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Stupid Criminals: One of the Best Arrests I Have Ever Made

April 11th, 2008 · 3 Comments

I stopped a woman for an expired tag. I soon arrested her for Driving While Suspended/Revoked as her history of poor driving makes it a felony for her to operate a motor vehicle. So, I am sitting there waiting for a tow truck to show up for the car, when a subject (here-after […]

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Illegal Immigration Cripples County Criminal Justice Systems Along the U.S. / Mexico Border

March 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment

County officials along the U.S./Mexico border say the cost of apprehending, arresting and convicting undocumented immigrants is crippling their courts and the region’s entire criminal justice system. In a report released by the U.S. / Mexico Border Counties Coalition (USMBCC), elected county leaders argue they are well past the national debate on immigration reform, and […]

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Tags: Terrorism · Drugs · General

Apple iPods: Responsible for Increased Rates of Robbery?

March 4th, 2008 · No Comments

In one of the sillier explanations for crime, the Urban Institute has announced that the surge in robberies is the result of Apple’s iPod.
Yes, that’s right, the ever-popular iPod is being blamed by this Washington think-tank for single-handedly pushing robbery stats up after years of declining incidents.
I, like Apple, have no comment.
Read the story here. […]

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Local Sheriffs Doing What Feds Will Not: Immigration Enforcement

February 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I’ll stay away from the geo-political issues surrounding the debate of illegal immigration and stick to just what I know: illegal immigration is …well… illegal. At some point, the laws may change, but for now there are a lot of people who are in the United States illegally.
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents […]

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Robot Vigillante? Robo-Cop Comes To Atlanta!

February 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

This is great! An Atlanta businessman built a robot to run off vagrants and drug dealers from his property. I love this man’s “can-do” attitude!
From the Atlanta Journal Constitution:
Who needs security when you have a robot?
Atlanta bar owner says his creation protects neighborhood and keeps crime in check
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Our 5150 Life: A Police Wife’s Viewpoints On Life With A Cop

February 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I am always fascinated with my wife’s view on my job. My wife may be a little different than most, but I think most spouses tend to share some similar characteristics and views. That in one of the reasons that I like Our 5150 Life.
Our 5150 Life is a blog written by the […]

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Police Suicide: Get Help If You Need It

February 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I recently had to deliver a death notification to the mother of a police officer. Her son, an officer with an out-of-state department, had committed suicide.
The mother was devastated. The officer’s wife and daughter were distraught beyond description.
If the job has become too much, if you are having marital problems, if you drink […]

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Tags: Officer Needs Assistance · General

Rescue Buzz: Digg-Style Social Network Site for Police, EMS, and Hose Draggers (ok… Fire Fighters)

February 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I just received an e-mail about a new web site called Rescue Buzz. Rescue Buzz is a Digg-like social networking site where members can post links to news stories or websites and other members can rate the links. What normally happens is the best stories rise to the top, allowing you to quickly […]

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Being Armed Off-Duty Saved This Atlanta Police Recruit’s Life

February 11th, 2008 · 2 Comments

An Atlanta Police Department recruit officer was sitting in his personal car when he was approached by a teenager armed with a shotgun. The off-duty recruit officer had been sitting in his car in the parking lot of his apartment complex using the free community wireless Internet on his laptop when the criminal approached […]

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Tags: Off Duty Concerns · Officer Safety · General

Time to Cut the Police Training Budget: Public Priorities in the Nanny State

February 7th, 2008 · No Comments

Time to jump up on the soapbox for just a minute.
My chief sent out an e-mail to the department the other day. The e-mail was prompted by the pinheads over in the city council. You see, Florida voted on a constitutional amendment recently. I suspect the amendment will be pretty hurtful to […]

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Tags: General · Training

SWAT Officer Training Conference Information

January 15th, 2008 · No Comments

The 2008 Wisconsin Association of SWAT Personnel (ASP) Conference is being held February 4 – 6, 2008. The speakers include:

Dr. Alexis Artwohl author of Deadly Force Encounters
Commander Charles “Sid” Heal, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office
Officer Ken Hammond, Ogden (Utah) Police Department
Chief Dan Martin and Officer William Callo, New Lennox (Illinois) Police
Derrick Bartlett, author […]

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Tags: SWAT · General · Training

Courtroom Testimony: A Prepared Police Officer Will Win The Case

January 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Making a good arrest is only the initial step in getting a criminal off the street. To keep a criminal off the street, a police officer must testify in court. An officer’s performance in the courtroom can largely determine what a judge or jury may decide. Courtroom testimony is one of the […]

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Crime Prevention: Try Incarceration!

December 14th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Let me rant for a few minutes, if I may.
I am tired of the courts not putting and keeping people in prison. I’m not talking about some dirtbag getting off because a police officer made a bad call on a Miranda issue, or should have gotten a search warrant when he didn’t. I’m […]

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Tags: Officer Safety · General

Can Working the Graveyard Shift Cause More Cancer in Police Officers? Maybe…

December 2nd, 2007 · No Comments

Working the midnight shift will be listed as a “probable carcinogen,” or cause of cancer, by the World Health Organization and the American Cancer Society according to an AP article.
In studies, researchers have found that men working the graveyard shift have higher rates of prostate cancer, and women have higher rates of breast cancer.  Additionally, […]

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Rodney King Back In the News: Shot in a Domestic Dispute?

November 30th, 2007 · No Comments

I guess every locality has certain people that just seem to pop up again and again. Rodney King seems to be one of those guys. Well, he is back in the news after he was shot with a shotgun in a possible domestic dispute. Read for yourself:

Rodney King Sprayed With Shotgun Pellets
SAN […]

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