title: Tactical Perfection For Street Cops: Survival Tactics for Field Contacts, Dangerous Calls, and Special Arrests
author:  Steve Albrecht 
description: <b>Steve Albrecht</b> is the managing director for Albrecht Training & Development. A retired San Diego police officer who served on the SDPD's Domestic Violence Unit, Albrecht now provides training and consulting on workplace violence prevention and threat management.
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  Prologue
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  THE POLICE FLIERS swooped down like predatory birds,
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  descending at a steep angle in tight formation. It was
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  almost midnight, and the streets of the city were
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  deserted. The red and yellow lights on the exteriors of
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  the vacant office buildings switched to blue, closing off
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  the airspace as the police pursuit craft entered the
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  area. They came in dark, lights off, sirens silent, and
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  they came in fast.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Lt. Joh Iano gave quick, last minute instructions to
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  the strike team over his helmet cornset as they
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  touched down, then the gull-wing doors of the sleek,
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  dark gray pursuit flier opened with a muted whine.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Iano and his partner came out running, their weapons
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  held ready. Behind them, the rest of the strike team
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  moved quickly into position, their faces invisible
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  behind the polarized visors of their black helmets.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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