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.
Drawing on baseball’s 17-inch rule, Chief Sam DiGiovanna delivers a powerful message about consistency and standards in public safety organizations
Police1’s exclusive companion report to the “What Cops Want in 2025" survey reveals critical gaps in training — and what’s at stake when agencies fail to act
New York City Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt’s words resonate for law enforcement today as much as they did a century ago
Two years after the school board cut ties with Denver PD, officers will be posted following the East High School shooting
“He hit me with the car,” a Sarasota officer said after escaping serious injury from being hit head-on
William Dwyer stands by his officers’ decision to not wait for an ambulance and to rush the 4-month-old to the hospital
Many recruits across the country are required to have wrestling shoes – but why do so many throw their shoes away when they graduate from the police academy?
The fatal OIS was captured on video, showing a man threatening police with a 5-foot metal pole while officers were speaking to an unrelated person during a DUI stop
San Diego County deputy pushes a man out of the way as the driver of the stolen truck speeds away
The mobile testing unit will give more time to patrol officers to answer calls for service
‘Turn your camera off': Video shows Okla. capt. asking officer to turn off bodycam during DUI arrest
Police Chief Wade Gourley praised the officer for following protocols and acting professionally
“The public has access to this product and can use it against us. You have to know how to defend against it.”
A Piqua officer was on patrol in the early morning when he came across a car driving in reverse
Farmington Hills officers are seen on a smoky third floor, waking sleeping residents and taking them outside
The Duluth PD expanded their use of motorcycles from community policing to on- and off-road patrols
The city of Wichita released a final report that offers a dire portrait of Kansas’ largest police department
This case illustrates how good police work can easily be marred by failing to secure a warrant
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The loss of night shift patrols came from a 6% budget cut, drop in staffing and the elimination of a shift
A chief, captain and 19 officers make up the newest PD formed in the state in at least 50 years
Isotonitazene, a nitazene analog opioid 20 times more potent than fentanyl, has moved into the Southern states and, more recently, along the Eastern seaboard
The pilot program includes mentoring, job training, conflict resolution between rival gang members and therapy
Jocquise R. Timmons is charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and unlawful weapons possession
Officer Steven Wren, who was 37 at the time, suffered a multi-level compression fracture of his thoracic spine
Mount Pleasant officers pulled Tamara Palmer over for suspicion of drunk driving after she hit the curb multiple times and failed to stay in the lane
A suspect forcefully grabbed for their service weapons and began punching them in the head, knocking one officer unconscious
Some 35 people had been detained as other police agencies stepped in to assist the city’s officers
The chief said he was forced to make a difficult decision after the department has seen six officers depart and a lack of new recruits
Surveillance and body camera videos show officers digging out people in two vehicles from underneath a building collapse
The man admitted the rifle was real, but laughed as he told detectives he had no intention of harming any officers
There were 87 vacant positions in the agency as of January, which means the department is understaffed by 25%
“It is not just about having data, but what you do with that data. It is about sharing that data.”
