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.
A robust agency wellness program is crucial for public safety personnel, offering support for mental, physical and financial health
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
Thomas Hartless wasn’t supposed to have weapons, but a probation officer never checked his home, where authorities later found over 60 guns
The proposal originally called for broad police accountability and anti-racial profiling measures
Lem Dermid is on a mission to thank every paramedic, doctor and nurse who saved his life
With help from Dothan Police Officer Katrina Culbreath, Sheena Davenport learned a life-lesson: there are still good people in this world
The man arrested in a string of serial killings left behind bullet casings at each crime that authorities tested and linked him to the shootings
Police say the 5-year-old saved his parents by walking two blocks in the dark to alert another relative because he thought his parents were dead
Investigators say Trepierre Hummons was hoping for “suicide by cop” when he killed Officer Sonny Kim in 2015 before being gunned down by another officer
After his arrest, Richard Rojas told police he was “hearing voices” and expected to die
There is no word on the deputy’s condition
The bill calls for officers to receive at least 400 hours of basic training and learn more about de-escalation practices, recognizing biases and handling in-custody deaths
Members of the force are frustrated that a new city policy requiring release of video in extreme confrontations unfairly portrays their department
The outback can get lonely, but Senior Constable Tiffany Greig never lacks company
Kiersa was rescued without injury
Agents returned fire and shot the suspect
The driver, a 26-year-old U.S. Navy veteran, told officers he was hearing voices and expected to die
The trooper was conducting a traffic stop when the patrol vehicle was struck by a pickup truck
ICE Director Thomas Homan said the increase in arrests stems from stepped up immigration enforcement
The proposals would also make it a misdemeanor to block roads and a felony to carry a dangerous weapon while rioting
Under the final version of the policy, officers can no longer shoot a fleeing suspect after they committed or tried to commit a felony using deadly force
The grant outfits all 21 full-time officers with new body-worn cameras to comply with new state legislation
The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services is making $7 million available
The Broken Arrow Police Department received 20 automated external defibrillators and 120 vented chest seals
Officers must issue a citation instead
Tatyanna Lewis was killed when a woman repeatedly rammed her into a tree with an SUV
Las Vegas police train to use a version of a chokehold designed to avoid restricting the airway while cutting the flow of blood to the brain
The officer was uninjured
One person was charged with assaulting a police officer
Investigators linked Frederick Davis to the arson by DNA and comparing audio from the 9-1-1 calls and a courtroom appearance
In addition to using the list to identify possible victims or suspects, the department uses it to warn those with the highest scores that they are at risk of being involved in gun violence
The mother told Joshua Webb’s father that she believed their son was depressed, but the father said he never saw any indications of that when he spoke with his son