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Associate Editor of Police Magazine and a patrol supervisor and investigator with the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, Sgt. Dean Scoville has received multiple awards for government service.

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Archive - October 2008

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Tricks and Treats

Thanks to the usual suspects and miscreants, Halloween is no night of candy and fun for patrol officers.

October 28, 2008

It’s time for my Annual Real Men (and Women) of Halloween Genius Roundup wherein I review the previous year’s sordid activities. Here are the weirdos and wackos who helped keep us employed, entertained, or emotionally spent in 2007.

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author: Dean Scoville | posted @ Tuesday, October 28, 2008 6:24 AM | Comments(0)

Home Invasions Targeting Cops

Prepare yourself and your family for a possible home invasion. They happen to cops, too.

October 17, 2008

When three suspects assaulted an off-duty LAPD officer at his Gardena, Calif., home, a police spokesperson said it was the first time he'd heard of an officer being a victim of a home invasion robbery. While that may be the case, the crime was not without precedent.

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author: Dean Scoville | posted @ Friday, October 17, 2008 9:44 AM | Comments(9)

Picking Your Stops (and Keeping Them Stopped)

Carefully choreograph your traffic stops as much as possible to minimize danger.

October 10, 2008

Some cops are in such a rush to get a car stopped that they'll let the driver they're attempting to detain dictate where the traffic stop will take place. Worse, they'll allow suspects to choreograph what happens once the cars have stopped.

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author: Dean Scoville | posted @ Friday, October 10, 2008 4:44 PM | Comments(4)

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