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.
Quit “proceeded to the vicinity of” and just say where the hell you went
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Oracle’s chair and CTO Larry Ellison recently predicted that “every police officer is going to be supervised at all times,” raising questions about balancing enhanced accountability with privacy concerns
Officers were responding to reports of a shooting when they encountered a man with a gun
The K7 buggy is designed to patrol grass, gravel, sand and other terrains
Coral Springs first responders paid baby April and her family a visit
Officer Grossman said Connor appeared to have something inside his closed fist and was sweating profusely
The officer received stitches and did not have to undergo surgery
Kimberly Garcia realized when she got home that she had lost her ring after pulling over to change the tire
Police Sgt. Johnathan Sharketti calls the case “uncharted territory”
The combined street value for the drugs was estimated at $32 million
A mix of neighborhood volunteers, police and firefighters used trained dogs and their bare hands to search through the ruins
The justices said there is currently no reliable scientific test for marijuana impairment
The uniformed officer was picking up his lunch at Pieology when the cashier handed him a receipt that said “F*** the cops”
A drunken man who didn’t want to drink alone forced his way into a woman’s home and sat down with two 12-packs of beer
Police Chief Medaria Arradondo changed the policy to require his officers to turn on their body cameras when responding to any call
The officer was one of two officers who suffered minor injuries in Monday night’s demonstration
A new, gripping account of Officer Dane Norem’s struggle with a suicidal man and road to recovery is a must-read for all LEOs
An incident report said the coach drove a player’s car away from the school parking lot just after he was informed of drug sweep
One of the most violent cities in America is looking to pay new recruits $11.25 an hour
“Justice4AnthonySmith” was spray painted in red on the memorial honoring fallen officers
The suspect charged Deputy Bagby and tried to fight the deputy even after a TASER deployment
According to police, the demonstrators sprayed bottles with an unknown substance on officers
The extent of the officers’ injuries was not reported, but they were both taken from the scene for treatment
The Coral Springs Human Resources manager went to pay, but the Chick-fil-A manager refused to take her money
Shaq was in town filming a PSA and decided to stop for a picture
Rodolfo Ballardo crashed the stolen big rig at a gas station where he shot at Border Patrol agents before he was killed
A 911 caller saw “two white males, no shirts and several tattoos” putting a JEA light pole on top of their Kia
John Garder said he thinks he was pulled over because the lawnmower had no lights
Police said Miguel Richards was asked 44 times to drop the knife and six times to drop a gun he held in his right hand
Police say the explosion was a terrorist attack, the fifth in Britain this year
The officer was stuck with the needle while searching a woman’s purse
As the owner was cleaning up after the burglary less than three hours later, a knife-wielding man walked in and demanded money
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