Patrol Issues
The Patrol Issues topic page offers news, commentary, analysis, and tactical tips that will help prepare police officers for life on the thin blue line.
Successful police departments place officer safety concerns and winning on the street at the forefront of their mission
A worn pair of police boots provides a reminder of how many days you “showed up”
Don’t let victim thinking undermine your warrior spirit and sabotage your aspirations for peak performance
The suit claimed the officer took Chelline Carter’s cellphone without a warrant or her consent and deleted a photo
Deputy Police Commissioner Darryl DeSousa will take the helm in a city struggling with a feverish pace of killings
New York Jets receiver Robby Anderson reportedly told Officer Jonathan B. Henessy that he was going to find his wife and “f--k her and nut in her eye”
Chief Charlie Beck said the LAPD is “ready for fresh eyes to take our organization to even higher levels”
Several U.S. Marshals received tickets while parked outside a hospital where their colleague died
Police said when they tried to test for his blood-alcohol level, Brian Fogg punched himself in the face, causing himself to bleed
Baltimore ended 2017 with 343 killings, bringing the annual homicide rate to its highest ever
Officer John Kuey recovered severed fingers for possible reattachment after a man working as a subcontractor got his hand caught in a shredder
When a Miami police officer encountered stand-up comedian Hannibal Buress, the dialogue sounded straight out of his stage act
Florida Highway Patrol troopers will soon carry Naloxone to help prevent deaths from opioid overdoses
Sean Marcellin was pulled over for failing to use a turn signal before swearing at officers and threatening to harm their children
Police said Taylor Hendricks walked over to a mounted officer and repeatedly punched the horse, striking the animal in the face, neck and shoulder
Southern University Police Chief Joycelyn Johnson has been combating sexual assault since long before it became a hot-button issue
Police said the alleged thief was thoughtful enough to put traffic cones in place of the covers in an attempt to minimize the danger to the motoring public
Officials said the agency has lost more than 300 troopers in the last decade due to retirements, job changes and other reasons
The Joplin PD’s “incident spotlight” posts, which highlight arrests and incident calls, were ended after a city manager asked police to stop posting them
Officer Richard Mayer was at a Chick-Fil-A with his colleagues when a woman rushed to their table with her choking daughter and asked for help
Police said Robert Francis Krebs had a handgun when he entered a credit union and demanded money from the teller
This wasn’t the first python encounter for Officer Joseph Cabrera, who helped secure a 13-foot python back in April
The man was hanging onto the guardrail, dangling about 30 feet from the ground below before being rescued
A 17-year-old girl called police after escaping from her family’s home where she and her 12 brothers and sisters were locked up in filthy conditions
Some local government leaders concluded the national spotlight on criminal activity overshadowed the positive things happening in their hometowns
The officers quickly treated a 4-year-old after the father allegedly tried to hide a gun when it discharged, hitting the boy
Matthew Nicholson had been in his bedroom playing video games when he got upset and started yelling before blaming his mother for a broken headset
None of the 40 people aboard the bus bound for Chicago from Milwaukee on Friday night was injured and the suspect was taken into custody
The new system, Next Generation 911, will allow people to send emergency information as if they are posting to social media
The Florida House passed a bill designed to crack down on cities and counties that don’t comply with federal immigration authorities
A Facebook post falsely claimed that an officer assaulted a panhandler and took away his coat in the cold
The recent rise of homicides have raised concerns and led to speculation about the causes
Spokeswoman Candy Thomson said the owl was seen struggling between the left-hand lane and the median
