NewsletterAugust 6, 2015
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Making The Most of Your Daily Patrol Duties
Fitness Tip
Interviewing Witnesses
8 Tactical Tips to Prevent an Ambush

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Making The Most of Your Daily Patrol Duties


 Street Crimes
with Pat McCarthy

I've always felt that there was nothing more impressive than a squared-away patrol officer.

There are many misconceptions that thrive within the law enforcement community but one of the most common I've observed is the belief that patrol officers are limited to certain tasks due to the fact that they are assigned to patrol. Uniformed patrol officers have many more opportunities to do good police work than they sometimes realize. They really are the first responders to most crime scenes, not the investigators or detectives who will do most of the follow-up investigations on serious crimes.

Street cops are out there performing patrol duties every shift they work, so here's my message to the officers on patrol: Take advantage of the opportunities you have to talk to the people in your area of responsibility and learn to develop the right approaches to develop good street information.

All detectives and investigators started out in uniformed patrol. Just because they are now investigators doesn't make their jobs more important than yours. In many situations, you have the advantage over the investigators because you will often have a better understanding of the crime problems that are occurring in your patrol area. You should have a good handle on where the bad guys usually congregate in your patrol area.
If you're doing your job right you should also have better street contacts to reach out to for information and intelligence. Take advantage of the contacts that you make every shift that you work. Almost all criminals use vehicles to get around. Whether it's a dope dealer, a burglar, auto thief, or gang-banger, they usually get around by driving or riding in a car. Patrol officers are making traffic stops every shift they work. Take advantage of the opportunities that are out there. I really believe there is no such thing as a routine traffic stop. Take advantage of the power of discretion that is afforded you in your daily patrol duties. You make the call whether to issue a ticket, a warning citation or a verbal warning during any stop you make. Look beyond the traffic stop and try to develop information on other crimes that are occurring in your area of responsibility.


  

Fitness Tip 


 


 

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Interviewing Witnesses  
 

By John Reid & Associates

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A witness is anyone who possesses direct information pertinent to an investigation. Sometimes witnesses are forthcoming and fully cooperative, other times they are reluctant to get involved and occasionally they are deceitful in an effort to protect themselves, an accomplice or loved one. There are many factors that may influence the accuracy of a witness' statement including trauma, passage of time, prejudices, influences of drugs or alcohol, age, and psychological/ physiological disorders. Finally, witnesses are interviewed in a number of different settings, ranging from a totally uncontrolled setting (outside a bank that was just robbed) to a semi-controlled environment (the witness' home or office) or in a controlled setting (the investigator's office). 

8 Tactical Tips to Prevent an Ambush  
 

The following eight tactical tips can help ensure your safety both on duty and off.
 

The Officer Down Memorial Page indicates that gunfire deaths against cops is up 56 percent in 2014. Two names recently listed on that site are Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos - two NYPD cops working a detail in the crime-riddled borough of Brooklyn who were executed in cold blood while sitting in their police cruiser. The gunman posted on social media that he was putting wings on two cops to revenge the deaths of Brown and Garner - a bold display of lawlessness that reflects a disturbing trend of violence against cops this year.
 

Men and women in blue, take notice as this spike may continue into 2015. In fact, this deadly trend may actually worsen if we don't get control of the problem. 
 

The growing racial divide instigated by public figures and political leaders alike has ignited a fire storm against American Law Enforcement. 
 

Going a Decade Back
 

Just days before this heinous ambush, protestors marched in New York City chanting "What do we want? Dead cops! When do we want it? Now!" 

These alleged leaders failed to condemn these types of violent demonstrations. When criminals feel embolden they will be more likely to strike. It was reported that witnesses to the double homicide of Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos actually cheered and clapped after the murder at the scene. This next chapter of law enforcement may be etched in the history books as an era that set back police and citizen relationships as seen in the 1970s and 1980s.  


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