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Patrol
Responding to Off-Duty Incidents
How often do we find ourselves faced with an off-duty situation that would normally require our direct and immediate intervention if we were functioning in an on-duty capacity? Hopefully, not very often. But should we find ourselves in such a position, the extent to which we have planned for it ahead of time can optimize our chances for coming out ahead.
May 8, 2007
Weapons
Prepare Yourself for Off-Duty Incidents
Trouble finding an officer is typical of off-duty incidents. That's the first thing we must understand in order to prepare ourselves for the unexpected off-duty encounter: They can happen at any time anywhere.
January 27, 2011
Technology
NowForce Announces Law Enforcement Offerings
New NowForce Law Enforcement helps optimize communications, share critical information, and assign the closest officers through a cloud-based CAD.
November 12, 2014
Patrol
10 Tips for Better Managing Officer Stress
"If you can manage your own internal stress level and overall mental health experience, then you're more likely to be able to stick in this career long term because you're just going to have enough bandwidth to keep going,” Dr. Jennifer Prohaska explains.
January 9, 2023
Patrol
Memorial Fund Reports Duty Deaths Down 39% Last Year
The Memorial Fund’s "2023 End-of-Year Preliminary Law Enforcement Officers Fatalities Report" shows that 136 federal, state, county, municipal, military, tribal, and campus officers died in the line of duty in 2023.
January 11, 2024
Patrol
2 Utah Departments Mourn Deaths of 1 Off-Duty, 1 Retired Officer
Lieutenant (ret.) James Crowley had served with the West Valley (UT) Police Department. Sergeant Cory Peterson had served with the Unified Police Department.
November 5, 2018
Patrol
Remarkable Statistics on Officer Response to Active Shooter Incidents
The author reviews the PERF report on police response and results from 84 active shooter incidents from 2000-2010.
April 11, 2014
Patrol
166 Officers Killed on Duty in 2011
The NYPD officer gunned down by a violent ex-con in Brooklyn Monday became the 166th police officer killed in the line of duty this year, a 14% jump from 2010, according to a national law enforcement group.
December 12, 2011
Patrol
Hospitalized Baltimore Officer Shot While Off Duty Says on YouTube "I'm 10-8"
Isaac "Ike" Carrington, who has been confined to a hospital bed since being shot multiple times while off duty last week, took to social media to declare that he'd be back on the streets and on duty soon.
August 13, 2019
Patrol
10 Laid-Off Oakland Officers Return to Duty
The officers are expected to return to the streets in a week or two, after undergoing some retraining, including firearms qualification and being updated on changes to department policies.
February 21, 2011
Patrol
Off-Duty Deputy Catches $12M Worth of Cocaine While Fishing
A Charlotte County, Fla., deputy was fishing off duty when he caught 50 pounds of cocaine worth millions in the Gulf of Mexico. More Here.
August 11, 2015
Patrol
Accused Detroit Cop Killer's Prior Incidents With Officers Detailed
Jason Gibson, who was arraigned on 18 counts related to the shootout on Tuesday, faced a second arraignment Friday for failing to appear in court weeks prior to the shooting.
May 14, 2010
Patrol
Off-Duty Memphis Officer Driving 114 mph Before Fatal Crash
Police said five seconds before the crash Marshall was traveling 114 mph. The speed limit on the road is 45 mph.
June 30, 2021
Patrol
Dallas Officer Recovers from COVID-19, Returns to Duty
The Dallas Police Department announced Wednesday that one of its officers has recovered from COVID-19 and returned to duty.
April 8, 2020
Patrol
Recent Incidents Prompt Reminders for Officer Safety While Directing Traffic
There are myriad factors contribute to incidents in which an officer is struck by a vehicle while directing traffic—everything from weather, to the negligence/impairment of the offending vehicle's driver, to the officer's own actions—but a few basic safety strategies can mitigate the risks.
March 17, 2023
Patrol
SC City Honors African-American Officer's 1870 Duty Death
The Charleston Police Department joined local community members and political leaders to honor the memory of Private Thomas Martin—who was killed in the line of duty in July 1870.
September 28, 2020
Patrol
Off-Duty VT Deputy Shot 10 Times by Officers in NY Town
The deputy was shot by police as many as 10 times after he ignored commands from the officers to drop his firearm, according to police and the mayor.
November 21, 2022
Patrol
Crash Involving Off-Duty Philadelphia Officer Injures at Least 1
At least one person was injured during a two-car vehicle collision that included an off-duty police officer on Wednesday night.
August 27, 2020
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