NODS / NVGs LEO use?

[secondstoryguy]

Hello all. I'm putting together a block of instruction for NODs/NVGs. I'm looking for any articles or data on law enforcement shootings that were done under NODs. PM me if you have some info that you don't want to post openly. Thanks, SSG

[TC215]

Might want to reach out to the NTOA if you haven’t already.

[HCM]

Hello all. I'm putting together a block of instruction for NODs/NVGs. I'm looking for any articles or data on law enforcement shootings that were done under NODs. PM me if you have some info that you don't want to post openly. Thanks, SSG

Reach out on Primary and Secondary and Light Fighter.

https://primaryandsecondary.com/le-use-of-nvg-for-warrant-service-one-cops-opinion/

As I recall there have been one or two shootings involving Cops in WA state with NODS, at least one of which was a patrol cop / not a SWAT situation. I also recall an issue in OH where a SWAT hit on a former .MIL guy went sdeways and the suspect using NODS gave the cops a tough time.

ETA: here is one - https://patch.com/washington/enumclaw/new-details-enumclaw-police-shooting-released

Patrol Deputy on a Domestic.

Second Article on the WA incident: https://www.policeone.com/police-products/tactical/night-vision/articles/415081006-Deputy-wearing-night-vision-goggles-stops-attempted-ambush/


Then, the boyfriend allegedly shut off all the lights in the home. With no street lights available, one deputy put on night vision goggles, and saw the suspect moving toward them holding a rifle. The two deputies ordered the man to drop the weapon, but they say that pointed it at them. That's when they opened fire.

Here is another incident from TX, arrest of a suspect who shot a TX State Trooper in which NODS appear to have helped avoid a shooting. Again - Patrol Deputies, not SWAT: https://jimbakkershow.com/news/texas-state-trooper-shot-dead-suspect-arrested-manhunt/


In Waller County, sheriff’s deputies and a Texas DPS helicopter pursued the suspect, the sheriff’s office said.

At one point the suspect abandoned his car and deputies surrounded him near the town of Prairie View, according to a live police radio dispatch carried on broadcastify.com.

Deputies described their pursuit using night-vision goggles and lasers to pinpoint his position.

“He’s moving between the hay bails. He has good cover. He has good concealment,” one officer said.

They were uncertain whether he was still armed with a rifle and maintained a perimeter until a special weapons and tactics (SWAT) team could arrive, according to the police radio.

“We got this guy. We’ve got eyeballs on him. Let’s take our time and get him on our terms, not on his terms,” another officer said.