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Curbside Justice  

Encompassing everything from red curbs to alleyways, from metered parking spots to handicapped designated violators, parking enforcement is often seen as a nuisance. But it can also be a means of identifying red flags.

Crime Scene Photos: Show Some Common Decency  

Just like every woman on every porn site is somebody's daughter, every bloody corpse on those graphic death sites is somebody's loved one.

Cognitive Dissonance  

I focused on several likely hiding places: a container of Comet cleanser, filled with just cleanser; a PVC piece of pipe—only a bomb; a box of "SOS" pads....wait a minute!

Justifying Temporary Detentions  

When a marked police car pulls into a high-crime area and people start running away for no apparent reason, this is reasonable suspicion to stop them.

Shots Fired: Reno, Nevada 02•23•1984  

Hastings walked to the Fireside Lounge on the corner of Fourth and Lake Streets, dialed up his favorite federal agent on a pay phone, and fessed up to having some 13 stolen antique knives and a stolen Beretta on his person. Oh, and he wanted to turn himself in.

Unmarked NYPD Cars Routinely Towed by City, Mayor Unsympathetic

The Detectives' Endowment Association complained that tow trucks working for Internal Affairs have met their quota of four tows a day by tailing detectives and then hooking their cars.

Propper Announces I.C.E. Performance Polo

Propper International, a manufacturer of garments for military, tactical and law enforcement use, introduced the I.C.E. Performance Polo line with improved wicking technology.

Ohio Officer Fatally Shot Responding to Disturbance Call

Elyria (Ohio) Police officer James Kerstetter was fatally shot during a neighborhood disturbance call after he located a suspect who may have exposed himself to a child, the agency announced.

In Patrol Blog

Foot Pursuits: A Runaway Policy?

What exactly was this "new bar" for performance? How was one to be evaluated against it? And was this really a new policy to...

Tell Me Lies, Tell Me Sweet Little Lies

As you venture around your patrol area, strike up conversations. Don't have any particular agenda in mind. Just be friendly. You...

For the Reading-Impaired and Other Idiots (Part 1 of a Series)

No piece so hit a nerve as one that I wrote last year on the El Monte officer whose head punt of a gang member has since been...

 
<p>A person might seem to be innocently reaching for an ID, when in fact he's reaching for a gun.</p>
How to Watch the Hands: 3 Scenarios

From basic training to field training, officers are told, "Watch the suspect's hands." But you...

<p>Elbeco's Summit II is constructed from Hiptex 3000 for the outer shell and is waterproof and windproof. The seams are sealed to ensure water doesn't migrate through. So you can be seen on those gray dark winter days and nights, the jacket can be reversed to its ANSI/ISEA Class II side. This is a bright yellow with two-inch Scotchlite by 3M on the body and sleeves. This jacket lights up like a neon sign when light hits it. The Summit II gives officers high visibility when working DUI and traffic enforcement checkpoints.</p>
Wet Weather Wear

What should you consider when looking at outerwear for duty or most any foul weather? First,...

<p>Officer Bingham patrols south Florida's swampland at the helm of his airboat in "Operation Wild," which airs on Discovery's Planet Green beginning Jan. 8.</p>
Operation Wild: Florida Wildlife Officers

Discovery's Planet Green channel will feature the officers of the Florida Fish and Wildlife...

 
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