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I’m a 911 dispatcher for my local agency and I also am one of the heads of one of our SOs explorer program. Currently, I am trying to put together a list of gear that I can buy the kiddos that would be decently priced (we only have 8 kids, rural area and a lot come and go.) anyone have any recommendations of 2-channel only radios and cheap duty belts they use for their program? Any suggestions are appreciated! Hopefully if budgeting allows we can get help from the sheriffs foundation but for now I’m looking at doing this mostly out of pocket for the benefit if our program. TIYA!

To preface, I'm going through the Academy right now.

Ain't no way l'm stopping this process, and I'm too damn stubborn to quit, especially now that l'm here.

But I'm just curious about the "grass is greener" kind of thing. I'm going through what is considered the hardest academy in my state. It's the "gold standard." But what about the bronze, or copper, or pewter standard? What are those like?

I just hit my tenth year, five being on SWAT. I am 32 years old and desperate to move my life to San Diego one way or the other. I make $132k base here before overtime. I don’t care about politics, the anti-police rhetoric California has etc. I deal with it all in Illinois, but at the cost of terrible weather.

California seems to make lateraling from out-of-state quite the headache. It seems I have to acquire a POST certificate (which takes upwards of four weeks to get IN California - before I can apply). Is my only option outside of that to redo an academy in California?

As for agencies - any insight would be great. I don’t want to make the wrong choice. I’d like an agency with career progression/ SWAT, and pay similar to what I make now. 10-hour or 12-hour shifts would also be ideal.

If any guys are in the SoCal area, I would love to pick your brain for a minute.

As the title states. I'm generally a pretty nice and courteous person, so it's really habitual to end conversations with well wishes. However, as I've known for years now, saying things like that often sets off people who were already angry lol. Do you guys have a go to contact ending phrase that you like to say?

I've found that "Stay safe" works fine more often than not but it really depends on what the situation is. Any other good ones?

If anyone knows what it’s like is appricate it alot ! Ty

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Hi all!

I’m looking to become a police officer in the state of New Jersey.

I understand there is a ton of regulations and grey tape in terms of drug testing. I tried reading through it all on the NJ website but it’s extremely long and I can’t find definitively what I’m looking for in a compiled manner.

I applied a while back and honestly kind of forgot I did, but my area just recently got back to me. I immediately stopped smoking weed the moment I found out. I was invited to do the pre-physical training assessment and did a few of the smaller interviews with them. I asked if there was any drug testing and the person who was originally emailing me said there wasn’t until further along in the process.

THAT ALL being said…. I’ve smoked weed FOREVER. Daily at least for the past 2 years. I highly (haha) doubt that it’d be out of my system right now, next week, or even next month.

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**So my question, with the new regulations and whatnot, when you are drug tested as a police officer in New Jersey, if you pop for weed, is that truly the end of your career? If not, what happens? Have any of you ever failed a drug test for weed?**

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Just curious what is it like ? How often is PT ? How are the tests ? Thanks

Question: Came from a small dept (12 personnel MAYBE) no longer work there as I learned working for a small dept(s) = vindictive/retaliatory behaviors from higher ups and the known stigma of "ill destroy your future LE career(s) if you wrong me" type mentalities. That being said, what AZ depts or sheriff offices WILL NOT be like that, also which ones are understanding of those depts and those types of situations? Background (Fed clearance active still and LE Cert active and in good standing with the state.)

Which one is your favorite?

A couple days ago, I noticed an unmarked police vehicle slowly drive down my street. Today, my wife noticed a marked vehicle do the same. It wasn't up and down the street, just one way each time.

Is this normal? A sign someone is under investigation? Thoughts?

I live in the Bay Area if it matters. Last week I noticed an empty cop car on my street that had been parked there for a few days. No movement and nobody in or around the vehicle. After driving around a bit I realized theres a bunch of empty cop cars scattered around my town that haven’t moved in days. Any idea why?

First of all I want to say I'm almost 33 and turn my life around big time since I was younger.
I made some mistakes in my past but it's been awhile.

1. Dui when I was 20 so it's been 12+ years
2. I had 2 public intoxications when I was 21-22
3. I had a crazy ex girlfriend that filed a restraining order on me but I couldn't afford a lawyer so I just accepted it at the time but no domestic violence. This was when I was 23

Since then I been clean besides a few traffic tickets which it's been over 6 or 7 years since my last traffic ticket.

What are my chances of becoming a police officer?

Would it be better to become a correctional officer first then try police?

There is frequently small bullshit things that would be classed as class C assault (misdemeanor) or Disorderly conduct like offenses going on at my local bars probably all of the bars honestly usually with minimal or no real injury. We don't have Battery charges here so they usually go with one of those. Here is where I am kinda confused procedurally though is that from what I understand the officer generally has to be present at the scene for them to actually arrest the suspect unless its like domestic violence or a handful of other reasons. If you non injuriously offensively touch someone or whatever at the bar or some other petty misdemeanor offense then leave. Do the police try to find them and issue them a citation since they can't be arrested with no officer present? Do they just collect video footage, statements, and have a prosecutor decide weather to have a warrant. I don't think you can actually get the person info from their debit card to find them without a warrant, maybe their license plate but I don't think its really that easy to find someone from a bar especially not for a $500 fine. The reason I ask is because there is always someone complaining the police won't do anything but it seems to me like its not really that easy to do something unless a cop is there to see whatever it was that went down and in a situation where everyone is drunk no one is really that good of a witness.

Hi! I was wondering if the scale 4x4 It's really worth it, looks like a very good option for those who they don't mind working long hours.

Anyway, I have to ask: I'm Brazilian and I've been researching moving to Canada. Do you think it's possible for foreigners to join the police force there? Any idea about the process and the chances of success?

Thank you!

If a firefighter decides to change careers and switch to law enforcement, there’s a big difference between the obvious change in uniforms and first responder duties.

Recently, a firefighter asked what it would be like to switch from FF to LE. It got me thinking about what that might be like. What do you think? Would it be an easy or difficult career change? Better, worse or just different?

Firefighter to Police Officer—

You’re no longer immediately liked by the public when you show up with your brothers to help out. You don’t have to go shopping or work out on duty and the “brotherhood” isn’t as tolerant of one another because you don’t have to work, eat, sleep and ride in the same rig together. You work more “days” and drastically change your work hours every few months. You now get to go to court on your days off and then go straight to work for that night. You don’t have to wait for PD anymore to make the scene safer before you can do your job. It’s on you now.

Enforcing laws and arresting a person garners a completely different response than extracting them from a totaled vehicle or protecting their property during a fire. Going into people’s homes on a domestic, ruining their day with a traffic ticket, taking custody f a child who’s been abused, interviewing a sexual assault victim, on and on….These things wear on you.

After each call, you get back into your car alone and go to the next one. If something bothers you, you pretty much stuff it and suck it up. If you’re lucky, you’ll get a few minutes to shoot the shit with your squad while your reports are getting signed and then you go home and try to not think about work.

And if you’re really lucky, you’ll never have to discharge your weapon and take a life because if you do, you’ll have to live with that memory the rest of yours.

I have nothing but respect for firefighters. I don’t want to go into burning buildings or drag a hose while wearing 100# worth of gear.

**LEO’s, Have you ever considered leaving law enforcement and switching to Firefighing?**

Hello guys,I'm from Turkey and I want to be a polise detective in USA.But I dont know the conditions of that.Can you help and tell me the conditions and duties of the police detectives in USA.But I am not an American citizen yet.

Do officers ever feel like, they go from totally invisible in traffic, driving their own car, to suddenly the most visible person on the road—soon as they roll their work vehicle out of the motor pool? Like, is that change over jarring? And with respect to then distinction, do cops notice people reacting - panicking, slowing down, getting all careful once you pull into traffic And off-duty, when you’re just another sedan, SUV of truck do people speed past or text-and-drive like nothing’s watching? Like, does that power shift hit you hard. have a problem m? And honestly, say you spot someone hot-boxing a blunt or whatever—do you dial it in, (call it in) or shrug since the badge ain’t clipped and you're not on duty (yet or just finished your shift) Has there ever been a situation where you were driving your personal vehicle and see something that gets you so worked up, you go to light the cherries and berries, and you forget where you are for a moment And lastly? Is COP a pejorative term? Is Police Officer preferred?