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.
There is nothing more effective for building trust than personal, positive contacts between the police and those they protect and serve
Mislabeling people in police reports is a problem. Follow these steps to prevent errors
A step-by-step guide to configuring Microsoft’s spelling and grammar checker
When the victim saw her alleged abuser fighting the deputy who responded to the call, she rushed to the cop’s aid
A lot of the time, officers are referring to the stress from their job, but they may not realize how the cause of their stress can be broader than that
Ongoing exposure to trauma can often affect a person’s ability to function both in their personal and professional life
The National Johns Suppression Initiative has led to nearly 8,000 arrests of sex buyers since it began in 2011
The officer was responding to a call of a pony in the road when the goat jumped onto the hood of his patrol car
Through AmeriCorps, P.A.A.R.I. will place 20 part-time recovery coaches and five full-time program coordinators with police departments in Massachusetts
This year’s campaign will include the impairment marijuana causes in drivers, and the exponentially increased impairment caused when alcohol and marijuana are combined
The St. Anthony Police Department has received this grant every year for the past decade
Robert Heredia threw at least two large knives at a younger man, who has not been identified
You have to listen, not just hear people, when they tell their story
Shaq said the decision to run for sheriff came after he saw the divide between police and communities grow larger
Federal officials have threatened to withhold federal funding for sanctuary cities, saying they don’t comply with federal laws
Jason Fann was responding to a crash when he lost control of his patrol unit, rolling the vehicle
A Madison Lake police officer reportedly noticed Thomas Edward Grothe, 60, driving a riding lawnmower erratically on city streets
Police said Theodore Gunderson Jr. cursed, threw the salad at an employee and said, “If I had a gun or knife you would be the first to go”
Police stumbled across an industrial building crammed with more than 1,000 snakes, parrots, chickens and other animals when they arrived to serve a warrant
The ordinance would prevent jail employees from contacting ICE about an individual’s release without a signed warrant from a federal judge or magistrate
Two plainclothes officers with visible badges on their shirts said an employee told them “I don’t serve cops”
Stephen Tyler Holman wrote that “putting stop sticks out to stop a car going over 100 mph is extremely negligent… It ended up costing one of their own”
Jim and Doug discuss the potential such a law would have, as well as the ways in which it could go totally sideways from its intended purpose
Police Chief Bryan MacFadden suffered eight fractured ribs and road rash when his motorcycle collided with a deer
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has said its investigation suggests the cars are experiencing exhaust manifold cracks that are hard to detect
The grant is named after Det. Matthew Tarentino, who died in a crash on May 30
Officers moved Kasey Wayne Johnson’s handcuffs to the front so he could smoke a cigarette and he fled
Deputy Jamie Winkles pursued the emu for a short time before he returned it to its home
The game challenges players to spot basketball hoops and run out of their vehicles to dunk a ball
The man saw the animal on his property and shot at it
Police said Robert Savelli refused to comply with the officer’s commands, which led him to confront the driver
The case came at a time when Baltimore police and other departments around the country were withholding information about their use of stingray devices
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