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Training & Education August 7, 2026

Liquid Danger: Why PCP Remains a Serious Enforcement Challenge

Michael Brown PCP may not be making headlines, but its quiet return is creating a volatile mix of gang violence, toxic labs and unpredictable street encounters for law enforcement. America’s long running opioid battle has shifted into a new, quieter, yet more complicated, phase. There has been a quiet resurgence of Phencyclidine (PCP), largely driven by two well established Los Angeles-based gangs, the Bloods and the Crips. Generally known as “angel dust,” PCP is a hallucinogenic and psychoactive substance synthesized…

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Training & Education September 23, 2025

When Something Isn’t Right: A Patrol Officer’s Role in Identifying Child Abuse and Neglect

Michael T. Rayburn Abuse and neglect don’t discriminate. Whether it’s a family living on the streets or in a mansion on the hill, we’ve seen the signs in every corner of society. In this profession, we interact with people from every possible background: the most upstanding citizens; the most dangerous offenders; and, sometimes, those who are normally good people, but find themselves at their absolute worst. It’s part of the reality of law enforcement: We see humanity at every level….