By Police1 Staff
Have you been keeping up with the news on Police1? Take a look at some of the most memorable quotes from this week’s top police stories. We’re highlighting a controversial patrolling strategy, the latest on the Uvalde massacre and more of the best quotes from this week’s news.
These are our top quotes:
"They don’t have a scenario at the academy where we practice this one."
— Capt. Matt Daley, Vermont State Police
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"I thought about my own family [...] and how there’s a lot of times that I would take the family time for granted."
— Officer Adrian Gonzalez
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"That's what I did as a transit police officer during the '80s."
— NYC Mayor Eric Adams
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"I know a joke when I hear one. This wasn't a joke."
— Officer A.J. Torres
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"The only thing stopping them was the on-scene commander who decided to place the lives of officers before the lives of children.”
— Steve McCraw, Director of Texas DPS
FULL STORY: Texas DPS official: LEOs had the firepower to stop Uvalde gunman sooner
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