NC. NCNEOA is a charter member of the National Narcotic Officers’ Associations Coalition (NNOAC) and an affiliate of the International Narcotics Enforcement Officers Association (INEOA). NCNEOA is a non-profit organization Tax ID #59-1917180 On the cover: OCDETF - November, 2011

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NCNEOA Past Presidents 1981-83

Ken Razza, Hickory Police Department

1984

Jim Morris, Emerald Isle Police Department

1985

Anthony Dennis, Carteret County Sheriff’s Department

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Ralph McKinney, Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office

1989-91

Tony Keller, Catawba County Sheriff’s Office

1992

Lee Tate, Edgecombe County Drug Task Force

1993

Phillip Little, Bladen County Sheriff’s Office

1994

Kevin Duckworth, Morganton Police Department

1995

Scott Parker, Nash County Sheriff’s Office

1996

Bob Kennedy, Boone Police Department

1997

Leonard Hudson, Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office

1998

Tim Nelson, NC State Bureau of Investigation

1999

Marty Ferrell, High Point Police Department

2000

George Shaver, New Bern Police Department

2001

Steve Surratt, NC State Bureau of Investigation

2002

Jeff Eddins, NC State Bureau of Investigation

2003

Phil Hamby, Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office

2004

Tim McLawhorn, Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office

2005

Chris P. LaCarter, Hickory Police Department

2006

Randy Johnson, NC State Bureau of Investigation

2007

Kevin Black, Iredell County Sheriff’s Office

2008

Marty Ferrell, High Point Police Department

2009

Andy LeBeau, Boone Police Department

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Drugs Are Deadly Danger to Officers In the Line of Duty

By Craig W. Floyd, Chairman & CEO, April 29, 2010

ack in the early ‘90s, Washington, DC, had earned a dubious distinction. Averaging more than one homicide a day, the nation’s capital was being called the “murder capital.” Most of those deaths were either directly, or indirectly related to drugs. Amazingly, though, for four years during the peak of that drug-related violence there was not a single DC police officer killed in the line of duty. But, that record came to a tragic end on December 30, 1993. As most DC-area residents were celebrating the holidays with family and friends, Metropolitan Police Officer Earline Harris and her partner, Officer Jason White, had volunteered to work the late-night shift in a dangerous section of southeast DC. Riding in their unmarked patrol car around 9 pm, they spotted a man they wanted to question about an earlier crime. As the man walked up the steps of a suspected crack house, Officer White identified himself as a police officer and asked the man to stop. Instead, the suspect turned and opened fire. Officer White, 25, was knocked down, but not seriously injured by the first two bullets, which were stopped or slowed by his bullet-resistant vest. Officer Harris was also shot, but she, too, was saved by her body armor. Then, in a savage display of cowardice, the gunman stood over Officer White and fired four more shots Officer Jason White from a range of 6 to 18 inches. Officer White, a three-year police veteran, died on the spot. Within minutes of the shooting the assailant was arrested, carrying 13 rocks of crack cocaine. The records of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, DC, show that 337 officers have been killed by individuals under the influence of narcotics, including 104 during just the last decade. But, countless others have died directly and indirectly as a result of the war on drugs in our country. The first such case occurred on January 7, 1878, when Lewis County (KY) Deputy Sheriff John Ruggles was shot and killed by a notorious gang leader who had been taking drugs. Five officers were killed in 2009 by individuals who were suspected to be under the influence of narcotics. They included Trooper Michael Haynes of the Montana Highway

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Patrol; Sergeant Steven May of the Modesto (CA) Police Department; Detention Sergeant Ronnie Brown of the Polk County (FL) Sheriff’s Office; Captain Dennis Cagle of the Henderson (TN) Police Department; and Officer Christopher Marano of the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Some, like New York City Police Trooper Michael Haynes Officer Eddie Byrne, were simply assassinated because they were cops. On February 26, 1988, Officer Byrne, 22, was brutally gunned down while sitting in his patrol car guarding the home of a witness in a drug case. Prosecutors said the hit was ordered from behind bars by a jailed druglord who was seeking revenge for his arrest. The man wanted a cop dead—any cop—and the killers were to split $8,000 for the job. Larry D. Bullock, an investigator with the Durham (NC) Police Department was shot and killed during a drug raid on April 29, 1976. His killer was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 60 years in prison. Justice, however, was not to be served in this case. After only serving 16 years of the sentence, Investigator Bullock’s killer was released Officer Larry Bullock from prison, only to be arrested and imprisoned again for drug trafficking. Albert J. Mallen Sr., a detective with the New Jersey State Police, had 14 years of distinguished service under his belt when he was handed one of the biggest narcotics cases in the history of the state. The focus of the investigation was a modest home in a New Jersey suburb, which was suspected of being a multi-million dollar methaphetimine laboratory controlled by organized crime in the Philadelphia and Atlantic City area. A drug raid was launched on the evening of August 28, 1985. As police executed the search warrant, a 58-year-old drug dealer fired a shotgun blast at close range and killed Detective Mallen. He was the first plainclothes member of the New Jersey State Police ever to be killed in the line of duty. On March 22, 1989, members of the Alexandria (VA) Police Department’s elite Special Operations Team surrounded a house where a man had taken five hostages. The hostagetaker was an escaped felon who was high on crack cocaine and PCP. Carrying a sawed-off shotgun, he had gone to the Alexandria residence to collect on a drug debt. Over the next couple of hours, the hostages were released one by one. Only a single hostage remained. It looked like the situation was nearing a peaceful end. But the man sur-

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prised police by exiting the house with a gun pointed at the head of his hostage. He confronted two officers who had positioned themselves nearby. A police sniper was ordered to shoot the hostage-taker. The sniper’s bullet struck the man squarely in the back—a perfect hit. However, his death was not as immediate as it should have been. The drugs had seemingly given him superhuman strength and he survived just long enough to get off two quick shotgun blasts. The first struck and killed Corporal Charlie Hill, a highly respected 13-year veteran of the department. The second blast ripped into the legs of Officer Andy Chelchowski, who was severely injured. While he returned to Officer Charlie Hill the job he loved, Officer Chelchowski never fully recovered from the physical and emotional pain that resulted from the shooting and the loss of his partner. Four years after the incident, Officer Chelchowski walked into the woods behind his home and committed suicide. Charlie Hill left behind a wife, Ginny, and two young sons, Charlie, 7, and Robert, 3. On March 5, 2010—21 years after his father’s death—Robert Hill was sworn in as a member of the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Dana Lawhorne gave me one of the great honors of my life when he handed me the badge to present to Robert. With his mother and stepfather, Richard, looking on, I presented Robert with his badge, telling him there was no greater tribute he could give his father than to follow in his footsteps, carrying on his proud tradition of law enforcement service. 

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Undercover Cops Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice In the Line of Duty By Craig W. Floyd, February 1, 2010

ew York City Police Detectives Rodney J. Andrews and James V. Nemorin worked in the elite 23-member Firearms Investigation Unit of the Narcotics Division. According to one of their colleagues, “Our job is to get guns off the streets before they are used to commit a crime or kill someone.” They work undercover and often deal with cold-blooded street thugs who would think nothDet. James Nemorin ing of killing a cop. A veteran of the all-volunteer unit put it this way, “In this job you’re pretty much bait, and I know that a big fish could come along and eat me any time.” The worst of those fears came true on the night of March 10, 2003. Detectives Andrews, 33, and Nemorin, 40, had arranged to buy a Tec9 submachine pistol for $1,200 from the associates of a man they had bought a gun from the week before. The Tec-9 has been described as a popular gun for “mass murders” and the Firearms Investigation Unit would do whatever it takes to get one of them off of the street. But the sting went bad, and the two veteran officers were each shot and killed. After searching their bodies for money, the two murderers dumped the bodies in the street and drove off. “They died heroes . . . and shall be forever remembered by the people of New York and the NYPD for their actions,” declared their commanding officer, Captain Vincent DiDonato. “They were world class cops, loving fathers and pillars of society.” A search of the records kept by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund shows that Detectives Andrews and Nemorin are two of more than 100 federal, state and local officers have made the ultimate sacrifice while working undercover. The first was Private J. W. Woods of the Texas Rangers. In the summer of 1893, a local sheriff in Menard County (TX) was faced with a rash of cattle thefts and he called on the Texas Rangers for assistance. In earlier days, an entire company of Rangers might have been assigned to take on the cattle rustlers. But, by the 1890s, the Texas Rangers were overwhelmed with requests for help. So, when the Menard County Sheriff asked for assistance, Private Woods was given the assignment alone by his company commander, Captain John Det. Rodney Andrews Rogers. Private Woods soon went to work underContinued on next page www.ncnarc.org

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Continued from previous page cover at a local ranch, waiting for the cattle thieves to strike. But before he could make any arrests, Private Woods simply vanished, his cover apparently blown. His body was never found and, after his pay checks went unclaimed for four months, Private Woods was officially declared dead on November 30, 1893. The Texas Rangers considered the case a murder, but no one was ever prosecuted for the crime. Willie Neal Jr., a St. Louis County (MO) officer, was described by his father as “a young man who knew what he wanted to do, and there was no stopping him. He thought he could make a difference.” On January 29, 1997, Officer Neal, 29, was killed during an undercover drug buy. Officer Mario Jenkins of the University of Central Florida Police Department, was shot and killed on September 24, 2005, while working undercover to prohibit underage drinking at a college football game. When he approached a group of students who were drinking and identified himself as a police officer, a scuffle broke out and Officer Jenkins’ weapon accidentally discharged. Police officers from another jurisdiction responded and mistook Officer Jenkins for an armed suspect. In the confusion that followed, Officer Jenkins was tragically shot and killed by the other officers. On May 6, 2005, St. Paul Police Sergeant Gerald Vick, 42, was shot and killed while working an undercover prostitution sting. As Sergeant Vick approached two male suspects who were standing in an alley, the suspects fled. Sergeant Vick, a 17-year police veteran, was murdered as he gave chase. Lieutenant Monica Carey, of the Clayton (NC) Police Department, was intentionally run over by a suspect during an undercover drug raid on March 10, 2003. As officers attempted to make an arrest, the suspect put his vehicle in reverse, struck Lieutenant Carey and dragged her some 40 feet be Lt. Monica Carey fore her fellow officers shot and killed the suspect. Maryland State Trooper Ed Toatley was attempting to make an undercover drug buy on the night of October 30, 2000. He was after a local drug dealer named Kofi OrleansLindsay. Arrangements were made and Trooper Toatley waited for Orleans-Lindsay at a Maryland subway station. The narcotics trade had been good to Orleans-Lindsay. He drove up in a silver Mercedes-Benz, which he parked and then climbed into Toatley’s Toyota 4Runner.

Orleans-Lindsay directed Trooper Toatley to his “stash house” in the District of Columbia. When they arrived, Toatley handed over $3,500 and Orleans-Lindsay went to get the drugs. About three minutes later, the dealer returned. Toatley asked, “Is everything all right?” The answer was a gunshot fired at close range. Despite the presence of a police surveillance van nearby, Orleans-Lindsay managed to escape, for awhile. An all-out manhunt for this twice-convicted drug dealer, turned cop killer, was launched. Two weeks after he murdered Trooper Toatley, a 16-year veteran of the Maryland State Police, Orleans-Lindsay was arrested in New York City. Responding to reports that Orleans-Lindsay had bragged he would never be caught, Maryland Police Superintendent David B. Mitchell declared, “Joke’s on you, Kofi,” as he announced the arrest. Keith Connelly served for 18 years with the U.S. Border Patrol. His distinguished law enforcement career came to a tragic end on September 6, 1989. He was shot and killed while working undercover in an illegal alien anti-smuggling unit in Fresno, California. Keith Connelly Keith was survived by his wife, Marie, and two sons, Richard and Sean. Marie was devastated by the loss of her high school sweetheart and husband of 20 years. But slowly—with the help of a national support group called the Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS) and a U.S. Attorney who kept in close touch with her about the case of her husband’s killer—Marie was able to pull the pieces of her life back together. She eventually remarried and learned how to sign to help the hearing impaired. Now, every year during National Police Week in Washington, DC, you will find Marie standing on the dais at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Candlelight Vigil, and the Peace Officers Memorial Day Service at the U.S. Capitol signing all of the songs, speeches and the names of the new additions to the Memorial’s walls—the fallen heroes of America who have followed in Keith’s footsteps of extraordinary service and supreme sacrifice. 

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Warrior Wound Care By Will Grant, Blackwater Weekly

Kit issued to soldiers during 2012 Best Ranger Competition

wo innovative products—Oral IV and the 7-Day Bandage—from Warrior Wound Care have found fertile ground in the military and are receiving the backing of the medical industry. Both products employ cutting-edge technologies to keep a body functioning to its highest potential, and both products were part of a first-aid kit issued to soldiers at this year’s Best Ranger Competition. Oral IV is a 15-milliliter vial of essential minerals and electrolytes. It’s colorless, tasteless, and enables the body to rehydrate quicker and more effectively using crystalloid electrolytes. The 7-Day Bandage is a bioelectric wound covering, infused with silver and zinc, that works with the body’s natural electrolytes to form an electrical current that promotes healing, decreases pain, and kills bacteria, viruses and fungi. “People ask me how this stuff works,” says Kino Davis, Operations Director at WWC, “and I tell them magic. It’s magic, that’s how it works.” But it’s not magic, it’s science. And neither technology is new. The body’s ability to more easily absorb crystalloid electrolytes than colloid electrolytes has been known for years, and the healing and anti-bacterial properties of silver, as well as an electric current associated with healing, is nothing new. What’s new is that these technologies are finally making their ways into the rucksacks of frontline soldiers. Change comes slow to the military, but when something finally makes it through the ranks of the screening process it’s tried and true. Oral IV is different than nearly every other hydration formula available. Unlike Gatorade and so many other products out there, Oral IV contains no high fructose corn syrup, no sugars, no artificial colors, nothing but straight electrolytes. But Oral IV’s secret weapon is that the electrolytes are in crystalloid form, which means they’re easier for the body to absorb and metabolize than colloid electrolytes. The body absorbs these smaller electrolytes on a cellular level through any mucosal membrane. During the recent cholera epidemic in Haiti, patients were treated with Oral As soon as Oral IV gets IV to curb their dehydration. The patients—mainly children—were unable into your mouth, you’re to digest nearly anything. Everything that went into their bodies, passed replenishing your body right through. So medical personnel started administering Oral IV through patients’ eyes, noses, and ears, and the results were increased hydration. Speaking of diarrhea, that’s what drove the World Health Organization’s recommendations for rehydration. The leading cause of dehydration is diarrhea, and the WHO drafted its recommendations to confront that. But losing electrolytes and water through aerobic activity is different. Oral IV approached dehydration from an aerobic perspective. The solution is geared toward replenishing essential vitamins and minerals lost through exercise, workload, and environmental conditions. Tim Hardy is an endurance athlete who may be using Oral IV at a higher level than any one. Most recently, he ran an ultra-marathon while taking Oral IV every four to six hours and drank only two Continued on next page www.ncnarc.org

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Continued from previous page gallons of water over the course of 135 miles and 55 hours of nearly continuous work. “I don’t know a lot about cellular metabolism and all that,” he says, “but what I do know is that this stuff works.” Hardy’s recent race, the Arrowhead 135, is no easy jog on city sidewalks. The race is run on a snowmobile track from International Falls, Minnesota, to Tower, Minnesota, and this year was held January 30 to February 2. Like all contestants, Hardy carried his essential gear, most it required by race regulations, on a sled behind him. He packed a sleeping bag rated to 20 degrees Fahrenheit, bottles of water, at least 3,000 calories, and a way to melt snow to make more water. His kit weighed between 35 and 38 pounds. “It’s not a survival race,” Hardy says, “but it’s close. It’s a very, very difficult race. I tried it in 2010 and didn’t finish.” Throughout the race, Hardy took Oral IV as he felt his energy waning. Twenty minutes or so after taking the solution, he could feel his body rejuvenate. “A big part of ultra-running,” he says, “is recovering during the race.” Hardy is glad to see Oral IV showing up in soldiers’ kits. He retired from the Army as a Major after 20 years of service, including time with a Ranger battalion, the 82nd Airborne, and the 10th Mountain Division. No stranger to dehydration through hard work, he’s also well acquainted with the wear and tear of soldiering. That’s why he’s also a proponent of the 7-Day Bandage. The 7-Day bandage is manufactured by Vomaris, which also developed the product. The technology of the silver and zinc dots impregnated on dressing is called Prosit, and the bandage is called Procellera. Warrior Wound Care distributes the bandages and is the means by which the dressing finds its way to soldiers. Warrior Wound Care has had a National Stock Number for the 7-Day Bandage for about two years, and the bandage is currently in use with the military. The Federal Drug Ad-

ministration also endorses the infection-fighting properties of the bio-electric dressing. Mike Puente is the Sniper Team Leader for the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Tactical Operations Unit. During a training exercise, a Belgian Malinois bit him and severely injured his left hand, tearing through the flesh to the bone and exposing tendons. It’s no secret that hand injuries can be career-ending for law enforcement. So four days after getting sewn up in the emergency room, Peunte put the 7-Day Bandage on his wounds. Three days later, inflammation had significantly decreased. Ten days later, his hand started looking normal again. The bandage accelerated the healing and lessened the pain. “The bandage had an immediate effect on pain,” he says. “It was almost instantaneous after I put it on. In fact, after my hand injury and applying the bandage, I stopped taking the narcotics prescribed by the doctor.” Two and a half weeks after his initial hospital visit, Puente went in to have the sutures removed. That was a week and a half earlier than the doctors anticipated. “I was able to return to full duty almost two months ahead of he doctor’s original schedule,” Puente says. “The hand surgeon actually had a hard time believing the science behind the bandage because it went against what was traditional. But the proof was in the healing and recovery.”

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Neither the 7-Day Bandage nor Oral IV are traditional forms of recovery. You almost need a college degree in biology to understand the science behind the technologies, but it’s there, and it’s getting thicker all the time. The anecdotal evidence supporting these two products is extensive. The scientific evidence is slower to roll in, but supportive nonetheless. On a personal level, we tested a few samples of Oral IV at Blackwater this past week. Project Manager Monica Wright, who runs four to six miles three or four days a week, took a vial of Oral IV before her lunchtime run. Upon her return, she said her stride felt freer, her muscles less tight, and that she was hardly tired. She said her posture was better, that she found herself running with her body in a good, upright position more easily. “I feel great,” she said, “I would have kept going except that I had to be back here.”

Puente’s hand the day of the injury

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The Fight of Your Life

Firearms training must address your weaknesses & prepare you for real-world scenarios Joe Denahan | From the January 2012 Issue - Blackwater Weekly Friday, January 20, 2012

n Sunday, Jan. 24, 2011, Lamar Moore entered the sixth precinct station in Detroit and began shooting. The ensuing firefight left four officers wounded and the gunman dead. The attack was quick, but so were the officers under attack, and that’s why the outcome wasn’t much worse. Don’t count on luck to keep you safe from a violent attack. To view the video, visit www.LawOfficer.com/detroitprecint-attack. Law enforcement officers are under attack. Don’t take my word for it, just look at the numbers. The FBI’s Uniform Crime Report for 2010 lists 53,469 sworn officers assaulted and injured in the line of duty in the U.S. According to a memo released in March 2011 from the U.S. Attorney General, 2010 was one of the deadliest years for law enforcement officers in nearly 20 years. During the last two years, we’ve seen a disturbing increase in the frequency of surprise attacks on officers. Sadly, at the time this article was written, it’s clear that 2011 will experience more gunfire-related deaths than took place in 2010. The losses attributable to attacks on officers are staggering. But what do they tell us? That, in no uncertain terms, we’re facing a tough and determined enemy whose penchant for violence and desire to hurt us seems to be increasing.

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You don’t have to look far to find pundits who will provide various societal, economic and sociological explanations for the increase in violence against law enforcement. For the officer/agent on the street, that’s not the concern. The underlying fact is that there are people out there who have no compunction about trying to hurt us. Their twisted rationale for wanting to do so is irrelevant. We must accept that they do—and prepare for it. One advantage we have as LEOs is that the majority of us are realists. We see the statistics. We know the threat is real. Can we ever mitigate all of the threats? Is it possible for all of us to go home safely after every shift, year after year, without serious injury or worse? Regrettably, the answer is no. Law enforcement is a dangerous profession and we do take calculated risks when necessary to do our jobs and perhaps save others. However, that doesn’t mean we can’t strive to improve our chances of staying alive. The one major factor that separates us from the bad guys: training. Unfortunately, not all training is created equal. Our goal must be the development of a comprehensive and realistic training program that openly acknowledges the threats we face, addresses our weaknesses and teaches us the skills to smartly and aggressively defend ourselves. In this article, I’ll introduce some factors that must be incorporated into a firearms training program and provide some tips for developing an effective training program.

The Right Mentality

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true enemy isn’t the bad guys we face, but rather our own complacency and overconfidence. Some LEOs refuse to accept the fact that a physical confrontation is a distinct possibility in the future, and thus train apathetically and without purpose or intensity. In too many minds, “It won’t ever happen to me.” The threat, however, is real, and it’s out there waiting for us. If you’ve never been in a serious physical confrontation, count yourself lucky. Just don’t count on that luck to get you home at the end of the day.

Recognize Your Weaknesses

None of us are impervious to injury or death, and none of us, no matter how hard we try, are beyond losing a fight. While we can and should recognize that fact, we can also bolster the areas where we know we’re weak. If your shooting isn’t where it should be, practice. If you are a small-framed officer, work on developing your strength and power. If you are fortunate enough to possess great physical strength, make sure that your stamina is good. Recognize that your weaknesses are not just your own, but inevitably affect those you work with. It’s not about tournaments, belts, recognition or awards, but rather about bringing the greatest number of refined skills to a confrontation. The more skills you possess, the more ways you have to win. In our world, coming in second place could mean a trip to the hospital or the morgue. In training, if you’re always winning confrontations and overpowering your training partners, you’re not training with the right people, at the right speed or in the right places. Addressing your weaknesses requires being honest with yourself so you can identify those areas where you need improvement. If you’re not, your opponents will most certainly try to exploit your weaknesses in a confrontation—just as we would against them.

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Personally, I know my weaknesses. I’m an average-sized (on my best day) and I know that a real threat to me is being grabbed up by some Neanderthal and tossed around like a rag doll. Is that realistic? Yes, it is. Do I train for that possibility? Absolutely. I know my weaknesses and I try to counter those threats and bolster areas where I know I’m weak.

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Train hard. The beginning of true self-defense and true officer safety lies with hard training. No one wants to get hurt in training. The problem is that many of us train at only 25% speed and intensity, which gives us a false sense of reality. In the real world, our enemy will come at us at 100%, with adrenaline, rage and fear fueling their intensity. If you’ve never trained at this level or even close to it, you could easily get overwhelmed in a real confrontation. The FBI, like many agencies and departments, employs a variety of drills to enhance skills on the range, in the shoot house and on the mats. An unusual drill we use in our division, called a “Box Drill,” is designed to highlight what a real confrontation feels like. (Note: The term “box drill” didn’t originate with the FBI.) The drill is used in many law enforcement agencies and military units and serves to force participants to react to an attack. In these drills, a box keeps the participant in a confined area. The use of a shroud keeps the attack a surprise and enables instructors to attack from the front or rear and mix up the scenarios. In order to simulate a genuine “flash” reaction to an attack, we outfitted our shooting house rafters with a pulley system and dangled a shroud from a rope. Our agents wear the shroud so it covers their eyes and head. When the shroud is pulled up quickly, the agents are confronted with an immediate attack where they’re forced to,

as Law Officer columnist Dave Spaulding says, “fight from the hole.” This reactive position is a serious disadvantage to any officer, and that’s where we start the confrontation. The agents are forced to react to a surprise attack from someone in front or behind them, and in some instances, from multiple attackers. The training highlights an important lesson: Reallife confrontations, at 100% speed, are sloppy, dangerous and difficult. There are no beautiful moves like in the movies, and most of the scenarios end with both attacker and agent falling to the ground, getting into scramble (50/50) positions, and bouncing off the walls and into one another. This tactic also gets agents accustomed to feeling a real surprise reaction to someone coming straight at them at full speed. In some instances, agents are able to deploy their firearms, but in the majority of the scenarios they can’t access their weapons because of the proximity of the attacker. Participants and instructors soon realize how fast these confrontations occur and how unpredictable they can be. Unlike professional combat sports, there’s no rhythm to this type of fight. It’s intense and fast, with no breaks or time to catch your breath. The Box Drill emphasizes one of the most important roles of defensive tactics (DT): Create the critical space between agent and attacker that allows the agent to access their weapons. “DT gets you to your gun” is a common phrase used by FBI DT instructors. This type of practical training allows participants to transition seamlessly between Close Quarters Battle (CQB), defensive tactics and firearms deployment in real time.

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disciplines and positions we might find ourselves in. If we only train from positions of advantage, we run the risk of fooling ourselves into believing that’s where we will always be. It’s human nature to train in the activities we like and are good at. There’s nothing wrong with that in the civilian world, but in law enforcement it can be a fundamental flaw. We can’t afford to be weak in the one discipline that may end up saving our lives one day. Great shooters who are physically weak, cops who can bench press 300 lbs. but can’t catch a suspect in a foot pursuit, and skilled punchers who flounder on their backs in a ground entanglement all have one thing in common: Strength in one discipline only. As trainers, we must recognize this and address it. There’s no point in being the best shooter in your department if you’re incapable of deflecting an attacker and actually getting to your weapon. When they’re scared and at risk, people will naturally fall back on what they know, both in training and in real situations. Our attackers will likely exhibit the same behavior. As LEOs, we need to be aware of all the realistic areas where a confrontation could end up and train in those areas, including the unlikely and worst positions we could ever find ourselves in. When it comes to physical confrontations, our goal as trainers is to predict where a confrontation could possibly go, train from those positions and ensure that the first time we experience these situations is in the mat room or at the range—not on the streets.

Final Thoughts

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Continued from previous page win for a variety of reasons, the most important of which are: • We work in teams; by Tiger McKee • We’re significantly smarter than the bad ccording to documentation in over fifty percent of violent conguys; and frontations that occur there is more than one threat involved. By • We generally bring a greater skill set to the grouping together, threats gain an advantage both physically and fight. mentally. To be prepared for the realities of fighting training and practice in dealing with multiples is required. If we refuse to keep our skills polished, Upon sensing a potential problem you should immediately check for sharp and at the ready, we could find ourselves additional opponents. Move to an advantageous position, not allowing being overmatched, overpowered and on the you to be pinned down or cornered, using your environment and cover to losing end of a deadly confrontation. Don’t let create a good defensive location. The situation may call for you to keep that happen to you. Don’t settle for mediocrity moving. Our natural instinct when we decide to fight is to root to the and don’t rely on luck. There’s no such thing as ground, so mentally get into the habit of moving. Moving may be more being over-prepared. important at that point than shooting. Evaluate the threats to determine what their priority level is; each Note: The views expressed in this article are threat will represent a different value, and this may change as the situathose of the author and do not necessarily reflect tion unfolds. Determining the threat’s value is a lot more involved than those of the FBI or the NCNEOA. just figuring out who is armed with what. The guy with the knife may be more aggressive than the one with the pistol. Size may or may not be Joe Denahan is an FBI Special Agent as- a factor. Some of the best, meanest fighters I’ve known would be comsigned to an East Coast Division. He is the Di- pletely overlooked unless you knew their history. They put a lot of hurt on vision’s Primary Defense Tactics Instructor and many a big man. Also, remember bad guys are very well versed at hiding a member of the FBI SWAT Team. He has been their intentions. There may be one decoy, attempting to draw your attenin federal law enforcement since 1997. tion while the true threat is coming up from behind. There are a variety of theories when it comes to shooting multiple References threats. Bill Jordan advocated that once you had “correctly identified your Attorney General Launches Law Enforce- target, then lock on and keep with it.” In No Second Place Winner Jordan ment Safety Initiative. (March 22, 2011) In The states “don’t switch as long as your original target is available without a United States Department of Justice. Retrieved very good reason.” This is good advice from a man who studied gunfightDec. 14, 2011, from www.justice.gov/opa/ ing seriously. The key point is “without very good reason.” Which means pr/2011/March/11-ag-358.html. as soon as one threat is out you may have to immediately move against another. What we don’t know is when, where or who we may have to deal with, or if necessary how many shots will need to be fired to stop the threats. We do know that practice is essential to success. Space targets at various distances and angles. Work on targets of different size. Don’t get into a routine or range habit; mix up drills to make it difficult. Real threats are rarely lined up in a row in front of you and exposing the same amount of their body. Run drills which require you to identify the threat. Not everyone will need to be shot. Every shot should be a good one. Practice in low-light conditions, which we know is where most fights occur. As with all matters of personal combat practice is essential to perform properly. Remember, there’s a difference between having “it” and knowing where “it” is.

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Tiger McKee is director of Shootrite Firearms Academy, located in northern Alabama. He is the author of “The Book of Two Guns,” a staff member of several firearms/tactical publications, an adjunct instructor for the F.B.I. and designer of the Shootrite Katana. (256) 582-4777 www. shootrite.org www.ncnarc.org

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shoulder through its complete range of motion more effectively. This means you’re less likely to develop muscular imbalances and experience an injury.

Performance

Another benefit from most of these exercises is that they’re performed standing up. Training while standing has a greater carryover to how you move in the field. You will also burn more calories and train other muscle groups including your abs, back, and legs at the same time. This helps you get more bang for your buck with regard to muscle and strength development.

By Curt Pederson

e all seek optimal performance in our lives. Whether it’s at work, in the gym, or elsewhere, we strive to perform our best. Three ways we can ensure that our bodies and minds are prepared to perform optimally is to eat right, workout right, and take the right nutritional supplements.

It’s tough to determine what is right. Primarily, that’s because of so much contradictory information. Hopefully, this article will help you find what’s right for you. In it, I provide the information you need to become bigger, faster, stronger, leaner, and perform your best every day. OPTIMAL EXERCISES AND WORKOUT ROUTINE Contrary to popular opinion, the bench press is not the best upper body exercise, squats are not bad for your knees, and body-part-based workouts (i.e. chest day, shoulder day, arm day, etc.) are not the best way to build muscle and get stronger. Forget about the bench press. The only reason you need to perform the bench press, especially with a barbell, is if

you are a powerlifter and need to train for maximum strength in this specific lift. The reason it’s not optimal is that the movement has little carryover to the real world, and it’s not kind to your joints. That is, unless you perform your job lying on your back and spend time pressing things off your chest. The only time I can think of when the bench-press strength comes in handy is if you’re at the bottom of the pile in a fight! Really, there’s no need to bench press. Another reason you should avoid bench pressing is that it can be bad for your shoulders. This is because pressing while lying down can lead to muscular imbalances and instability among the muscles of your back, chest and shoulder joint. The imbalances it can create cause your shoulders to appear slouched and rounded. Even worse, the inflexibility benching causes makes your shoulders so tight it’s impossible to lift your arms head high. The big, droopy pectoral muscles that develop through excessive bench pressing probably aren’t a look you’re likely to want, either. Unless you want to wear your girlfriend’s bikini to the beach, pressing exercises that you perform while in a vertical or prone position are better choices. Better upper body exercises for your chest and shoulders are dips, dumbbell and barbell shoulder presses, kettlebell swings, the kettlebell snatch, and push ups. All of these exercises train the www.ncnarc.org

Make sure you don’t neglect the other muscles of your upper body either. Training them, too, will further decrease your risk of injury and help your body perform optimally. They include your back, biceps, and traps. Exercises that train these muscles include chin-ups, pull-ups, and rows (barbell, dumbbell, and inverted). Squats are good. A study published several years ago indicated performing squats creates more stress on the knees than they can safely withstand. This study was replete with errors and quickly proven to not be worth the paper on which it was printed. Unfortunately, the cat was already out of the bag and led people to believe that squats are to be avoided. The reality is that squats, when performed properly, are safer and more effective than exercises like leg extensions— even if you have a history of knee injuries. The primary reason squats are superior is that they train more muscle groups than leg extensions. Leg extensions only exercise your quadriceps; squats develop your quads, hamstrings, glutes, lower back, and abs. Squats enable you to build muscle and get stronger faster throughout your entire body.

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Squats also offer more carryover to real life than isolation exercises like leg extensions. Doing squats, or variations of this exercise regularly will help you get stronger, improve your ability to run faster, jump higher, and even strengthen and train your core muscles better than sit ups and back extensions. Holding a barbell across your shoulders when squatting also strengthens your shoulders and upper back. This makes it easier for you to carry heavy loads, like a full rucksack.

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When you design a total-body style workout choose one exercise for every major body part (i.e. your legs, chest, back, and shoulders). All you need are 4-6 exercises per workout. Done properly, all of your other muscles will be trained. Below is a workout that incorporates each of the points I make above. Give it a try for a month, and you’ll see for yourself how it’s the superior way to build your body.

Don’t limit your workouts to the barbell squat. You should perform its variations to keep your body guessing and develop your legs optimally. I recommend changing exercises every 3-4 weeks. Other types of squats include: barbell and dumbbell lunges, Bulgarian split squats, front squats, overhead squats, and step ups. If you don’t have weights available, pistol squats are a body weight exercise that will give you strong legs fast.

–Monday (Perform 4-6 reps and 5 sets for each exercise)

TOTAL-BODY WORKOUTS ARE THE WAY TO GO

Kettlebell Slams

Now it’s time to dispel the idea that body-part or isolation workouts are best. What I mean are workouts that only train 1-2 body parts (chest/back, shoulders, etc.). If you want to build your body bigger, faster and stronger this isn’t the way to go. Total body workouts will help you achieve overall better performance. This means that each workout includes an exercise for every body part. Listed below are the reasons total body workouts are better for optimal development.

–Wednesday (Perform 8-10 reps for 3 sets for each exercise)

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Total body workouts are more efficient. You’ll get more work done in less time. Total body workouts burn more calories than isolation workouts. They’ll help you get leaner faster. Total body workouts cause a greater increase in the hormones that stimulate muscle growth (growth hormone and testosterone) than isolation exercises.

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Total body workouts are harder to perform than isolation workouts. Working harder will help you get into better shape faster.

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Total body workouts are better way to train to meet the demands of your time in the field. They involve exercises where you press, squat, and perform other movements together just like you do when you are running, climbing, and pulling during your job.

Kettlebell Swings Squats (use a barbell, dumbbells, or kettlebell) Standing Shoulder Press One Arm Bent Over Row

Kettlebell Throws Split Squats Plyometric (Clap) Push Ups Inverted Rows –Friday One Arm Kettlebell Snatch – Squat – Shoulder Press Complex – repeat 6-8 times Farmer’s Walks – Walk for 50 yards per set. Repeat 6 times. OPTIMAL NUTRITION Forget about loading your body with carbohydrates and cutting out fat if you want to perform your best, at work and in the gym. The way to eat if you want a lean, strong, and healthy body that moves quickly and powerfully is to cut out processed carbs and sugars. You should instead strive to eat lots of protein from eggs, fish, and meat (especially beef and pork) and healthy fats. This includes coconut, fish, nuts, and olive oils. Protein helps your body build and repair muscle tissue and also gives it the building blocks it needs to stay healthy. Fats are required to create hormones and other chemicals

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you need to perform your best. They also help you stay full longer, make food taste better, and are a better source of fuel for your body to use. The only carbohydrates you should eat are from fruits and vegetables. Studies show that eating a low carbohydrate diet (less than 75 grams total daily) is the best way to eat for weight and fat loss. It’s also good for your overall health as well. Once your body is adapted to this way of eating – which takes about 14 days – you’ll find that you feel and perform better. One of the benefits is that you recover faster between workouts. Your endurance will improve, too. Another benefit is a huge increased energy. This alone will keep you from ever ‘carb-loading’ again. Unless you want to lose weight, don’t stress too much over the calories or amount of fat and protein you eat. All you need to get enough protein is about a palm-sized serving at every meal. Add 1-2 tablespoons of fat from olive or coconut oil if you aren’t eating a fatty meat. Finish your meal with lots of vegetables, and you’ll have your nutritional bases covered. When you don’t have time to cook, eat some jerky and nuts or drink a protein shake with a tablespoon of almond butter added. The only downside to eating a low carbohydrate diet, and it’s temporary, is that it may take a little time for your body to adapt to using fat for fuel. While you may feel a little sluggish the first couple of days into the diet, stick to it, the energy and other benefits you gain shortly thereafter are well worth the temporary pain.

SUPPLEMENT YOUR DIET Forget about sugar-rich, high calorie weight gainers. They leave you feeling bloated and nauseous. Caffeine-rich energy drinks are out as well. The increase in energy that comes with them often comes with jitters and a big-time crash when the benefits wear off. Liquid-based Creatine supplements are out too. Studies show they degrade into worthless byproducts and just don’t work. What you should take instead are supplements whose benefits are supported by scientific studies. I’m talking about research done on humans too, not lab rats. The four best are listed below. Branch Chain Amino Acids: Forget sugar rich workout drinks like Gatorade before you lift weights or perform an intense workout. All they’ll do is leave you feeling bloated and sluggish. A branch chain amino acid supplement works better for intense workouts like strength training and sprints. They’re a great source of instant energy, and when taken after a workout, can help decrease muscle soreness and help you recover faster. Start with about 10 grams of branch chain amino acids (BCAAs) pre and post-workout for a few weeks. You should notice that you have more energy when you train and that you’re less sore post-workout. Other benefits you may experience are a decrease in body fat, that you are stronger and build muscle faster. The best way to get this dosage is to use a BCAA powder. Capsules are okay too but can be a hassle. Two excellent products are Scivation Xtend and Bodytech BCAA powder. Both mix easily in water and easily provide the recommended dose. Creatine Monohydrate Powder: www.ncnarc.org

Studies find that Creatine can help you build muscle – as much as 5 lbs. in 2 weeks – become stronger, and recover faster between sets. Make sure you buy a supplement that’s guaranteed to only contain Creatine monohydrate powder. It’s the only ingredient that should be on the product’s label. One that meets this requirement is Optimum Nutrition Micronized Creatine Monohydrate. You’ll get the best results by following a loading phase where you take 20 grams a day for the first five days of supplementation. Take five grams a day thereafter to keep your muscles filled with Creatine so the benefits continue. Fish Oil: Taking a fish oil supplement can benefit your overall health and improve your performance. Studies show that in addition to being good for your heart and brain, it can also help you lose weight and build muscle. Since it works to decrease inflammation throughout your body, it can also decrease joint, back, and neck pain. When shopping for a fish oil supplement choose a product that is tested to be free of impurities and contains at least 750 mg of EPA and DHA per serving. These are the omega 3 fats that give fish oil its benefits. Products that meet these requirements are Nordic Naturals Ultimate Omega, NOW Ultra Omega, and Vitamin Shoppe’s Liquid Omega 3. The dosage you’ll require varies. Start with two to three grams of EPA/DHA daily. You should see results after a month. L-Tyrosine: This amino acid is perfect for increasing concentration, focus, and mental energy. Unlike caffeine, it doesn’t make you feel anxious or jittery. Studies on soldiers find that it improves the ability to perform

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mentally and physically difficult tasks, even when you’re sleep-deprived and exhausted from excessive exercise. Take L-tyrosine 20 minutes before you workout for the best results. A second dose postworkout can help prevent a crash in energy and enable you to feel good the rest of the day. Start with 500 mg per day and increase your dosage until you find what works best for you. Don’t take it if you train at night since this may hurt your ability to fall asleep. Buy a supplement that contains at least 500 mg of l-tyrosine per capsule. One that I like is the Vitamin Shoppe’s L-Tyrosine. You now have the information you need to workout, eat, and supplement your diet for optimal performance. All that’s left is for you to get started. After a month of adhering to the information in this article you’ll look, feel, and perform like a champion.

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Spicin’ things up in Jacksonville

acksonville PD has a six man narc unit referred to as the Special Operations Division; one of which is assigned to the DEA Wilmington resident office. Though we work other crimes such as vice, liquor laws 90% of our work is controlled substances. We received information regarding the tobacco oriented convenient stores were selling Spice. As a result, I sent in Detective Keller to conduct a undercover purchase of Spice being sold openly. As a result, a search warrant was executed on that business. The occupants of this business immediately rolled on their distributor which happened to also be in Jacksonville. Our Detectives made contact at that location, gained consent to search locating the pictured spice. Between the two locations 34,061 grams = 11,353.6 Dosage Units were seized most of which came from the second location. Trafficking related search warrants were executed the following day on the residences of the business owners. Roughly $85,000 was located under the bed of one of the business owners. In total regarding this operation our office seized $101,740 and a 2011 Toyota Rav-4. According to arrestees involved with this group this seizure came from Yemenis nationals targeting our Marines attempting to mess them up before they leave for war. The “Spice” was being sold out of their Tobacco Shops and Convenient Stores. We took off the distributor of Fusion and Krytonite Synthetic Cannabinoid for the state. All of which came back controlled from the State lab. Pictured from bottom left clockwise: Sgt. Ronnie Dorn, Detective James Keller, Detective Tim Carr (no longer with Unit), Detective Kevin Doyle, CID Detective Mike Kellum, Detective Trudy Allen and Detective Chris Bradley (Not pictured)

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