Tag: Leadership

A traffic sergeant brought me a completed traffic citation book of one of his squad members. Lieutenant, take a look at this, he said. This guy is cherry picking. Eight ...

The Waukesha, Wisc., Armed Robbery & Shootout

Dear Bullethead: I ve been a cop for 10 years and work for a department with about 500 sworn in the South. My entire time has been spent in patrol, ...

When Diana Dean got ready for work Dec. 14, 1999, she had no idea she would prevent one of the most horrific terrorist acts ever attempted in the United States. ...

You're first on the scene of a school bus rollover on a highway exit ramp. There are several injured lying on the roadway and multiple others trapped and injured inside. ...

You're leaving the coffee shop parking lot when an oblivious driver runs a stop sign right in front of you. You stop him and walk toward the vehicle. As you ...

Late one night, two of my men, officers of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), were shot and severely wounded. A young man had been running naked through the neighborhood ...

Dear Bullethead: I'm a dispatcher, and I found your column when I was looking at a copy of the magazine left in our communications center. I'm looking for advice on ...

A year ago, the first issue of Law Officer hit the streets, and I have to admit, I feel a bit like a rookie who made it through his probationary ...

You're a small department with 10 officers that's adding an investigator's position. Problem is, you need a crime scene vehicle, and you have no money. Another scenario: Your sheriff's department ...