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TACTICAL TECH & GEAR people to chase the frames instead." John Dapkins, owner of Jersey Tactical Corp. ( JTC) had experience breaching a door or two having been on a SWAT team in New Jersey. When tools would break they'd contact the company and inform them of the problem. The typical response, he says, was "Oh, we'll send you a new one." Jokingly he casually says, "We don't want another one, we want one that doesn't break." They designed their Claw for a novice, or any patrol officer to be able to act without having to have had a lengthy training session. That, and with the intention of making a "tradesman's tool," something to last. The swing resembles an axe or sledge hammer—hold the handle at the end to maximize the physics involved. There's a nine-pound head counter-bored onto a nonconductive handle made of a proprietary material, allowing it to flex and release energy before wrecking your hands. "Everything serves a purpose," says Dapkins. He and his partner took four years getting the head's angles right to create the correct leverages and points—that's 1,000s of hours on 1,000s of real doors. They formulated a custom mixture of over four alloys for the Claw's head. It takes their foundry three weeks to pour to be ready for assembly. Powerful Portable Scene Lighting • Honda EB-3000 Generator • Rugged Stainless Steel Handcart • (2) 500 W Quartz Telescoping Lights • (2) 500 W Quartz Portable Lights • (2) Weather resistant receptacles • (2) 25ft. Extension Cords For optimum performance and safety, we recommend you read the Owner's Manual before operating your Honda Power Equipment. Connection of generators to house power requires transfer device to avoid possible injury to power company personnel. Consult a qualified electrician. Patriot3's Liberator Elevated Tactics System. Who's there? The company began development of their pole cameras in 1996. A few years later, much like the origin of the Jimmy, they encountered what Ben Kimbro, executive vice president of Tactical Electronics calls "some Frankensteined equipment" for an under-the-door camera. They took the same wireless 2.4 baseband video broadcasting technology from their PCSSs (Pole Camera Search System) and applied it to an under-thedoor camera (UDC) form, the low energy frequency allowed less of a RF hazard. Both systems are machined out of Delrin. While the company is currently in the process of ISO standardization in testing certification, Kimbro says his engineers look to exceed the required minimum standards. The cameras have been tested internally and externally to an extreme point, from throwing them across a parking lot to a 20-foot drop..."cop proof." At 6mm thin the UDC slips under doors, and their latest LPSS has a telescoping pole that extends to 21 feet. Prior versions had 20-inch extensions locking together. With current technology the cameras run black and white at 30 fps with the UDC at 400 lines of resolution. Pole cameras run video at 420 lines of resolution with a 0.003 lux low light rating. From piecing together equipment to solving a technology gap, using gear from alternative markets, to creating new innovations from trial and error, innovation comes from necessity—a fact very apparent in the law enforcement world. Especially when what's on the other side can be such a dangerous unknown. ■ Nova-Lite Nova-Lite M O R E I N F O R M AT I O N 1-800-538-0022 www.tele-lite.com Rochester, New York Circle 98 on Reader Service Card 12 Law Enforcement Technology January 2014 www.officer.com For more information on these companies, circle the corresponding number on the Reader Service Card COMPANY Broco Jersey Tactical Co. Tactical Electronics READER SERVICE NO. 99 100 101