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Plainclothes Duty Gear
Plainclothes assignments don’t mean you shouldn’t carry as much of your duty equipment as you can. By Warren Wilson
Plainclothes Duty Gear
SUMMARY
General orders usually specify the exact equipment requirements for duty belt carry. Many officers store most of their duty carry items in a drawer when assigned to plainclothes, but that’s not the best idea. Soft clothes may require some new carriers on your dress belt to make sure you have everything you need at all times.
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Warren Wilson is a Lieutenant with the Enid Police Department inOklahoma. He is a former SWAT team member/leader and has been in law enforcement for 17 years.
The Galco MCP Cop Magazine/Cuff Paddle gives the plainclothes offi cer immediate access to both a magazine and handcuffs in a compact package.
e start out yearning for the uniform, duty gear and our shiny badge. Many of us still have our academy graduation photos prominently displayed somewhere in our home or offi ce. What did your duty gear consist of back in those days? For me, it was a gun, two extra magazines, fl ashlight, king-size OC can, baton, radio, rubber gloves, and two pairs of cuffs. Of course, it was all carried in high-gloss leather with shiny silver snaps around a 30-inch waist. If I’d had any chest to speak of at the time, it would have been swollen with pride.
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For some, the luster of a crisp uniform and shiny duty gear fades in the wake of ambi- tion. At some point, special assignments and promotions take many cops out of uniformed service. You know who I’m talking about: “Suits,” or as they’re more formally called,
6 The Police Marksman May-Jun 2014
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