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Originally Posted by shootdontshoot

Yesterday in roll call, I had an interesting conversation with another police officer. The issue was about homeless people. I saw that he was holding a sign that said something to the effect of "Will work for Food," and joked with him, asking if he could come clean my house.



However, all joking aside, we got into a conversation about what had happened, and he told me he had arrested a homeless

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I decided to start some new blogs on police experiences lately and give you an inside look at what we see on a regular basis. I will periodically update this blog section, and maybe some of the forum, on things we see and what happened.

Complaint made against me for "not taking a complaint"

I'm just throwing this story in because it helps give you an idea of what we go through as police from the administrative side. The other day I had to answer to a complaint ...

If you're thinking about signing up for the police academy, you have a few choices to make. You can choose to become what's called "sponsored" or "pre-service." Sponsored simply means a police department has employed you and is also paying so that you can finish the police academy. Pre-service means you are spending with your own money, without any guarantee of having work. The sponsored cadets do have a job once they finish the academy successfully.

Police Academy ...

Originally Posted by shootdontshoot

AssociatedPress — March 29, 2010 — Nine suspects tied to a Christian militia that was preparing for the Antichrist were charged with conspiring to kill police officers, then kill scores more by attacking a funeral using homemade bombs, federal prosecutors say. (March 29)

The suspect wanted for a local carjacking killed himself early this morning during a high-speed police chase after he is suspected of committing two robberies in Amarillo, police said. Dyone Deshun Johnson, 24, shot himself as Amarillo police closed in on him, according to Lubbock and Amarillo Police.

Johnson is suspected of a robbery and an attempted carjackings in Amarillo overnight.
He was wanted by Lubbock police for an armed carjacking on March 21 in Lubbock.
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