Former Lawman
Police bodycam and OIS breakdowns from Ray Dietrich, a former 20-year Southern California lawman. Real-world use-of-force analysis. No spin.
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100 MPH on I-35 With Four Teens in the Car | Ardmore Police Pursuit Breakdown
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Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, around 3:35 a.m., Ardmore, Oklahoma.
- Ardmore police tried to stop an SUV and the driver would not stop, KXII 12 reported. Police say she was driving while intoxicated with four juvenile passengers, all 15 and 16...
He Was Stabbing a Man as the Officer Stepped Out of the Car
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Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, about 4:39 p.m., outside a hotel in the 400 block of SW Broadway, downtown Portland, Ore.
- Portland Police Bureau officers were sent at 4:34 p.m. to an assault with a weapon near SW Broadway and SW Washington...
The Door Opens and He Fires. Two SWAT Officers Hit | Atlantic City Police Raw Body Camera New Jersey
SWAT officers breached the front door of a home on North Florida Avenue in Atlantic City, New Jersey, at about 2:55 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, and the man inside opened fire. One officer was struck in the helmet. Another was shot in the...
They Boarded a Stolen Sailboat. Then a Shot Came From Below
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Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, shortly after 9 a.m., north section of Newport Harbor, Newport, R.I.
- The harbormaster saw an anchored sailboat matching a roughly 40-foot boat reported stolen out of New Jersey. Its name had been scraped off...
It Looked Like a Handgun. Police Recovered an Imitation | Gates Police Raw Body Camera New York
A woman was walking in the middle of Spencerport Road in the Town of Gates, New York, at about 1 a.m. on Sunday, October 4, 2026, with what looked like a handgun. Police recovered an imitation.
The New York Attorney General’s Office of Spe...
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Former Lawman Ray Dietrich breaks down police bodycam and officer-involved shootings with 20 years of real Southern California law enforcement experience—patrol, gangs, detective, FTO, sergeant, watch commander.
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