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.
Since the average officer’s budget often comes down to pennies, what expenditures of our personal funds are truly worth the investment?
Redundant question and answer phrases can cause confusion and make your reader (usually the charging attorney) lose interest in your case
The last thing a reader wants in a police report is a surprise
The Austin Police Department pulled nearly 400 Ford Explorer SUVs from its patrol fleet over worries about exhaust fumes inside the vehicles
A firearms training simulator was placed at a county fair by a sheriff who hoped to help citizens better understand how quickly police must make life-or-death decisions
These are intended to help you while you wait for an interpreter to arrive
As one reader put it, the only thing out there is “cops, cabs and criminals”
While speaking about MS-13, Trump sparked controversy over his comments about treatment of people in police custody
As the deputy reached for his handcuffs and told Marlin Gipson to turn around and place his hands on his head, the man began to walk away
Trump has made cracking down on MS-13, or Mara Salvatrucha, a top priority of his administration
Sheriff William King says Sgt. David Chauvette administered naloxone and the dog “seemed to perk up”
Kara’s handler, Dawn Havens, said she sees Kara’s assignment as a way to demonstrate that pit bulls shouldn’t be feared
"[Aaron Orlando] Rodriguez said he saw my vehicle was running so he attempted to steal the vehicle so he had a ride home”
Alejandro Fernandez Favreau followed the driver to a restaurant and called police, but the driver attempted to get back into his car to leave
Jim and Doug discuss the role of the mentor in law enforcement
Police said Anthony Benavidez threw two devices out a window that might have been non-functioning explosives
The agency said it has upgraded the probe from an investigation to an engineering analysis, a step closer to a recall
Trump called the officers “real heroes whose courageous action under fire saved so many lives”
Instead of sending the children home, Officer Patrick McDonald played some street football with the kids
All citizens have to do is bring a full trash bag to the business and they’ll receive a bag of marijuana free of charge
A religious freedom organization said they wanted to “make sure all members of the community felt they were on equal standing with law enforcement”
Officer Alfredo Vargas has been deemed the police department’s “official alligator wrestler”
Employees arrived to find the front door glass shattered and feces by the door
A family called 911 after feeling overcome by something, and the responders experienced the same symptoms
Gov. Andrew Cuomo directed the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee to examine the technology and questions about privacy and civil liberties its use would raise
Isys was all of 17 days old when Deputy Rick Chaeff performed CPR and revived her outside Goodie’s Good Eats in June 2010
Minneapolis police officers will be required to have their body cameras on when they respond to calls and make traffic stops
Corey Berry told officers that he was copying previous clown sightings as a prank
Rep. Raymond Dehn said officers would still have access to their guns in their cars
The younger four, only four weeks old, were unable to nurse and were becoming malnourished and dehydrated
A grand jury reviewed the shooting and found the officers’ actions were justified
