I had checked off for my lunch break as Watch Commander at Taraval Police Station in San Francisco at about 1500 hrs and was recreationally shopping at the nearby Macy’s. My westside district was chronically understaffed because, according to Police...

Paying attention during the most mundane tasks can pose a dilemma. When do you choose to get involved? As was customary when I got off-duty, I gassed up my truck at a Chevron close to my West Side Station before...

When politicians get stars in their eyes, especially if it involves 1600 Pennsylvania Ave in Washington DC, then local city budget restrictions get ignored. In San Francisco, California, then Mayor Diane Feinstein was a fast rising star in Democratic politics...

California Penal Code Section 647(b)(1) - “An individual who solicits, or who agrees to engage in, or who engages in, any act of prostitution with the intent to receive compensation, money, or anything of value from another person.” Six Months...

Editor's note: This satirical piece will clear up any confusion you've ever had about the legal authority found in modern police commissions along with a little civics lesson in Separation of Powers, something that has been abandoned in order to...

Editor’s note: This satire piece was compiled as a result of actual crime trends in San Francisco and beyond. For further review, see the article, “Catalytic converter theft strikes SF Police Department,” reported by Mission Local. Moreover, the piece also...

Since 1966, everyone has come to know the Mirada Warning. (Especially those of us who carried a Miranda Warning card in a uniform pocket while serving in a law enforcement capacity.) I still have my issued card stuck somewhere, but...

Authors note: This disclaimer is for the Police Internal Affairs Unit, the empaneled County Grand Jury, and the busy bodies at the ACLU: This is one of those “stories” that never happened, is not true, and is just imaginary. In...

The Police Department Record Room is a vital, extremely important, legally required, and a boring-as-hell assignment. When I finally made lieutenant and was looking for places to show off my new-found management skills, without become a droned-out, paper-pushing, desk- jockey,...

Why do cops always eat at doughnut shops? Slightly after the invention of the wheel, and way before the sorry advent of "Gluten-Free" everything, if you were working the "dog watch" of 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., you needed to stay...