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.
Ambush attacks on police officers do not discriminate in gender, assignment or age, and they affect all category of assignment
The smartest cop isn’t the one with the quickest decision
Be smart about when and where you don shades
Officer Steven Laughlin was found justified in his actions
Charges in the 627-count indictment included conspiracy, criminal sale of firearms and related offenses
It’s currently a felony to threaten, damage property, or physically injure a person because of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, disability or sexual orientation
Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson visited New York to learn how it has achieved success in fighting crime
Police said when they are faced with a tense or trying situation – especially one involving children – people are more likely to open up and relax with a K-9 around
The man was unable to reach the shore due to the strong current
Police said William Hoover turned toward an officer with the gun in his hand
Trooper Devin Gurney was outside his patrol car when a driver drifted across five lanes and struck his patrol car at full speed
No one was injured during the pursuit
The Baltimore Police Department has disbanded its primary plainclothes enforcement unit, sending 46 officers to patrol
The bill says cities, state agencies and public colleges can’t prevent employees from asking someone’s immigration status
Checkpoints are under some scrutiny after a checkpoint was set up near a local school that has a 22 percent Hispanic enrollment
The suspect was wanted for assault with a deadly weapon
Oliver Mauricio Funez Machada walked out of his house with a knife in one hand and his mother’s head in the other
A man jailed for bludgeoning a mannequin with a four-pound hammer did so at the same intersection where two homeless men were found beaten to death earlier this year
When Gerri Stewart’s son checked his mom’s location, it showed she was more than six miles from home
Police said they want to discourage copycats from performing the dangerous stunt
Trooper Devin Gurney was conducting a traffic stop when a driver fell asleep and struck his patrol car
The new policies are aimed at steering people with mental health issues toward treatment instead of jail
The new draft removes language mandating that officers must use only the least amount of force needed in any situation
Ernie was shot and wounded on-duty, but under current state law the accused can only be charged with a misdemeanor due to the K-9 being able to return to duty
Kevin Johnson spends up to 14 hours a day creating different pieces for law enforcement
One commenter asked if the suspect was “attempting to assassinate Lincoln”
There is a lot of debate and concern among law enforcement officials about EO 13768
Police said the suspect was armed with a 4-to-5-foot long pipe outside a downtown restaurant
Police and city leaders have previously said the release of both the video and Officer William Martin’s personnel file were illegal
After Cody Dwayne Hynum was handcuffed and put in a patrol car, police said he kicked out the rear driver’s side window and hopped into the driver’s seat
The deputy was injured after he was attacked while trying to break up a fight between fans after a soccer game
