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When someone joins the police force, they must get an allocation of uniforms, but I wonder how often they are updated or if they can order new ones if they get lose weight or gain weight? Also do they get an allowance for dry cleaning them and do they have to return them when they leave? I can...

Many people resign from jobs and then want to reapply and join again after trying another career or if they take a break. Is this possible for a police officer? Would they have to start from the beginning again or would the level the left at still carry any weight? I expect it would be hard to...

Do retired police officers then pay for permits if they wish to keep their guns or do they have to reapply I wonder? They become normal citizens, but many retired officers sometimes are called back to help out and with their experience do they have a special license?

I wonder if certain departments like those who deal in special victims like rapes and serial killers have more intensive therapy to help them cope with the trauma? I can imagine many would be scarred by what they have seen and what they have to deal with and perhaps need more therapy or access...

The earthquake in Nepal is now reporting many deaths and unsafe structures. The police and army will be out to help everywhere as the country has limited resources. The police isn't just about criminals and justice, they also help in times of need when there is no one else to ask for help or...

In most countries the police force offer good benefits; a pension. medical care and also funeral costs that are worth a lot. Is it an incentive to join and do people retire early so they can keep the benefits?

When you apply for the academy, do you have the declare your sexual orientation and do you think it matters? A friend in the UK is bisexual and had a lesbian marriage, but now they are separated and she has never declared this. I don't think it should matter, but if it was on record it would...

A friend of mine has a father in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and she told me it was a tradition on her family. How much pressure is there to continue the same career in the family? I guess it may be the same for the army or navy, but the police has been a traditional career or is it changing?

In the UK internet trolls and revenge porn are now crimes. Using the internet to attack people can result in a conviction and jail time. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/internet-trolls-to-face-2-years-in-prison Hopefully people will understand that it is not harmless and can cause harm...

In the UK, a gang of thieves planned a robbery over the Easter weekend and stole items from over 70 safety deposit boxes. Not too much information was given, but that they broke in disguised as workmen on Thursday 2 April and carried on robbing the boxes over the weekend, leaving and then...

A scam artist and fraudster faked an email to the prison, pretending to be from the courts and gave instructions to release him. This was only discovered when three solicitors came to visit him and found he had gone. Wandsworth Prison escapee Neil Moore faked bail email - BBC News Sometimes...

I've never used Craigslist, but this really can deter you. A pregnant woman in Colorado saw an advert and went over to look at buying baby clothes. She was then beaten and stabbed and the baby was cut out of her. The suspect faces multiple charges of attempted murder and assault. An autopsy is...

This story has been hitting the headlines how a mother knocked over a 17 year old cyclist, got out to tell him she couldn't stop to help him as her children would be late for school and the sight of blood would upset them. He has extensive facial injuries. There is some good, Halfords a national...

With the war against terrorism, police forces internationally have to work together. There has been criticism that the UK police did not contact the Turkish police as quickly as possible to warn them that three girls, two who are 15 years old had flown to Turkey to cross over to Syria to join...

What is the right age for anyone to learn to handle a gun? I know from other posts people who were brought up on farms and in rural areas learn young because they have to, but for 'normal' suburban people or city folk what should the legal age be? Last year there was a story of a nine-year old...

This seems very backwards to me, but the state has voted to use this method if they run out of the lethal injection. I can't see how they can run out as the US manufactures the most drugs and they clearly have too much time on their hands if they have time to vote and push this bill through...

In Texas, in separate incidents a 4-year-old and a 3-year old shot themselves after finding guns in the home. One was in the babysitters house and the other in the mother's purse. Given that the news has had several high profile stories of toddlers killing others and themselves, surely by now...

As a child I loved CHiPs as it was a great show and the original Hawaii Five-O. These were the days of innocence and where the good guys always won. I liked Cagney and Lacey, the Streets of San Fransisco and Starskey and Hutch. These show always made the police look good and also made the public...

I see it especially in summer time when police move people off benches or from sidewalks. How does it feel, because they have nowhere else to go and they aren't doing any harm, but I know there is pressure to make somewhere 'look' attractive, especially the parks. What law are they breaking if...