R.J. Beam's Blog, page 26
April 11, 2016
Thirty years ago today, a history lesson in why police carry “assault rifles”
I saw one comment where a person asked "Name me one instance a police got killed because they did not they did not have military rifles" Well, anonymous internet commenter here is your answer... April 11, 1986 in Miami Florida.
360 degree video of Quint responding to a fire
Coral Springs fire posted this great 360-degree video of a response to a dumpster fire. They mounted a camera on their Quint.
April 10, 2016
Ford now offering factory Zero-Profile Light Bar for Police SUV
Ford has announced a factory installed a zero-profile light bar on the new models of Police Interceptor Utility, their SUV style squads.
April 4, 2016
Fire department asks citizens how much fire gear costs
The Georgetown, CT, Volunteer Fire Department asked some random citizens how much firefighting gear and equipment cost. Check out the video to see what the answers are.
March 30, 2016
Book Recommendation- Sabotage: Beginnings (Savage Souls MC)
Retired Police chief turned author Scott (LS) Silverii has released a prequel novel to the books in the Savage Souls MC series. Sabotage: Beginnings is an interesting mix of both military thriller with a splash of a suspenseful revenge tale.
March 28, 2016
When driver panics at fire scene, officer moves his car
Check out this video from Nassau County, NY of a fire scene. A citizen trying to drive out of the neighborhood panics and blocks traffic for a responding fire truck. Eventually an officer on scene gets into the car and moves it.
March 26, 2016
Must See Video: Cars actually pulling over for EMS!
You have to see it to believe it. An ambulance responding to a call and all the cars are pulling to the side!
March 12, 2016
Dash Camera footage of Maryland rescuing man from burning car
Amazing video from the Montgomery County Police Department shows two officers risking their life to rescue a man from his burning car.
Book Recommendation: El Camino Del Rio
The story is set along the US, Mexico border. Dolph Martinez is an agent with the US border patrol when he discovers a group of illegals well inside the US. While dealing with this group some vultures catch his eye, so does a dead body.
March 10, 2016
Hackensack police find drugs hidden in water bottle and energy drink can
Hackensack police "had a hunch" about an water and Red Bull in a suspect's car. That Hunch lead the officer to look closer and notice the containers were not what they looked like. Hidden compartments holding cocaine and heroin worth more than $10,000, and $8,000.
