I was going through the equipment section today, and realized that it doesn't include the belt gear that patrol officers wear. I was wondering if anybody could give me a general idea of what the average officer carries, so I can make a "build a belt" system similar to the MLBE table.

Well, here in Brazil it is varied, as each one of us can carry whatever we need/like, but a common load for the tactical belt is something like:

.40 pistol holster;
.40 magazine ammo holster x2;
handcuffs holster;
Tactical lantern holster;
small knife holster.

Hope this is of any help.

Duty Belt
Mic Box Open Pouch
9mm Mag Pouch w/Leatherman multi-tool
Holster, Level II w/H&K USP 40
ASP Expandable Baton 26" with holder.
Hinged Handcuffs in close top case x2
Flashlight O-Ring for SL20 flashlight (not carried)
Flashlight Holder, Stinger
Radio holder. Motorola 800 series radio.
Dual ammo pouch for pistol mags.

But I carry far more than most my counter parts in my department.

Feel like fraking Batman some days.

Will

Almost an identical list as Toad .... ust different weapon:

Level II with Glock 22 and attached tac light.

Leatherman is in my gear bag

I also carry a folding knife in my rear left "sap" pocket and have been known to carry a back-up on an ankle hoslter.

Just FYI though if we had a twilight type scenerio REALLY happen the duty belt aka Sam Brown is the first thing thats going for most of us in the department. At that point the blue uniforms go away, we'd switch to our black BDUS (these are our foul weather gear with patches and such still easily identifiable as police), K-pots, and we'd go to either tac vests and nylon gear probably. I know I'd dump it in favor of the vest.

Well, from what I've seen from the local departments around me...
Belt (seeing more nylon than real leather now) Bianchi looking popular.
sidearm (usually Berettas or Glocks) and retention holster
2 spare mags for sidearm
pepper spray
stun gun (usually a cross draw)
nightstick or asp baton
cuffs and holder
flashlight
uniforms range from standard to tactical BDU style.
Pocketknife

My load out:

14 kilos of gear.

1 wool Uniform hat seven corners
1 wool uniform (shirt and pants)
1 Sterling silver star
1 set of leather gloves
1 pair goretex boots
Vest (steel trauma plate)

Sam Browne belt:
.40 Sig Sauer (loaded, no safety)
2 additional 11 round magazines in leather pouch (Some carry another 2 mag pouch, but I figure I am so screwed if I go dry on 34 rounds, I'm waiting for the cavalry)
1 collapsible baton in plastic holder
2 sets of handcuffs in leather holders
1 8 oz pepper spray cannister
1 800mhz radio with earpiece and mini mic
Several sets of latex gloves (in hat)
reports and forms (in hat and breast pockets)
1 small Notebook
2 pens
1 key ring with buttload of keys including: cuff keys, keys to businesses and buildings with good sight lines to high narcotics area, call box keys, and station vehicle keys.

Personal gear:
1 Cell phone
1 leatherman (in black pouch and added to belt)
1 underarmor shirt
1 pair underdrawers
Bad attitude
Pictures of local offenders
Police ID Card
Driver's license

BAD attitude ???? you dont work in Sherwood Oregon do you Griffin..... i swear the cops there will give you a ticket for having the wrong color car

Come now, you know your car is the wrong color!

EDIT:

Inappropriate. Had to change it. More examples of don't post under the influence.

My car...well really its a truck (bronco II) is baby blue with custom rust stains how can that be the wrong color??

I have D20 stats for the following if anyone wants them
POLICE GEAR
Ammunition:
Hollow Point Bullets
Teflon Bullets
Engine Buster
Bang Pole:
Barrier Tape
Ballistic Blanket
Car and Truck Wheel Immobilizer
Credentials and Badges
Bounty Hunter
CIS: Criminal Investigate Service
Coroner
Crime Lab
FBI:
Fire Investigator
INS
Interpol
Military Police
Marshall
Police
Private Investigator
Secret Service
Drug Detection Kit
Evidence Gathering
Evidence Collection Kit
Basic
Deluxe
Explosive Detection Kit
Explosives Testing Kit
Explosive Vapor Detector
Expray
Fingerprint Taking Kit
Latent Print Kit
Instant Shooter ID Kit
Luminol
Forced Entry Tools
Auto Entry Kit
Auto Glass Punch
Backpack, Manual Entry Tool
Battering Ram
Club Buster
Door Buster
Glass Buster
Go Bar
Halligan
Handcuffs
Ankle
Belly Chain
Black Box
Hinged
Hobbles
Hogtie Set
Key and Key Ring
Plastic
Standard
Holding Cell
Inspection Mirror
Inspection Mirror
Inspection Mirror Vehicle
Light, Police
Megaphone, Handheld
Metal Detector
Key Chain
Wand
Mobile Rolling Office
Patrol Box
Patrol Gear Bag
Radio, Police
Radio, Police Base Unit
Radio, Police Car
Radio, Police Hand Held
Radio, Police Scanner
Riot Shield
Spike System
Swedge
Tactical Fence Climber

contact me at Wargamedesigns2000@yahoo.com