Some mighty wild action takes place in an unassuming storefront on Lindenhurst North Wellwood Ave. Subway muggers shoot it out with cops.
Lights flash and sirens scream as bad guys hurl makeshift weapons around a padded room.
A knife-wielding dummy drops from the ceiling. One quickly learns to expect the unexpected at Modern Warriors . Phil Messina, a retired New York City police officer, started the center in 1981. Most training is done in a perfect environment, where it's easy for an officer to spot someone coming at them or hear the sound of a bottle being thrown. That's not real life.