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.
Be cognizant of what is working – and what is not – and be flexible enough to change tactics quickly as needed
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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
A total of 10 police department Ford Explorer SUVs with the Interceptor packages tested positive for carbon monoxide and were removed from the fleet
Investigators found blood samples from inside the driver’s side door where the teen had cut himself on the broken glass
A total of 130 sheriffs’ offices and police departments will receive a portion of the money
The DOJ told the cities that they will be ineligible for a new program that aims to root out drug trafficking and gang crime unless they work with ICE
“Smart guns” are back in focus with recent stories of LEOs being shot by their own guns. But questions remain on reliability
K-9 Cain ran into the woods to detain the suspect, but when he emerged he had multiple stab wounds to his chest
When the officers arrived on the scene, they spent 30 minutes walking around multiple streets to find the toddler’s home
Police said the passenger reached under the seat when the officer asked for a driver’s license and additional paperwork
Michael Patrick Laskey has a history of fleeing law enforcement
Capt. Mark Hardy was critically injured in a motorcycle accident
The DOJ will dispatch 12 federal prosecutors to cities ravaged by addiction who will focus exclusively on investigating health care fraud and opioid scams
A man jumped the pharmacy counter, pointed the gun at people and demanded oxycodone from the pharmacist
Police Chief Mark McCrory says nine of his department’s police vehicles have been involved in accidents since April 5
Police say a witness reported the crash and said the driver didn’t want help from police or firefighters
Between 1999 and 2015, more than 560,000 people in the United States died due to drug overdoses, a death toll larger than the population of Atlanta
Officer Woodson was sent out to direct traffic after storms knocked out the power
“As I walked by, there was a bunch of children on a truck holding Nerf guns. I said ‘Hi’ to them thinking none the wiser”
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