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Patrol

Video: NYPD Can Take Down Terror Planes

The New York Police Department's anti-terrorism unit can take down smaller aircraft that would pose a threat to the nation's "No. 1 target," Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly told news magazine "60 Minutes."

September 25, 2011

Technology

NYPD's Counter-Terrorism Unit

In this "60 Minutes" profile of the NYPD's counter-terrorism unit, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly reveals that the agency has the capability to take down lighter aircraft. Read the full story here.

September 25, 2011

Patrol

A New (Old) Approach to Crimefighting In Chicago

The city's new top cop is implementing a more traditional policing approach, by stressing the need for resources to be in the hands of district commanders to use as they see fit in the neighborhoods they oversee.

June 12, 2011

Patrol

Elite Chicago Cops Face Charges In Shakedowns, Plotting Murder of Fellow Officer

Jerome Finnigan and three former Chicago PD officers who were members of the disbanded Special Operations Section (SOS) were charged today for allegedly concealing unlawful searches or arrests in which they stole hordes of cash. Prosecutors say Finnigan planned to murder a former officer he believed would testify against him.

April 6, 2011

Careers

Waiting for Your Time

Time-in-service requirements have long been around; they started in the military. If you're working in a grade — let's say patrol officer — you'll have to serve a suitable time period in the pay grade or assignment before you can be promoted or transferred. This allows you to gather valuable experience or what I call exposure.

March 13, 2011

Careers

NYPD's Aviation Unit

The NYPD's aviation unit deploys its high-tech tools and operates as a regional resource to provide mutual aid to smaller surrounding agencies.

February 23, 2011

Careers

LAPD Hollywood's Vice Unit

The movie industry has helped make Hollywood a much more seductive idea than physical destination and, more recently, has exposed the underbelly as well. Hollywood's streets often become "tracks" for street prostitutes, and boisterous nightclubs shun operating rules.

June 10, 2010

Training

Houston PD's Mounted Unit

The Houston Police Department has one of the largest mounted patrol units in the country. Learn about it in this police recruitment video from Houston PD.

December 10, 2009

Training

Loon Mountain (N.H.) Ski Patrol

The bread-and-butter calls on Paul Hayes' beat are ones you might expect: traffic control, investigating thefts, finding lost children, and handling unruly public intoxicants. Then there are the ones you might not expect: evacuating aerial chair lifts, transporting injured people via sled, and dealing with drug- or alcohol-fueled "Ski.U.I." incidents.

November 18, 2009

Training

Douglas County (Colo.) Sheriff's Detention Unit

Inmates at Douglas County Detention Center in Colorado are indeed being punished, but the deputies who work there don't style themselves as punishers. Rather, they work as enforcers and facilitators-maintaining order and teaching life skills that will hopefully reduce the number of "repeat customers" to the jail.

September 16, 2009

Patrol

Why I Joined the Bomb Squad

By the time you read this article, I should have completed the six-week basic course at the FBI/Army Hazardous Devices School in Huntsville, Ala. Which means I will be well on my way to becoming a certified bomb technician, a career aspiration that many people—including fellow cops—consider crazy.

August 31, 2008

Training

Albuquerque PD's Strategic Outreach Teams

Tony, a chronically homeless man, lived in Albuquerque's Civic Plaza—also known as Concrete Park—and was well known by police and aid workers alike. Not because he was a problem citizen; Tony's behavior rarely generated any complaints. Instead, the Albuquerque (N.M.) Police Department often received calls from citizens who were worried about the friendly man's welfare.

May 31, 2008