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.
Knowing your role as a cover officer will help you stay in your lane, and make my contact safer
Most law-abiding citizens proceed with their daily lives without thinking to commend a cop for a job well done
Are officers expected to give their lives in the line of duty? A look at societal expectations, training gaps and the harsh realities of policing
Eddie Johnson said Chicago police recover more illegal guns than officers in New York City and Los Angeles combined
Mark Diaz, president of the Detroit Police Officers Association, said the union has lost 117 officers since Jan 1., which averages to about 4.5 per week
Police departments in cities such as New York, Chicago and Los Angeles are all being sued for not releasing information about their predictive policing programs
Los Angeles County boasts the nation’s largest sheriff’s department, but even it has nowhere near the manpower to take down all the illegal pot shops
The woman told police she was protesting the separation of immigrant children from parents who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally
The body camera worn by Officer Timothy Thorn shows that the child had no pulse when he arrived
The Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association contends that the NYPD’s release of footage is “illegal and arbitrary”
The Marine Corps’ Combat Hunter Program and the broken windows concept of policing are both about taking action to prevent future undesirable action
The video went viral and sparked outrage
The justices ruled 5-2 that drivers automatically consent to a blood draw when they drive on Wisconsin roads
Here’s what police leaders need to know about the benefits of the cloud for crisis planning
With a single shot from his AR-15, a deputy sheriff quickly put an end to a large alligator that had a teenage girl trapped in a tree for nearly an hour
Policies, training and specialized units focusing on homelessness have an increased presence in police agencies compared to 1993 numbers
FOP president Rick Snyder said that the number of officers leaving versus being recruited is coming at a time when the city is experiencing record violence
Police said a public security specialist was stabbed to death and his body was found in his patrol truck
Police said six children were among the nine stabbed at the Boise apartment complex
A vote by San Francisco supervisors this week to abruptly cut funding for police TASERs has stirred doubt about whether officers will ever get them
“They’re telling me produce, or be shamed,” said an anonymous officer
In this podcast segment, Jim and Doug discuss officer discretion and the problem of cops being called to non-events
Police said the officer suffered minor injuries that required hospitalization
A police union called what’s happening in the Seattle Police Department a “mass exodus”
The death of Det. Sean Suiter is one of the only unsolved killings of a police officer in the department’s history
Michel Moore was confirmed and sworn in Wednesday as the agency’s 57th chief
Police said the man fired “highly explosive mortar-style” fireworks at officers and a police helicopter
The consent decree came following the fatal 2014 OIS of Michael Brown
The woman was arrested after being caught on camera absconding with a gift basket donated in slain Yarmouth K-9 Sgt. Sean Gannon’s name to a silent auction
The union is seeking to oust the auditor over a report that made “misleading” claims about racial disparities in UOF
Police officers nationwide face daily criticism and scrutiny of their actions; here’s how to ensure this doesn’t lead to ‘de-policing’ at your PD
Police said the driver “opened the driver’s side door with one hand and kept his other hand concealed behind his back” after being pulled over
