--- In TXBasicAcademy@yahoogroups.com, vincentchen@... wrote:
>
> Quoting medinavfd <medina2328@...>:
>
> > Hey brothers, i just graduated the academy and now hoping to
take the
> > test sometime next week, my gpa was in the mid 80's, and im
wonderin
> > if any of you have any pointers for the test.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> There is a TCLEOSE review manual out there that will cover most of
the basic
> test questions for the TCLEOSE exam.
>

--- In TXBasicAcademy@yahoogroups.com, vincentchen@... wrote:
>
> Quoting medinavfd <medina2328@...>:
>
> > Hey brothers, i just graduated the academy and now hoping to
take the
> > test sometime next week, my gpa was in the mid 80's, and im
wonderin
> > if any of you have any pointers for the test.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> There is a TCLEOSE review manual out there that will cover most of
the basic
> test questions for the TCLEOSE exam.
>how can I get the TCLEOSE exam review manual

just relax when taking the tecleose,,,,they might word things differently,,,so
just relax and apply what you have learned

   future peace officer,,
   cpl a.lopez
   r-07
   laredo,tx


bulldog_0566 <bulldog_0566@...> wrote:
           --- In TXBasicAcademy@yahoogroups.com, vincentchen@... wrote:
>
> Quoting medinavfd <medina2328@...>:
>
> > Hey brothers, i just graduated the academy and now hoping to
take the
> > test sometime next week, my gpa was in the mid 80's, and im
wonderin
> > if any of you have any pointers for the test.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> There is a TCLEOSE review manual out there that will cover most of
the basic
> test questions for the TCLEOSE exam.
>how can I get the TCLEOSE exam review manual






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Just took the test at SMU yesterday and passed.  Test has its
difficult questions, and you have to study most of the 29 course
subjects, most specifically of course, the Penal Code, CCP,
Constituion and case law, Use of Force, Patrol, Diversity and Traffic
(most of the questions come from these - I feel).  The way I assess it
is that there are three types of questions, the basic (practice tests
cover most of these), the medium (those like Penal Code scenarios -
penalties and elements) and the difficult (those that are thrown in
that are obscure subjects that indicate you have really studied the
information).  I figure if you know the basic questions, and at least
a majority of the medium questions, and hope you get a few by
recalling reading about the occassional obscure subject that is thrown
in then you will score well.  Don't let the test scare you.  Just take
your time (PLENTY OF TIME!) and READ the question.  The practice tests
and the cliff notes provided here were the greatest of help to me and
I want to thank you guys for the help!

Regards,

--- In TXBasicAcademy@yahoogroups.com, "medinavfd" <medina2328@...>
wrote:
>
> Hey brothers, i just graduated the academy and now hoping to take
the
> test sometime next week, my gpa was in the mid 80's, and im wonderin
> if any of you have any pointers for the test.
>

Just took the test at SMU yesterday and passed.  Test has its
difficult questions, and you have to study most of the 29 course
subjects, most specifically of course, the Penal Code, CCP,
Constituion and case law, Use of Force, Patrol, Diversity and Traffic
(most of the questions come from these - I feel).  The way I assess it
is that there are three types of questions, the basic (practice tests
cover most of these), the medium (those like Penal Code scenarios -
penalties and elements) and the difficult (those that are thrown in
that are obscure subjects that indicate you have really studied the
information).  I figure if you know the basic questions, and at least
a majority of the medium questions, and hope you get a few by
recalling reading about the occassional obscure subject that is thrown
in then you will score well.  Don't let the test scare you.  Just take
your time (PLENTY OF TIME!) and READ the question.  The practice tests
and the cliff notes provided here were the greatest of help to me and
I want to thank you guys for the help!

Regards,

--- In TXBasicAcademy@yahoogroups.com, "medinavfd" <medina2328@...>
wrote:
>
> Hey brothers, i just graduated the academy and now hoping to take
the
> test sometime next week, my gpa was in the mid 80's, and im wonderin
> if any of you have any pointers for the test.
>

Ok so out of staters have to pay the $150 for a 6 month time frame to
take the test.  What happens if you dont pass?  Another $150 or just
tsake it again in the 6 month time frame.

Ill be taking this test soon.  Im just curious.





--- In TXBasicAcademy@yahoogroups.com, "rytageorge" <rytageorge@...>
wrote:
>
> Just took the test at SMU yesterday and passed.  Test has its
> difficult questions, and you have to study most of the 29 course
> subjects, most specifically of course, the Penal Code, CCP,
> Constituion and case law, Use of Force, Patrol, Diversity and Traffic
> (most of the questions come from these - I feel).  The way I assess it
> is that there are three types of questions, the basic (practice tests
> cover most of these), the medium (those like Penal Code scenarios -
> penalties and elements) and the difficult (those that are thrown in
> that are obscure subjects that indicate you have really studied the
> information).  I figure if you know the basic questions, and at least
> a majority of the medium questions, and hope you get a few by
> recalling reading about the occassional obscure subject that is thrown
> in then you will score well.  Don't let the test scare you.  Just take
> your time (PLENTY OF TIME!) and READ the question.  The practice tests
> and the cliff notes provided here were the greatest of help to me and
> I want to thank you guys for the help!
>
> Regards,
>
> --- In TXBasicAcademy@yahoogroups.com, "medinavfd" <medina2328@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hey brothers, i just graduated the academy and now hoping to take
> the
> > test sometime next week, my gpa was in the mid 80's, and im wonderin
> > if any of you have any pointers for the test.
> >
>

--- In TXBasicAcademy@yahoogroups.com, "rytageorge" <rytageorge@...>
wrote:
>
> Just took the test at SMU yesterday and passed.  Test has its
> difficult questions, and you have to study most of the 29 course
> subjects, most specifically of course, the Penal Code, CCP,
> Constituion and case law, Use of Force, Patrol, Diversity and
Traffic
> (most of the questions come from these - I feel).  The way I
assess it
> is that there are three types of questions, the basic (practice
tests
> cover most of these), the medium (those like Penal Code scenarios -

> penalties and elements) and the difficult (those that are thrown
in
> that are obscure subjects that indicate you have really studied
the
> information).  I figure if you know the basic questions, and at
least
> a majority of the medium questions, and hope you get a few by
> recalling reading about the occassional obscure subject that is
thrown
> in then you will score well.  Don't let the test scare you.  Just
take
> your time (PLENTY OF TIME!) and READ the question.  The practice
tests
> and the cliff notes provided here were the greatest of help to me
and
> I want to thank you guys for the help!
>
> Regards,
>
> --- In TXBasicAcademy@yahoogroups.com, "medinavfd" <medina2328@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hey brothers, i just graduated the academy and now hoping to
take
> the
> > test sometime next week, my gpa was in the mid 80's, and im
wonderin
> > if any of you have any pointers for the test.
> >
>
from new orleans studying for tcleose test in arlington tx how can
access the cliff notes or any other notes that can help me

If you fail your 3 attempts you have to retake the academy

twistedtexxan <tsp1271@...> wrote:          Ok so out of staters have to
pay the $150 for a 6 month time frame to
take the test. What happens if you dont pass? Another $150 or just
tsake it again in the 6 month time frame.

Ill be taking this test soon. Im just curious.

--- In TXBasicAcademy@yahoogroups.com, "rytageorge" <rytageorge@...>
wrote:
>
> Just took the test at SMU yesterday and passed. Test has its
> difficult questions, and you have to study most of the 29 course
> subjects, most specifically of course, the Penal Code, CCP,
> Constituion and case law, Use of Force, Patrol, Diversity and Traffic
> (most of the questions come from these - I feel). The way I assess it
> is that there are three types of questions, the basic (practice tests
> cover most of these), the medium (those like Penal Code scenarios -
> penalties and elements) and the difficult (those that are thrown in
> that are obscure subjects that indicate you have really studied the
> information). I figure if you know the basic questions, and at least
> a majority of the medium questions, and hope you get a few by
> recalling reading about the occassional obscure subject that is thrown
> in then you will score well. Don't let the test scare you. Just take
> your time (PLENTY OF TIME!) and READ the question. The practice tests
> and the cliff notes provided here were the greatest of help to me and
> I want to thank you guys for the help!
>
> Regards,
>
> --- In TXBasicAcademy@yahoogroups.com, "medinavfd" <medina2328@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hey brothers, i just graduated the academy and now hoping to take
> the
> > test sometime next week, my gpa was in the mid 80's, and im wonderin
> > if any of you have any pointers for the test.
> >
>






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flames by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for
those people who rekindle the inner spirit"                     Albert
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--- In TXBasicAcademy@yahoogroups.com, "bulldog_0566"
<bulldog_0566@...> wrote:

> from new orleans studying for tcleose test in arlington tx how can
> access the cliff notes or any other notes that can help me
>

Glad my notes helped you out.  Now, a question for you.  Do you feel
that the notes would have been a big help during the academy also if
you had had them then?

PK

--- In TXBasicAcademy@yahoogroups.com, "rytageorge" <rytageorge@...>
wrote:
>
> Just took the test at SMU yesterday and passed.

I am assuming the fees are the same. It costs $250 when you submit for the
letter of endorsement and with that you have three (3) tries within 6 months.  I
took the test at one of the approved testing sites (SMU)and it cost me $35. 
Yeah, unfortunately you get nickeled and dimed all along the way but I think you
can take the test in Austin at TCLEOSE for free.  Good luck.

>From: twistedtexxan <tsp1271@...>
>Date: 2006/09/29 Fri AM 10:05:14 CDT
>To: TXBasicAcademy@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [TXBasicAcademy] Re: tcleose test

>
>Ok so out of staters have to pay the $150 for a 6 month time frame to
>take the test.  What happens if you dont pass?  Another $150 or just
>tsake it again in the 6 month time frame.
>
>Ill be taking this test soon.  Im just curious.
>
>--- In TXBasicAcademy@yahoogroups.com, "rytageorge" <rytageorge@...>
>wrote:
>>
>> Just took the test at SMU yesterday and passed.  Test has its
>> difficult questions, and you have to study most of the 29 course
>> subjects, most specifically of course, the Penal Code, CCP,
>> Constituion and case law, Use of Force, Patrol, Diversity and Traffic
>> (most of the questions come from these - I feel).  The way I assess it
>> is that there are three types of questions, the basic (practice tests
>> cover most of these), the medium (those like Penal Code scenarios -
>> penalties and elements) and the difficult (those that are thrown in
>> that are obscure subjects that indicate you have really studied the
>> information).  I figure if you know the basic questions, and at least
>> a majority of the medium questions, and hope you get a few by
>> recalling reading about the occassional obscure subject that is thrown
>> in then you will score well.  Don't let the test scare you.  Just take
>> your time (PLENTY OF TIME!) and READ the question.  The practice tests
>> and the cliff notes provided here were the greatest of help to me and
>> I want to thank you guys for the help!
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> --- In TXBasicAcademy@yahoogroups.com, "medinavfd" <medina2328@>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hey brothers, i just graduated the academy and now hoping to take
>> the
>> > test sometime next week, my gpa was in the mid 80's, and im wonderin
>> > if any of you have any pointers for the test.
>> >
>>
>
>


Rex George

Am I missing a fee?  According to the TCLEOSE site its $150 for out of
state officers that are taking the challenge test.







--- In TXBasicAcademy@yahoogroups.com, Rex George <rytageorge@...> wrote:
>
> I am assuming the fees are the same. It costs $250 when you submit
for the letter of endorsement and with that you have three (3) tries
within 6 months.  I took the test at one of the approved testing sites
(SMU)and it cost me $35.  Yeah, unfortunately you get nickeled and
dimed all along the way but I think you can take the test in Austin at
TCLEOSE for free.  Good luck.
>
> >From: twistedtexxan <tsp1271@...>
> >Date: 2006/09/29 Fri AM 10:05:14 CDT
> >To: TXBasicAcademy@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: [TXBasicAcademy] Re: tcleose test
>
> >
> >Ok so out of staters have to pay the $150 for a 6 month time frame to
> >take the test.  What happens if you dont pass?  Another $150 or just
> >tsake it again in the 6 month time frame.
> >
> >Ill be taking this test soon.  Im just curious.
> >
> >--- In TXBasicAcademy@yahoogroups.com, "rytageorge" <rytageorge@>
> >wrote:
> >>
> >> Just took the test at SMU yesterday and passed.  Test has its
> >> difficult questions, and you have to study most of the 29 course
> >> subjects, most specifically of course, the Penal Code, CCP,
> >> Constituion and case law, Use of Force, Patrol, Diversity and Traffic
> >> (most of the questions come from these - I feel).  The way I
assess it
> >> is that there are three types of questions, the basic (practice
tests
> >> cover most of these), the medium (those like Penal Code scenarios -
> >> penalties and elements) and the difficult (those that are thrown in
> >> that are obscure subjects that indicate you have really studied the
> >> information).  I figure if you know the basic questions, and at
least
> >> a majority of the medium questions, and hope you get a few by
> >> recalling reading about the occassional obscure subject that is
thrown
> >> in then you will score well.  Don't let the test scare you.  Just
take
> >> your time (PLENTY OF TIME!) and READ the question.  The practice
tests
> >> and the cliff notes provided here were the greatest of help to me
and
> >> I want to thank you guys for the help!
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> --- In TXBasicAcademy@yahoogroups.com, "medinavfd" <medina2328@>
> >> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Hey brothers, i just graduated the academy and now hoping to take
> >> the
> >> > test sometime next week, my gpa was in the mid 80's, and im
wonderin
> >> > if any of you have any pointers for the test.
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
> Rex George
>

You might want to call TCLEOSE for sure.  They have old forms and information
pasted on the site.  I thought the fee was $150.00 but found out that it is
$250.00.  Out of state officers may be different but I would call them to make
sure.

>From: twistedtexxan <tsp1271@...>
>Date: 2006/09/29 Fri PM 02:52:14 CDT
>To: TXBasicAcademy@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [TXBasicAcademy] Re: tcleose test

>
>Am I missing a fee?  According to the TCLEOSE site its $150 for out of
>state officers that are taking the challenge test.
>
>--- In TXBasicAcademy@yahoogroups.com, Rex George <rytageorge@...> wrote:
>>
>> I am assuming the fees are the same. It costs $250 when you submit
>for the letter of endorsement and with that you have three (3) tries
>within 6 months.  I took the test at one of the approved testing sites
>(SMU)and it cost me $35.  Yeah, unfortunately you get nickeled and
>dimed all along the way but I think you can take the test in Austin at
>TCLEOSE for free.  Good luck.
>>
>> >From: twistedtexxan <tsp1271@...>
>> >Date: 2006/09/29 Fri AM 10:05:14 CDT
>> >To: TXBasicAcademy@yahoogroups.com
>> >Subject: [TXBasicAcademy] Re: tcleose test
>>
>> >
>> >Ok so out of staters have to pay the $150 for a 6 month time frame to
>> >take the test.  What happens if you dont pass?  Another $150 or just
>> >tsake it again in the 6 month time frame.
>> >
>> >Ill be taking this test soon.  Im just curious.
>> >
>> >--- In TXBasicAcademy@yahoogroups.com, "rytageorge" <rytageorge@>
>> >wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Just took the test at SMU yesterday and passed.  Test has its
>> >> difficult questions, and you have to study most of the 29 course
>> >> subjects, most specifically of course, the Penal Code, CCP,
>> >> Constituion and case law, Use of Force, Patrol, Diversity and Traffic
>> >> (most of the questions come from these - I feel).  The way I
>assess it
>> >> is that there are three types of questions, the basic (practice
>tests
>> >> cover most of these), the medium (those like Penal Code scenarios -
>> >> penalties and elements) and the difficult (those that are thrown in
>> >> that are obscure subjects that indicate you have really studied the
>> >> information).  I figure if you know the basic questions, and at
>least
>> >> a majority of the medium questions, and hope you get a few by
>> >> recalling reading about the occassional obscure subject that is
>thrown
>> >> in then you will score well.  Don't let the test scare you.  Just
>take
>> >> your time (PLENTY OF TIME!) and READ the question.  The practice
>tests
>> >> and the cliff notes provided here were the greatest of help to me
>and
>> >> I want to thank you guys for the help!
>> >>
>> >> Regards,
>> >>
>> >> --- In TXBasicAcademy@yahoogroups.com, "medinavfd" <medina2328@>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > Hey brothers, i just graduated the academy and now hoping to take
>> >> the
>> >> > test sometime next week, my gpa was in the mid 80's, and im
>wonderin
>> >> > if any of you have any pointers for the test.
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>> Rex George
>>
>
>


Rex George

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training and mindset counts.

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I would like to kown if anyone has protocols for swat medic or tact
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Does anyone have the capability to print out the questions or have
them printed from the CD that came with Texas Peace Officer 10th
Edition?

Also, does anyone have any study guides regarding traffic direction?

what section,,,,

cindy <c_savo@...> wrote:          Does anyone have the capability to
print out the questions or have
them printed from the CD that came with Texas Peace Officer 10th
Edition?

Also, does anyone have any study guides regarding traffic direction?






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cindy <c_savo@...> wrote: Does anyone have the capability to print out the
questions or have
them printed from the CD that came with Texas Peace Officer 10th
Edition?

Also, does anyone have any study guides regarding traffic direction?


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<bryan_williamson2u@...> wrote:
>
>
>
> adolfo lopez <rockhard1994@...> wrote:           what section,,,,
>
> cindy <c_savo@...> wrote: Does anyone have the capability to print
out the questions or have
> them printed from the CD that came with Texas Peace Officer 10th
> Edition?
>
> Also, does anyone have any study guides regarding traffic
direction?
>
>
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>
>
>
>
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> "In everyone's life at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is
then burst into flames by an encounter with another human being. We
should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner
spirit"                     Albert Schweitzer
>
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Mom charged with doing nothing about son's beating

By JASON TRAHAN / The Dallas Morning News

The mother of a 3-year-old boy who police say was beaten and kicked to
death by the woman's teenage boyfriend has been arrested and accused
of leaving her son with the man after she witnessed most of the violence.

Arrest warrant affidavits say Arlena Lindley, 21, of Dallas was in the
apartment when her son, Titches Lindley, was choked, stomped and
tossed against a wall by her boyfriend. Then Ms. Lindley went shopping.

Ms. Lindley was booked into the Lew Sterrett Justice Center on
Wednesday afternoon on a charge of injury to a child with the intent
of serious bodily injury by omission, a first-degree felony punishable
by up to life in prison. Her bail is set at $100,000.

Ms. Lindley's boyfriend, Alonzo Turner, 19, was being held without
bail on charges of capital murder in connection with the Oct. 13 death
of Titches.

He also is charged with family violence assault because he's accused
of injuring Ms. Lindley.

Ms. Lindley and Mr. Turner have declined interview requests.

Police said that about 10 a.m. Oct. 13, Ms. Lindley was at the
apartment in the 4800 block of Sunnyvale Street in east Oak Cliff when
Mr. Turner flew into a tirade because Titches wouldn't eat his oatmeal
and had soiled his pants.

According to the affidavits, Mr. Turner ordered the boy into the
bedroom, told him to bend over and beat him with a belt. He threw the
boy against the wall.

Titches then spit oatmeal on the floor, and after he refused to lick
it up, police said, Mr. Turner forced the boy's face into the mess. He
then grabbed the boy's throat and stepped on his chest, then forced
the boy's head into the toilet, police said.

"She didn't step in to protect the child," said Lt. Ches Williams,
head of the crimes against children unit. "She was there enough of the
time to realize that the child was being hurt."

Instead, the affidavits said, the boy's mother left with a friend to
go to the store. Mr. Turner would not let them take Titches along,
police said.

When her friend asked Ms. Lindley if they should call anyone, she
reportedly said no, one affidavit said.

Soon after, an apartment manager walking by heard Mr. Turner yelling,
"Get up! Get up!" at the boy. Through the window, she could see the
man kicking the boy. She knocked on the door and confronted him. "I
had to whoop him for pooping in his pants," Mr. Turner told her,
according to police.

She went back to the office, and 911 was called. An officer arrived
but found the apartment abandoned.

Police later learned Mr. Turner had taken Titches "to the store to get
Pepto-Bismol because [Titches] was complaining of a sore stomach,"
according to one affidavit.

Meanwhile, after doing some shopping, Ms. Lindley accompanied her
friend to her apartment, where they discussed Mr. Turner's behavior.
Ms. Lindley, according to the friend, "was smiling when she told about
the ... beating," an affidavit states.

At 1:40 p.m., the women returned to the apartment and found Titches,
who was having "a hard time standing up and was tired." Mr. Turner
told the boy, "Don't you fall down!" and laughed. The boy went to rest
in the bedroom.

Ms. Lindley checked on her son and found his breathing labored but did
nothing, police said. Minutes later, she found him not breathing,
police said.

Mr. Turner dialed 911. Titches died at Children's Medical Center
Dallas. Police said Titches had broken ribs, extensive internal
bleeding and head trauma. The Dallas County medical examiner's office
ruled he had died from multiple blunt force injuries.

When investigators asked Ms. Lindley why she didn't take her son away
from Mr. Turner, she answered, "I don't know."

Armed bandit shot twice

Staff reports
The Paris News

Published October 22, 2006

HUGO, Okla. – A 50-year-old rural Choctaw County man, who
investigators say attempted to hold up West Main Liquor store with a
plastic air gun Thursday, suffered two gunshot wounds to his mid-
section.

Guy Wade Buck was in critical condition Friday after being shot twice
by the store clerk — once with pistol and once with a shotgun.

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation reported Friday the
incident occurred about 6:30 p.m. Thursday when a man wearing a ski
mask and brandishing what appeared to be a .45 semi-automatic handgun
attempted to rob the liquor store.

The clerk, whose name was not released by OSBI, opened the register
and the suspect began grabbing cash from the drawer, OSBI said in a
released statement.

"The clerk pulled out a .38 revolver and shot the suspect one time in
the upper torso," OSBI Public Information Officer Jessica Brown
said. "When that did not encourage the suspect to put down his gun,
the clerk grabbed a shotgun and shot the suspect one time."

After he was shot the second time, Buck walked outside the store,
where he was met by two Hugo police officers.

"Another person inside the store called 9-1-1 during the robbery, and
alerted police," Brown said.

Hugo officers had just arrived at the liquor store when they heard
the shotgun blast, according to OSBI. The officers quickly
apprehended the suspect.

Buck was flown to Wadley Hospital in Texarkana, where he was listed
in critical condition Friday.

"The gun was discovered to be a plastic air gun," Brown confirmed.

Hugo Police called in OSBI to assist with the investigation.

Some good stuff to study for everyone, especially those with a Use of
Force suite in the works.
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"BLOOD LESSONS" FROM OFFICER INVOLVED IN FATAL
OFF-DUTY SHOOTOUT IN CROWDED McDONALD'S

I had taken my family to a McDonald's Restaurant on our way to a pool
party. I was off-duty, in civilian clothes, and armed.

I was standing in line and oblivious (like all the other patrons) to
the fact that an armed suspect had taken the manager hostage and was
forcing her to open the safe in the restaurant's office. One of the
cashiers had seen this and I overheard her telling another employee
that the business was being robbed.

At that time, I had approximately 15 years of experience and was a
SWAT team member and use-of-force/firearms instructor. I had talked
to my wife about such an occurrence and we had a preplanned response.
When I told her to take the children and leave the building, she did
not hesitate. I began quietly telling employees and patrons to leave.
My thinking was to remove as many innocent bystanders as possible and
then leave myself.

I thought that because I did not see the suspect enter he must have
come in from a side door or employee entrance and I assumed (wrongly)
that he would go out the same way. As I was standing near the front
counter trying to get some of the kitchen help to get out, the
suspect came from the office area and began running in my direction.

I immediately noted the large semi-automatic pistol in his hand. The
distance was about 15 to 20 yards. I drew my weapon, announced myself
and took a kneeling position behind the counter. Unfortunately, the
suspect raised his weapon at me and the gunfight erupted. The suspect
fired a total of 2 rounds in my direction. I fired 11, striking him
10 times.

My weapon was now empty and I ran from the line of fire to reload my
spare magazine. I then approached the downed suspect and could tell
that he was seriously wounded. It was right then that I considered
that there might be more than one "bad guy" (the thought had not
crossed my mind before this) and I began to scan the 360 to check.

I immediately noticed a small child lying behind me. I saw blood
pooling under her head and knew at a glance she was dead. One of the
bullets fired at me had struck this child. Unbeknownst to me, my
family had tried to exit out the fire door, which was locked. My wife
was still trying to get out when the shooting started and she pushed
my kids under a table where they all witnessed the gunfight.

The end result was that the suspect died, I survived, but a 9-year-
old girl did not.

I tell you this story because I think that this topic is of utmost
importance. It is largely ignored in mainstream police training. I
want to tell you some of the lessons I learned from this incident.

1. If you are going to carry a firearm off-duty, you should carry
extra ammo. Security camera video of this incident revealed that I
fired all 11 rounds from my Glock 26 in about 2 seconds. My extra mag
held 17 rounds. Words cannot describe the emotion I felt when I
slammed that mag into my weapon and was able to still be in the
fight.

Mostly because of circumstances (distance) and my training, my rounds
were on target. It could have happened differently and the reality is
that most of us miss more than we hit when involved in a gun battle.

2. You cannot have the typical police mind-set in an off-duty
situation. I ended up in this incident without a radio, without
backup, without body armor, handcuffs, other force options and
without taking the time to think it through. I was truly most
frightened when the gunfight was over and I was standing there
covering the suspect with my weapon in my T-shirt and shorts. I was
really worried that one of my own guys might not recognize me. I was
worried too that there might be some other off-duty copper around who
would think I was the bad guy.

The smartest, most responsible thing I could have done would have
been to take care of my family first. I should have seen personally
to their safety. If I had grabbed them and gone outside, I would have
spared them this entire experience and that little girl would
probably still be alive today.

Again, words cannot describe the emotions that we all went through
after this incident. I recognized afterward that it could have been
one of my children lying dead because of my actions. When you are off-
duty your first responsibility is to your family. You should never
forget this.

3. I survived this incident. Partly due to my training and tactics.
Partly due to God's grace and blind luck. But the other side of the
coin is that I got into this incident because of my training. I
switched immediately into "cop" mode without stopping to consider
that I was at a great tactical disadvantage. Most of us are driven
and dedicated to the point of self destruction and I think good cops
die because we are taught to place our personal safety second when
others are in danger.

Because I had never trained realistically for a situation like this,
I was unprepared. Most of the guys I worked with then and now carry
off-duty weapons. But few of them, if any, have really taken the time
to engage in realistic training and preparation for how to handle an
off-duty incident.

Training can be as simple as discussing these types of situations
with your coworkers. Since this shooting, I have devoted at least one
quarterly range session with my students to off-duty encounters and
the associated considerations.

4. The responsibility of carrying a firearm is huge. I had devoted
countless hours to training for the fight, but was not fully prepared
for the aftermath. None of the training scenarios, books, films, etc.
that I learned from touched upon the fact that when you take that gun
out and decide to take action, 9-year-old kids can get killed. Even
if you do everything by the book, use good tactics, and are within
policy and the law, the outcome can still be negative.

You have to remember that the suspect does not go to the range and he
does not practice rules of weapons safety. He does not care about
what's in his line of fire. If it's you or him, you gotta do what you
gotta do, but whether you're on-duty or off-duty we need to train to
look at the totality of the incident. Letting the bad guy go because
doing otherwise would place innocent people in grave danger needs to
be more "socially acceptable" amongst our ranks. I think we're
starting to see more of this in the pursuit policies of most agencies
and I have tried to carry this message over into my training and
teaching.

I guess the bottom line here is that it's good to be on "auto pilot"
when it comes to tactics in these situations, but we can't go on auto
pilot in our assessment and examination of the environment and
circumstances leading up to and during the event. On-duty mind-set
and off-duty mind-set need to be strongly separated and the
boundaries clear.

A California Sergeant

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"THE MUSCLE PEELED AWAY FROM THE BONE LIKE A WELL-COOKED SPARE RIB"

I was working patrol in a high crime area when a call came in about a
man screaming outside his home. Responding officers (including a DT
instructor) confronted a nude man in front of the house, punching out
porch windows. He was drenched in blood from cutting his arms and
hands but kept up his tirade. Another DT instructor and I were called
for backup.

When we arrived the subject was at a standoff with the officers,
holding a hooked piece of glass in his right hand and threatening to
stab any officer who came close. We Maced him with no effect. He just
laughed as he cut his left forearm down to the bone in a circle all
the way around his arm, nearly amputating it. Bleeding profusely, he
then ran into his house and slammed the door.

In my mind that was fine. If he was by himself we could have waited
for him to bleed out. But one of the gung ho officers followed him
through the door. In a split second, I could see the subject swing
his arm with the glass from behind the door. The officer triangulated
out to a corner and drew his gun, but he was blinded by blood that
covered his face. I didn't know if he'd been slashed or if it was
blood from the subject.

I pushed the door hard and pinned the subject behind it. I had my gun
in my right hand and my flashlight in my left. As a last ditch effort
before shooting through the door I swung my flashlight and luckily
connected with the top of the subject's forehead. He dropped the
glass.

The four of us (mind you, 3 DT instructors) used every technique we
could think of...baton strikes all over his body, joint
manipulations, knee strikes to the face, head and body--all with no
effect. The subject was like a superhuman Gumby.

At one point we got one handcuff around the arm that was cut all
around and when an officer pulled the cuff behind the subject's back
the muscle peeled away from the bone like a well-cooked spare rib.
That had no effect on the subject, but the officer let go and started
to puke.

Finally I got a lateral vascular neck restraint on the subject and
rendered him unconscious. We were exhausted and breathing as hard as
if we'd just run a marathon. I told the other officers, "If this guy
gets back up, shoot him."

To our disbelief the subject came to and stood up with all of us
hanging on. Mind you, most of us were in the 5 ft. 10 in. to 6 ft.,
200 lb. range, while the subject was about 5 ft. 7 in. and 140 lbs.
None of us could believe it! I knew if this guy got away from us
someone was going to die.

Once again a plethora of impact techniques the like of which usually
results in death were being delivered. In the melee we inadvertently
moved back onto shattered glass and the subject was frantically
trying to reach a piece.

Somehow I was able to apply a reverse lateral vascular restraint as
we were both facedown on the glass and again rendered him
unconscious. Three of us were then able to handcuff both arms as the
other officer continued puking in the doorway.

To get the subject away from all of the glass we dragged him outside
and threw him into a snowbank. When our boss arrived there was so
much blood at the scene and on us that he called in an officer-
involved shooting, assuming that the person lying in the red snowbank
was dead.

To my amazement the subject survived. He was high on angel dust at
the time.

A year later I saw a one-armed man riding a bike in my sector. He
flagged me down. When I went over to him, I recognized that it was
the guy who'd brought me the worst brawl of my life. He thanked me
and apologized.

He had been in rehab for the year and said he didn't remember the
incident, but his neighbor told him the police had shown ultimate
restraint that day. The neighbor said if he'd been the police he
would have shot him. We saved that man's life in more ways than one
that day.

I shook his hand and drove away. I never thought I would condone the
shooting of an unarmed man, but that incident changed my mind for
sure. Ten years later, now retired from the force, I still
occasionally have nightmares about it.

We were fortunate we were able to control the subject eventually.
From that point forward anytime we had to deal with someone
threatening nude in public we developed a game plan before we even
stepped foot on the playing field.

Guy Rossi
Program Coordinator/Curriculum Developer
Rochester (NY) Public Safety Training Facility

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Salvia: a legal herb questioned

02:48 PM CST on Saturday, November 4, 2006

By SHELLY SLATER / WFAA-TV

WFAA-TV
Brett Chidester committed suicide after smoking salvia.

Shelly Slater reports

Salvia, a legal herb available in North Texas, is gaining popularity
among people in their late teens to early twenties. In fact, one local
herb shop says salvia is selling so fast, they can't keep it on the
shelves. But is it safe?

Dr. Sing Yi Feng from Children's Medical Center of Dallas says the
herb is a natural hallucinogen.

"It's imported from Mexico and South America," Feng explained. "It has
a feeling similar to LSD. You have a trip, so you feel completely
separated from your mind and body."

And salvia users say one hit of it is like drinking a six-pack of beer.

So what's the problem? The problem is that it's possible to get behind
the wheel while high on salvia and police wouldn't even be able to
detect it.

And police aren't tracking the herb either - because it's not illegal.
But salvia is to blame for one young man's death.

Brett Chidester was 17 years old, a national merit scholar, and an
international traveler. His parents said he was on his way to becoming
an architect, until he got involved with salvia.

"It's unbelievable. It's just my worst nightmare come to life," said
Brett's mother.

Brett committed suicide after smoking salvia. His father found the body.

"I knew he was gone," Brett's father explained.

Now Brett's parents are working to ban salvia nationwide.

"It's not going to bring my son back to have it outlawed, but it may
save some lives," Brett's mother explained.

So far, the Brett Bill has been passed in Delaware, making salvia
illegal there. Oklahoma, California, New Jersey and New York are now
looking into the legislation.

E-mail sslater@....

I believe this stuff would be considered illegal in Texas because it
is used as an illegal drug, correct?  I don't know the exact phrasing
of the law on this, but I asked a narcotics detective about drugs
like this one day and he said that they're still illegal.  Anybody
know for sure?



On Nov 6, 2006, at 7:38 PM, paulkagel wrote:

> Salvia: a legal herb questioned
>
> 02:48 PM CST on Saturday, November 4, 2006
>
> By SHELLY SLATER / WFAA-TV
>
> WFAA-TV
> Brett Chidester committed suicide after smoking salvia.
>
> Shelly Slater reports
>
> Salvia, a legal herb available in North Texas, is gaining popularity
> among people in their late teens to early twenties. In fact, one local
> herb shop says salvia is selling so fast, they can't keep it on the
> shelves. But is it safe?
>
> Dr. Sing Yi Feng from Children's Medical Center of Dallas says the
> herb is a natural hallucinogen.
>
> "It's imported from Mexico and South America," Feng explained. "It has
> a feeling similar to LSD. You have a trip, so you feel completely
> separated from your mind and body."
>
> And salvia users say one hit of it is like drinking a six-pack of
> beer.
>
> So what's the problem? The problem is that it's possible to get behind
> the wheel while high on salvia and police wouldn't even be able to
> detect it.
>
> And police aren't tracking the herb either - because it's not illegal.
> But salvia is to blame for one young man's death.
>
> Brett Chidester was 17 years old, a national merit scholar, and an
> international traveler. His parents said he was on his way to becoming
> an architect, until he got involved with salvia.
>
> "It's unbelievable. It's just my worst nightmare come to life," said
> Brett's mother.
>
> Brett committed suicide after smoking salvia. His father found the
> body.
>
> "I knew he was gone," Brett's father explained.
>
> Now Brett's parents are working to ban salvia nationwide.
>
> "It's not going to bring my son back to have it outlawed, but it may
> save some lives," Brett's mother explained.
>
> So far, the Brett Bill has been passed in Delaware, making salvia
> illegal there. Oklahoma, California, New Jersey and New York are now
> looking into the legislation.
>
> E-mail sslater@....
>
>
>



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Possibly under H&SC 481.002 Controlled substance analogue (B)  a
substance specifically designed to produce an effect similar to, or >
the effect of a controlled substance in Schedule I or II or Penalty
Group 1, 1-A, or 2."

It would be a stretch though because this is a herb and therefore not
"designed."  It would be some interesting case law.

One thing I think you could prosecute on is TXPC 49.x the intoxication
statutes due to the language in 49.01 Intoxication (1) "not having the
normal use of mental or physical faculties by reason of the
introduction of alcohol, a controlled substance, a drug, a dangerous
drug, a combination of >=2 of those substances, or any other substance
into the body.  Specifically the "any other substances" part of the
statute.


--- In TXBasicAcademy@yahoogroups.com, "phil@..." <phil@...> wrote:
>
> I believe this stuff would be considered illegal in Texas because it
> is used as an illegal drug, correct?  I don't know the exact phrasing
> of the law on this, but I asked a narcotics detective about drugs
> like this one day and he said that they're still illegal.  Anybody
> know for sure?
>
>