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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Total Chaos: Nine Officers, 100+ Rounds, One Graze Wound — Houston Felony Stop Breakdown
Houston. Monday, July 6, around 7:30 in the evening. An off-duty officer working an extra job flagged a suspicious vehicle in the 4000 block of Westheimer, in the Highland Village area. On-duty units moved in and tried to make a stop.
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Fleeing Parolee Turns and Points at a Cop in the Riverbed — San Diego OIS Breakdown
On June 30, San Diego PD contacted a man at his makeshift camp near Sea World Drive. Standard work — offering resources, moving people along.
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He gave them a fake name. Called himself Bob McCarthy.
Problem is,...
Ambushed on a 911 Call: The Line-of-Duty Death of Officer Austin Abdelnabi
This is the ugly one, so I'm going to lay it out straight and keep it respectful.
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On August 4, LVMPD lost Officer Austin Abdelnabi. Thirty years old. A United States Marine Corps veteran. With the department si...
Off-Duty Trooper Takes On the In-N-Out Gunman | NEW Surveillance Breakdown
Twin Falls PD released new surveillance video of the August 1 In-N-Out shooting. Watch it and one man carries the whole thing — an off-duty Idaho State Police trooper who happened to be inside when it started.
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This Week’s Body Cams: Seven Shootings, Two Good Guys With Guns, and One Cop We Lost
Breaking down the In-N-Out massacre, a Las Vegas line-of-duty death, and a 200-round felony stop in Houston — from a former OIS investigator's chair.
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Seven incidents this week, a mass shooting stopped by a...
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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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