Happy New Year to everyone!

Start out 2011 on the right foot by joining TEAM CPD at the 2011 Shamrock Shuffle on 10 April AND the Run To Remember on 30 April. ANYONE can join TEAM CPD, walkers or runners! The Chicago Police Memorial Foundation will receive all of the money raised by our team at these two events. This year we will be honoring our 6 fallen Police Officers and 3 Firemen. Everyone will receive a NIKE technical t-shirt and there will be group training and fun runs…

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This is a photo of some of the very first Chicago Police Women in 1967. Check out the purses on the floor -- that is where they kept their guns! They also wore high heels and skirts! I am very proud to say we have come quite a long way (see picture below), keep up the good work!…

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Recently I purchased ANOTHER flashlight, how many flashlights can one girl have?! It was the Inforce Energy Color Police LED. This flashlight is off the hook! The newest trend I was seeing on the street was the strobe feature, but the Inforce was a step up, the Inforce stood out to me for its multiple light functions. It has an output of 225 lumens, monetary or constant on, but the best feature was the…

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So I never thought that Ben Affleck would provide any sort of tactical insight but his character, a bank robber, in the movie "The Town" has a great scene. Affleck and his crew are debating taking down an armored vehicle but they are hesitant on one particular driver because he looks like "GI Joe". Affleck says the driver "wears his vest on the outside" and "tucks his pants into his boots." 



A study done by the FBI, titled Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted in the Line… Continue

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  As President of the MTOA I am pround to be associated with the WTA.  I believe this association is doing great things for our sisters behind the badge in the tactical arena.  The is an area that has long been passed over and I feel that the WTA will assit to fill a void that has been forgotten for far too long.