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.
While there is no one way to do the job, this is a list of basics for every cop on the street
We should be doing more to harness the wisdom of street cops and what they learn from every shift
Courage is not taking action in the absence of fear, but taking action in spite of fear
Officer Matt Lesell, who is recovering from a hyperextended foot and a fractured vertebra, estimated that he’ll be out of work for about another month
Ford said it will cover the cost of repairs for carbon monoxide odors “regardless of age, mileage or aftermarket modifications made after purchase”
Sheriff Deryl Loar is asking for the public’s help in finding the assailant, who fled after opening fire
Police say the boy told an employee that his father had been inside the bathroom for a long time
By the time two Minneapolis police officers got to the scene, they found the Cadillac ATS smoldering and its two occupants trapped inside
The suspect was also shot, and officials said it’s too early to tell whether both officers are expected to survive
Dutch police arrested five Romanian men suspected of stealing iPhones worth $590,000 in a dangerous heist on a moving truck
Tyler Carender, 20, is charged with causing more than a half-million dollars in damage to a church and middle school
Deputies said Christina Gaud was the driver of the getaway vehicle while her accomplice, Rodney Snow, robbed the shop
Jessica Ramos was being driven to the hospital by her brother-in-law when her water broke
The bill, HR 3219, has little chance of passing the Senate in its current form
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
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