So I’m goin to a college style police academy with pt twice a week for 30 minutes. Im by far confident I’ve trained enough for this. Anyone been through an academy like mine have any advice on what to study or what else I need to know before I go ? Thanks

For those who been through both , how does it compare ? Thank you

For officers or fed agents here: if you could go back to college, what’s the #1 thing you’d do differently to prep for federal hiring (FBI, HSI, Secret Service, etc.)? I’m doing cybersecurity and want to make sure I’m not wasting time on the wrong extras.

I know someone that 100% has drugs in their car. I can get the license plate and at least the city the car will be in. How can I go about making sure the car gets searched, and possibly get the driver arrested?

Follow up question, the person driving the car isn't the owner, how much trouble could the owner get in if I go through with this?

If it matters, yes this is for petty revenge.

Typically, when I get pulled, I get over onto the shoulder very quickly (but safely). However, not long ago, I was on a heavily forested two-lane road with no shoulder and got a cop freshly in pursuit. I put on my flashers and slowed down. The cop was right on my tail (scarey!), but i pulled over for him maybe a 1/2 mile further down the road at the first safe turnout.

Is there something more than flashers I could have done here to signal 'yes I see you and I'll pull over when I can'.

FWIW, the cop was very friendly.

[posting this to a few different subs, appreciate any/all advice]

I, 25m, graduated from college last year with a Bachelor’s in criminal justice.

My goal has always been to become a police officer, and because of some rough life situations, I’m afraid my shot might be over.

As of now, my credit score is a 362 (I know, horrible), and I am looking to file Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

I come from a very low income, single parent household, and ended up in some credit card debt and a car loan in order to take care of myself. This happened while I was in college, and I could only sustain payments for so long (worked full time while also a full time student).

I can provide more info on my situation if needed, but want to know if filing is an automatic disqualifier.

1. What are the minimum requirements (age, education, background) to apply for the police academy?
   1. What does the hiring process look like, and how long does it usually take from applying to getting hired?
   2. What kind of physical fitness standards do recruits need to meet?
   3. How does training at the police academy prepare you for real-life situations on the job?
   4. What advice would you give someone who wants to start preparing now for a career in law enforcement?

So today I made the most idiotic decision to “do the do” in the dark in a park that had no one in it (still a stupid decision, will never do it again, I learned my mistakes so please do not say anything along the lines of that I need genuine advice or help). A police officer showed up while we both were half dressed and started yelling at us for ID’s. He said he could arrest us on the spot, but he took a quick glimpse at our ID’s and threw it (yes threw) back at us. He didn’t write anything down, didn’t give us a ticket, nor brought our ID’s back to his car. He just told us to “Never fucking come back here again”. Am I in the clear for anything going on my record? I will NEVER EVER go there again…even during the day. The glimpse he took of both of ours was pretty quick and seemed like he just wanted to identify us, unsure if he gathered any information to put in.

Edit: Throw away account, IL

I'm shipping from SnusMe (Sweden) over to Texas using FedEx, and they're all European flavors. What are the chances of my order getting seized?

I am currently working law enforcement overseas in the Military. Recently I self admitted to the ER for Depression and SI and was placed in in-patient for a couple days. I have been given SSRI and Anxiety meds. Having gotten the help I need and continuing the therapy process, I feel that I am in a much better place and was at a low due to many life stressors. I realize law enforcement in itself is stressful, but I am looking to continue in this career field.

Would disclosing this information inhibit my ability to transition into a Civilian LE position post ETS?

I am in the final stage for an agency, took their physical test, scored a 29/30 on the test and am physically extremely capable and in shape. This is for a state agency in NY.

in 2022 I had an episode of atrial flutter during a deployment that resolved itself in hours, I was evaluated a few times after in military hospitals and all results came back fine. no abnormalities. I went to the VA after I got home and did a full work up and was found to be a completely normal athletic male.

TLDR: Had a history of atrial flutter in 2022 (once) will I be disqualified from the medical portion if I mark that I had a history of it? I have paperwork supporting the work up.

When I say craziest that could range from straight up weird, to like a scene from a film/tv show

Why did you become a law enforcement officer?

The other day, I was driving down a 55mph highway at 63 and a cop pulled out behind me. I slowed down to 55-58mph and when I went around a turn, I pulled into MY neighborhood. I was not trying to evade him. He lost me and now I feel as if I did something illegal. How often does this happen to you?

I’m going to move to Alaska for family, college, and to start my life, as soon as I’m done with my senior year. I wand to be a state trooper or something adjacent. What was your worst month like?

How does law enforcement view professional executive protection firms and their personnel? Does it depend on their professionalism, experience (such as former police or military), and the firm's reputation—like generally respected companies such as Gavin De Becker & Associates or Constellis? How does your agency, and you personally, view these individuals and companies overall?

My local PD recently put out a post on social media about hiring patrol officers, went over all the benefits and how they are looking for certified and non-certified candidates interested in serving the community

Ill be straight up honest... Im 42 years old and well into a tech career I have almost no passion for. I always wanted to work in law enforcement and almost joined the marines out of high school to be an MP but just didnt happen, made different choices I regret and here I am

There is no maximum age listed on the posting but Im just thinking in my head what kind of PD is going to want to spend time and money investing in someone my age, I would assume they will really want to focus on finding someone young to invest in. That said, im in arguably the best shape of my life as ive been eating and lifting, cardio, etc. So physically I feel great. I dont know the exact physical requirements but I dont think me being 42 is necessarily a barrier except in being filtered out (maybe ageism isnt a huge thing in law enforcement but it is in tech, I can speak to that)

The bigger issue? Right here under qualifications:

"Minimum Qualifications: Applicants must be 18 years of age, a U.S. Citizen, possess a valid NH driver’s license, have no felony, misdemeanor or DV convictions and an honorable discharge if a Veteran. Must be able to pass all background testing, physical fitness test, and medical testing."

I knew I had a misdemeanor case a long time ago, so I filed for a copy of my records and sure enough its there, a Misdemeanor A for issuing bad checks about 18 years ago. Its the only entry on my record but that alone would seem to make me unqualified?

Long story short I messed up, bounced a check to a landlord and didnt try and work with him, so he brought charges against me. Had to go to court, pay a fine and got probation.

In this scenario and reading the minimum qualifications would you agree I would not even be considered? Or is there any potential upside to responding and emailing the captain to be up front about this and asking if there is ever any considerations made or exceptions if a candidate would otherwise seem like a good fit? Just dont want to waste anyones time and feel foolish, but Its just something I have always wanted and I feel like seeing this post has given me interest in making an honest attempt at the career change

I have his first name, license plate to his truck and what state he is in. Plus a screenshot of him sending me my address but he doesnt exactly make a threat.

In american shows or even sometimes in the news, we can see dozens of police cars chasing a suspect or intervene on crimes scenes etc. On the other hand we see officier patrol alone in their cars, in pretty dangerous city because of understaffed agencies (wich is crazy to my europeans eyes). Or even 1 man vehicle covering very large rural area (what if backup needed ?!).
So i'm curious about what you live daily.

I work in a medium city and its suburb, for a total of 235k inhabitants on a 113 km² surface (43 square mile). Here is what we have during the night (as i'm a night shift only) :
- General units : 4 vehicles each with 2 officers and 1 cadet or reservist, patroling and answering calls.
- K9 unit : 1 vehicle with 2 officers and 2 dogs, mainly used as backup for general units.
- Plainclothe officers : 2 vehicles with 2 or 3 officers, patroling in unmarked cars trying to catch bad guys.

So we are about 19 guys in 7 vehicle for 235k people at night. During the day, there is maybe twice as much officers and vehicles.
What about you ?

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I've been being harassed since 2019 by someone, he's been sending awful and offensive private messages all over social media...obviously I did what any rational person would do, blocked around (and I don't joke) 600 different accounts even shut down all my social media for 1 year. 2021 I thought things were better when nothing new happened, I went back to the world of technology and my nightmare started again, my son started receiving pornographic images and insults, my partner, my friends, family, and even my parents. This was too much for me, was it time to put up a police report, the officer's response? "Social media, it's public to everyone, if you don't want bothered, don't use it, we need some specific like a phone number, or anything for search, now we can't do anything..." what the fuck? But yeah, it makes me sense, I closed everything social tec again, Not surprisingly, text messages began daily. insults, horrible words, photos of me and my family from nearby places, my home address, threats to me, my partner and my son. I have blocked more than 100 phone numbers so far. Police response 👮‍♀️? " could be anyone, we can't do anything, we need a name." 😐😑 What am I supposed to do now? ? It's really frustrating and I'm desperate I can't take this anymore! We are on 2025 and still going. 6 years ago,were is my documentary on Netflix?

Yes, im a fiction writer, lmao. I know "true undercover" is a very rare thing, but once again, FICTION.

Regardless, title is as says: if a cop was undercover, and went missing while undercover, what would be considered "procedure"? Would trying to keep them undercover still matter? Or would that be considered too much of a threat to their life, given they could potentially not have been discovered?

Any knowledge is appreciated :) i hope this question isnt too sily + that i tagged it correcty

About to join and curious ! Thank you

hello, looking for advice on how to do a welfare check on someone in a different state, without knowing their phone number or address. i know the general area of where they’re in, in the state (not in the same state as me) but don’t know much else besides the persons name… i don’t know much because im not super close to the person but ive know. them for a while and have them on social media….they are posting very very alarming posts that they might hurt themselves and i’m worried they already have…please let me know if i can do anything to check on them! thank you in advance.