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 longtime officer sounds off on the habits that sabotage safety, communication and survival on scene
Police1 readers share their top tactics to reduce risk
Officers trained in this method indicate they achieve a high level of compliance in a short period of time
A new report proposes the incorporation of auxiliary private security agents in non-core areas such as administration and other ancillary tasks
“We think that the use of force remains reasonable after a suspect employs a weapon, has not surrendered, and thus remains dangerous.”
“It allows our officers to deal with crime versus mental health calls, which are not necessarily our specialty.”
Last week, a wrong-way driver killed two people, including a San Patricio County Sheriff’s Department dispatcher
“This is not a tank. This is a replacement vehicle,” one councilman said after receiving public criticism regarding the purchase
After finding the man not breathing inside a home, the officer is seen administering Narcan and performing chest compressions
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Video shows the man jumping from a vehicle unprovoked, throwing a bag into the street, and sprinting into a field for no apparent reason
Aside from the obvious benefits of the art itself, we are only beginning to tap into the full potential of what Jiu-Jitsu offers law enforcement officers
Both officers were shot at close range, with the suspect opening fire after the LEOs began questioning him about his involvement in another shooting
A judge had ruled earlier this year that qualified immunity did not apply to Officer Matthew Rhodes and allowed the suit to go to trial
The suspects caused a pile up after they crashed into a Metrobus suddenly and a squad car crashed into the back of their vehicle
The police agency will transition from its current Sig Sauer P320 pistol to a Glock model in 2023
“It’s something about his spirit that grabbed onto me. I was like, I gotta help this brother out. He’s one of our own.”
In the footage, the man can be seen running from a hospital room toward the officer before attempting to disarm him
The situation began when officers were called regarding a suicidal man parked outside a government building in Mobile
The officers, who spent close to 90 minutes talking to the man, had just gone through training for this type of situation
Officers are turning to older units due to the scarcity of cars, finding parts in their own junkyards to keep some of the squads running
The man blamed his woes on “paranormal activity” and attempted to grab an officer’s TASER unsuccessfully
After pulling the man from the water, the deputy left that scene to respond to a rollover, where he put out a small fire in one of the vehicles
The department’s exit interviews unveiled officers left the APD to join other law enforcement agencies with a take-home car program
Officials hope that redeploying more officers to street patrols and hiring civilians for many department jobs, the tide will begin to turn
While consistent training can significantly improve outcomes, a flawless performance is improbable given the limits of human performance under stress
When an officer is murdered, law enforcement leaders must figure out what happened and why so as to examine current tactics and training
Your legacy doesn’t evolve through want or desire – it evolves from what you do
The trooper had deployed his TASER to subdue a suspect but hit the man’s gasoline-filled backpack instead, causing the explosion
Officer Jesse Madsen died last year after veering into a car that was traveling on the wrong side of the road, saving other drivers in its path
A commissioner highlighted three local officer-involved shootings within the past two months as a reason for purchasing the vehicle to protect officers
The suspect, who had visited the station hours prior, said he wanted to talk about “a person who was a danger”
SCOTUS has rejected the argument “that reasonable cause for an investigative stop can only be based on the officer’s personal observation, rather than on information supplied by another person”
