Testimonials - PunchAndPull.com

Det II Rick Lopez has been on the Los Angeles police department for over 27 years. I had the privilege of working with Rick on LAPD/SWAT for over 13 years. During that period of time Rick became one of the senior and most experienced members of SWAT, Rick promoted to Detective and became the senior training coordinator for Los Angeles Police Department's Narcotics Division. Rick, with his experience and tactical background, was instrumental in re-structuring the narcotics division with standard operating procedures for firearms and tactical training for narcotics search warrants. Ricks expertise has been unsurpassed in training and teaching numerous units with in the > Los Angeles Police Department. Rick has also been asked to train and teach entities and agencies throughout the state of California and across the country, resulting in high praise from the recipients of his training. Rick, due to his training and active role in real world experience in SWAT. and narcotics, has developed tools and equipment to assist tactical teams in safer and faster ways of entering fortified structures. One specific tool Rick designed and developed is a manual breaching tool called the "Punch and Pull". This tool similar to a "slide hammer" was developed to enable entry team members to defeat iron barred doors enabling entry with in a very short period of time when explosive breaching and vehicle pulls were not able to be used. Ricks experience and enthusiasm can only elevate any entities level of training searching for tactical training.

- David Rodriguez, LAPD Metro Division, SWAT

Breaching is a specialty that few people are ever able to master, but Rick has been able to do that through his own personal experiences in law enforcement. The breaching techniques and tools, especially the "Punch and Pull", that were utilized in the training that Rick provided have elevated our abilities and confidence to the next level. We have been able to successfully utilize the techniques and tools in real life operations."

- TJ Lewis San Jose Police Department MERGE

Six members of our warrant service team attended Ricks breaching course. The live fire portion of the training further built the trust between team members vital to being a successful team. All of our members trained using the “Punch and Pull” and other breaching tools. The practical portion of the course in regards to using this tool is invaluable. Seeing the capabilities demonstrated of this highly affective tool is impressive but actually operating the tool gives you a new respect for what it can do. We are sending additional members to the training so our team can be better and safer by utilizing Rick’s tactics and techniques.

This is one of the best training classes I have received in my 15 yrs as a police officer. The training is realistic, efficient and expeditiously relevant to high risk entries. The experience the staff brings to the training is unsurpassed, which brings credibility to the table when instructions and examples are given of past successes and failures in the breaching arena. Rick thank you for your exemplary professionalism and knowledge on the course, I look forward in attending your next school in the near future.

Narcotics enforcement in the city of Los Angeles required the service of search warrants as a part of many investigations. A very critical portion of the search warrant service was the initial entry into the structure to be searched. Rick Lopez has provided Los Angeles Police Department Narcotics Squads and Gang units a course of training that was unsurpassed in the area of breaching and entering a search warrant location. Rick Lopez has dedicated himself and unselfishly donated time and material in order that his fellow police officers would receive the best training and equipment for the job at hand. I had the distinct pleasure and good fortune to have been trained along with the narcotics squad I worked with by Rick Lopez. I found his training style and knowledge of breaching and entering unsurpassed. Rick took a very pragmatic and professional approach when he presented his training. I only hope that anyone in law enforcement would have the good fortune to receive a block of training from an instructor such as Rick Lopez.