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Patrol

Las Vegas Metro Won't Respond to Minor Traffic Accidents

Capt. Mark Tavarez of Las Vegas Metro's Traffic Bureau said at an early afternoon news conference that beginning March 3, patrol officers would stop responding to property-only accidents within Metro's jurisdiction.

February 24, 2014

Patrol

Dallas Chief Bolsters Detective Ranks to Combat Robberies

Through the end of October, robberies were up about 5 percent from 2012, according to department statistics. Business robberies were up more than 20 percent.

November 10, 2013

Careers

How To Start a Smaller-Agency Traffic Unit

If the chief or sheriff wants to form a traffic unit, stop and ask what kind of unit. Is this purely enforcement or is this a special events traffic detail? Will you handle parades, funeral escorts or other special events? Will you investigate serious and fatal accidents up to and including reconstruction?

May 21, 2013

Patrol

Border Patrol Suspends Sequestration Furloughs

Deputy Commissioner Thomas Winkowski told workers Monday morning that the agency for now is postponing planned furloughs of up to 14 days and a ban on overtime.

April 1, 2013

Women in Law Enforcement

Tips For Surviving Third Shift

So what do you do, if you're working the graveyard shift? The No. 1 solution is to get enough sleep. Sleep is essential for the human body, and it is natural to fall into an internal and regulated clock.

June 15, 2010

Technology

PDSI Unveils New Implementation Process for TeleStaff

PDSI (Principal Decision Systems International), a leading provider of automated workforce management solutions for public serving industries including public safety and utilities, is introducing a new client implementation process for TeleStaff.

November 29, 2009

Patrol

Charlotte-Mecklenburg PD to Hire 125 Officers

Charlotte City Council members voted Monday night for City Manager Curt Walton's plan to hire 125 additional police officers. Fifty will be hired with $8.5 million in federal stimulus dollars, and will start in September.

August 24, 2009

Patrol

The State of American Law Enforcement - Working on the Front Lines

At some point in his or her various travels, the patrol officer will ask a question that pertains equally well to the task at hand and his or her career in law enforcement: Just how the hell did I get here, and where am I going?

June 30, 2008

Patrol

Two Sides of the Coin

There's an old chestnut that says the Chinese word for "crisis" is the same as the Chinese word opportunity.

October 31, 2004

Patrol

Starting from Scratch

Founding a police department is a challenge that not many people would want to assume. But that's the task that faced the civic leaders of Federal Way, Washington.

February 28, 2003

Patrol

Melee in Memphis

Violent, pre-fight media melees, profane press conferences, and the illegal out-of-the-ring antics of superstars seem to be the only way to get the sports fan's attention these days.

October 31, 2002

Patrol

Temporary Insanity

Every officer on the New Orleans Police Department knows instinctively when Carnival season begins. No one needs to check the calendar. It's in the air like the smell of alcohol and the laughter of excited crowds gathering on the streets of the Vieux Carre (the French Quarter).

May 31, 2002