According to the FBI, as of 08/13/2018: forty law enforcement officers have been reported feloniously killed in 2018. During the previous year for the same time period, 26 officers were feloniously killed. At the time the 40 law enforcement officers were fatally wounded in 2018:
- Ten were ambushed (entrapment/premeditation)
- Zero were victims of unprovoked attacks
Law enforcement can be a dangerous and at times a deadly job. It is important to consider safety both on and off duty. It is the normal, routine call that can kill you... The bad guys are never off-duty...
Carry Every Day - Be prepared for a deadly confrontation both on and off-duty. We have seen recently that activists are demonstrating outside the homes of ICE Agents and that individuals are offering to pay for anyone to kill an agent.
How easy is it for someone to find out where you live? Can someone predict your daily routines, the routes you drive to work, where you park on patrol, the coffee shop you meet in before starting shift each day?
Practice OPSEC in your daily activities. Is your department keeping you informed of OPSEC concerns in your area, of negative media reporting about law enforcement, about potential emerging threats...? I'll bet that they aren't! So, are you keeping yourself informed?
STAY ALERT - STAY SAFE
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