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Procedures & Policies
Coronavirus: Something Wicked This Way Comes
As coronavirus continues to spread, take every precaution you can as you take risks to protect and serve.
March 10, 2020
Author Dave Smith (aka Buck Savage)
Weapons
Writing a Handgun Optics Policy
If your agency is allowing officers to use red dot sights on duty pistols, then it needs to have a policy that covers issues such as training, equipment, and qualification protocols.
March 9, 2020
For handgun optics qualification protocol, the issue is whether to have officers qualify with the optics or their iron sights or both.
Procedures & Policies
Terminated Ohio Officer Returning to Duty, Collecting Back Pay
An officer with the Mansfield (OH) Police Department who was terminated in May of last year has been reinstated and will soon return to duty.
February 14, 2020
Procedures & Policies
Ohio Chief Bans Load-Bearing Vests for Officers
The chief of police for the Toledo Police Department has banned officers from wearing load-bearing vests that have been credited by many with relieving back pain associated with wearing duty belts that carry an officer's duty gear.
February 11, 2020
The chief of the Toledo (OH) Police Department has told officers they can no longer wear load-bearing vests because he thinks they make officers look 'too much like a military soldier.'
Patrol
San Francisco Police Open "Foot Beat" Office in Troubled Neighborhood
Officers with the San Francisco Police Department who are tasked with patrolling a neighborhood troubled by drug dealing, homelessness, car break-ins, and a host of other unseemly activities will now have an office to operate out of at the epicenter of Mid-Market.
February 7, 2020
Procedures & Policies
Bill Requiring Armed SROs Clears Kentucky Senate
The Kentucky Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation Monday to require that police officers be armed when assigned to schools. The bill now goes to the House.
January 28, 2020
Procedures & Policies
Washington Officer's Arrest of Teen Followed Policy
Two Kirkland, WA, police officers followed department policies and procedures when they roughly arrested a fleeing 14-year-old suspect in a YMCA teen center, according to a final report following an investigation of the arrest.
December 27, 2019
Procedures & Policies
Baltimore PD to Enact Reforms in 2020, Despite Delays
City and police leaders say Baltimore residents should start to see the Police Department’s consent decree reforms on the street for the first time in 2020, but many key initiatives are delayed as well.
December 26, 2019
Baltimore Police Department patch
Procedures & Policies
Houston PD Policy Will Allow Officers to Grow Beards
Two years after loosening up the department's tattoo regulations, Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo announced that officers will be allowed to grow beards.
December 24, 2019
Procedures & Policies
Indiana Agency's Policy Mandates Random Inspection of Officers' Body Camera Footage
The new requirements call for sergeants to randomly sample at least five videos each month from officers they supervise, and to review at least 15 minutes of footage from each subordinate three or more times per year.
December 20, 2019
Procedures & Policies
Wyoming Officer Alleges Pregnancy Cost Her Promotion
A police officer in Wyoming has filed a lawsuit claiming she was denied a chance at promotion because her high-risk pregnancy prevented her from taking a physical test on the date it was given.
December 18, 2019
Technology
Things to Consider Before Buying Drones for Your Agency
Unmanned aircraft systems offer many benefits to law enforcement agencies but only if properly trained personnel are using the right tools for the job and best practices are followed.
December 16, 2019
Unmanned aircraft systems offer many benefits to law enforcement agencies but only if properly trained personnel are using the right tools for the job and best practices are followed.
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