“Truth is not what you want it to be; it is what it is, and you must bend to its power or live a lie.” ~ Miyamoto Musashi Let me tell you all about a call I once took when I was a police officer. A woman reported that she had been […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. A BUG From My Pocket It’s tough to beat a J-frame or LCR carried in a pocket for some low-threat self protection scenarios. Armed Lifestyle Magazine Issue 10 Some useful articles in […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I was recently reading a very interesting article titled “The Confidence Gap.” The article described how in general, women had far less self-confidence than men. A couple of examples cited are: – In a British managerial study “Half the female respondents reported self-doubt about their job performance and careers, […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz I investigated a recent break in and the victim told me “I’m going to get a big dog. This will never happen again.” I didn’t have the heart to tell her that the presence of a dog may or may not prevent a burglary. The dog may also […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I found a very interesting piece of research linked up on the Practical Eschatology website. The report “Understanding Decisions to Burglarize from the Offender’s Perspective” provided the conclusions researchers amassed after interviewing more than 400 incarcerated burglars. The study proposed to answer the following questions: 1. What motivates […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I was working day shift police patrol when a call went out at about 9:00 a.m. I was dispatched to a very large house in a nice neighborhood. The dispatcher said that the resident had called to report suspicious activity. The resident said that she had heard someone banging on her […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Five years ago, I wrote an article titled Lock Your Damn Doors. In that article I looked at a month’s worth of burglary and theft reports from the city where I worked and tracked how many theft victims had left their houses or cars unlocked before the thefts occurred. […]
Anyone who has studied the science of self protection for a long time will recognize the name Marc “The Animal” MacYoung. I first started reading MacYoung’s books when I was in high school. Back in the late 1980s, he was one of the few authors who wrote about real life street combat and the psychology […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz A Massachusetts woman was stabbed and her young child was briefly held hostage by a knife-wielding criminal outside of a grocery store. The entire incident was caught on surveillance video. Before reading any further, click on the link below and watch the short video. This crime was tragic, but […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Sex sells. People are usually more curious about ways they can improve their sex/dating life than than they are about ways they can protect themselves from crime. But what if those two goals aren’t mutually exclusive? I found this video on a male dating/relationship advice site. It’s made by […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Here’s a little weekend bonus content. Instead of a text article, I’m sharing some good advice via audio. Carrie Lightfoot from the Women’s Gun Show podcast interviewed me a couple days ago. We had a great conversation about the best way people can stay safe while doing their holiday […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Criminals Look Different From Noncriminals Trust your instincts. Science says you can identify criminals by the way they look. Open a Homak Digital Gun Safe with a Straw A handy piece of […]
Links to some of the best tactical information on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Best Long-Range Scope: Buyers Guide & Features To Look For An excellent compilation of information to help you best choose a quality rifle scope. This year’s scary new drug is […]
Links to some of the best information on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. How to Keep Emergency Water in Your Vehicle Unfrozen During Winter Good advice here from the Survival Mom website. How To Make Difficult Conversations Easy: 7 Steps From A Clinical […]
Links to some of the best reading on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Criminal Assaults Woman Holding Her Baby To Steal Her Phone A short video that highlights a few important crime prevention issues. You can clearly see how being distracted sets the victim […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz I work as a police officer in a very wealthy suburban community. It’s a nice place to be a cop because there are relatively few violent crimes. What we see most often is theft. Thieves like to steal from people who have money and who feel secure enough to leave […]
You are walking down a city street on Saturday morning when you hear the sounds of a woman screaming. You see a man throw her to the ground and begin to remove her pants. What do you do? Several people were confronted by this exact scenario in Los Angeles, California. Read the full account […]
Burglary is the crime of stealing something from an unoccupied home or business. It is one of the most common property crimes and occurs more than two million times a year in the United States. The book Burglars on the Job by Richard Wright is the definitive book about how burglars work. To […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz With the weather getting nicer, we’ve seen our annual spring increase in both car and house break-ins. The city where I work has been hit hard. While most residents think it’s mischievous teens stealing from cars, that really isn’t the case anymore. 20 years ago, almost all car break-ins were kids […]
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Medical Prepping in Three Months A structured list of supplies […]
