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.
Explore the significant distortions caused by fisheye lenses in body-worn cameras and understand the implications for accurate scene documentation and critical incident analysis
If you carry your backup tactical knife here, you can get to it with either hand
Struggling with the chaos of law enforcement life? Terror management theory has implications for how to thrive instead of just survive
Kenneth Lopera will plead not guilty to involuntary manslaughter and a second charge of oppression under color of office
Ron Duby Jr. was wanted on an outstanding arrest warrant for not appearing in court on a charge of failure to register as a sex offender
Mayor Rahm Emanuel says an independent set of eyes will help the city implement reforms discussed with the Justice Department
The man wrote on Facebook that the officer was a “jerk” to his wife and “must have needed to make quota”
Two employees were using the parking lot of the Papa John’s pizza restaurant for cocaine deals
FOP President Robert Swartzwelder said police should not advertise for any cause and opined that the city is going down a “slippery slope” that could lead to legal action
The boy was not injured
The troopers were conducting a DUI investigation when a drunk driver struck them
Ion Mobility Spectrometry and Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry can detect trace amounts of fentanyl even when mixed with heroin and other substances
Police used flash-bang grenades and pepper balls to disperse the crowd after protesters hurled bricks and other objects at officers
Larry Barton, a threat assessment instructor for the FBI, said the strategy saves lives, but people need to make decisions quickly
The bill would allow the use of drones to serve a warrant, aide in an investigation or assist in an emergency
Denver’s LaMar’s Donuts hired Drone Dispatch to deliver four boxes of doughnuts using piloted drones flown from parking lots within a block of the delivery targets
Officer Dalsh Veve was critically injured when a driver he was questioning in a gunfire investigation took off
The St. Louis Police Department is selling a stash of guns that bring to mind Prohibition-era gangsters for cash to put new a handgun in every officer’s holster
The law would mandate policies for police body cameras and reform the police department’s gang database
The appointment of a monitor would occur if the DOJ gives final approval to the agreement
Ford has faced multiple lawsuits alleging their Explorer is making police officers and civilians sick
The fight started after one of the women woman rear-ended the other at a stoplight
With a prescription from a veterinarian for specific K-9s, human naloxone can be used on them
The department said that May ended with 56 homicides compared to 68 during May 2016, and 257 shooting victims compared to 316 last May
“Any person who actively incites panic or fear of law enforcement is doing a disservice to the community,” an ICE spokesperson said
The two officers got the idea for the cop romper after seeing ads for the “RompHim,” a male romper, on Kickstarter
The officers applied a tourniquet to stop the bleeding until the ambulance arrived
Ray Johnson said his military and security training kicked in when he saw Deputy Jessie Larkin was being attacked
Sgt. Hugh Barry convinced Deborah Danner, who suffered from paranoid schizophrenia, to drop a pair of scissors, but the woman ran to the bedroom and picked up a bat
Lt. Aaron L. Crook had been with the Bluefield police for nine years
Police said Selket Taylor was “enraged” as he was arrested, and continued to “smash his head in the back of the patrol car”