Cop Humor

Specifically, during my long career in Law enforcement, as in my life in general, if something appears to be easy, fun, and occasionally profitable, it turns out to be anything...

Like any of the three-dimensional characters in a classic Bogart movie, or from a persona in a stage play once fleshed out in a darkened theatre, some of the people...

“Stress relief.” … That’s what they called it in the SFPD Academy during the too short academic introduction to urban police work. It was a required topic during your in-service...

The set-up Every cop has a place in their sector or on their beat that is the most memorable. It should be a good place to grab a cup of...

If you are doing traffic enforcement, sooner or later you are going to get a "runner." If you are going to pursue these minor-league violators, you have to keep in...

Sergeant Mike was a godsend to us illiterate peasants in uniform patrol when it came to traffic collisions and other arcane and confusing issues of law and disorder. When he...

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....

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,...

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...

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...