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This weekend I helped a friend put on a festival sponsored by the city. It was an art festival and took place in our downtown. A police officer stopped by to ask what it was all about. He wasn't inquiring as if he was going to shut us down, he was just curious because he hadn't heard about it. I...

On Friday night, a gunman or gunmen [it's not clear yet if there was more than one killer] ambushed police during a late-night shift-change. It was a surprise attack that gave the two state troopers no chance to defend themselves. One of the officers died instantly while the other was seriously...

I'm interested joining the police force. Been looking around the net and came across this: Does it mean that there are certain kinds of personality types who can't be cops? Can an introvert be recruited as a police officer?

Is there a police academy in every state of the USA? I ask this because branches of the military have several main recruit depots in America. They are not located in every state.

What kind of health benefits does USA police officers have?

Was there anything in the police academy that you perhaps shouldn't have seen? Corruption of sorts or higher ranked officers doing things they shouldn't have been doing?

A police officer's duty is "to serve and protect." Getting killed in the line of duty is not part of their job description though. Now supposing police have to intervene in a situation where they'll directly put their lives in danger is it OK if an officer chickens out because they can be...

I know this is a hot topic around here, and it looks like my city is testing it out. Elgin police testing cameras on helmet, body - DailyHerald.com

Just when you thought we won't be hearing news about police shooting innocent people, it happened again. This time it's in Ohio. The man it's said had a plastic air rifle in his shopping basket. Another person in the store thought he wanted to shoot people and called the police. Upon arriving...

I'm currently looking for a new career and law enforcement might be the answer. I was just wondering if there is a age limit in joining the police academy?

Either part of it or against it? How was it and if you were police, how were you feeling in the situation?

I've never seriously considered being a police officer, and I figure most people who want to become police officers are younger than university age. Looks like my degree is pretty worthless, though, so anything is an option at this point.

I'm not yet allowed to post links, so I'll just have to copy and paste the story here. This is from my hometown. What do you think?

This question is about something that happened 4 years ago. Late one night my mother called the police because a man came in her yard and hit her in the chest. When she called the police they told her that they did not have time to come check it out because they had better things to do. Long...

Charles Belk is a TV producer who was visiting Beverly Hills for the weekend for the Emmys. He went out to feed a parking meter, and was immediately arrested for robbing a CitiBank. Black TV Producer, Charles Belk, Arrested By Beverly Hills Cops Who Thought He Robbed A Bank Here's his Facebook...

If you're a police officer, answer please. I would like to know something, nothing wrong, is a curiosity. Some people tell me that they took that decision because they can earn many benefits with the State, others for passion, others to follow their parents, others to protect the citizens and more.

Hi, my name is ReDGuNNeR and I am introducing myself to the community here at Police Station. What can I say about myself? I live in Florida and while not an active member of law enforcement I have many friends and several family member who are invovled in serving and protecting the community...

This is a heated hot button issue. Personally, I think it's a great idea. Cameras protect the public, sure, but they also protect the police. Now there can be recorded proof when a civilian says the police used excessive force, and will wipe out false claims of abuse entirely. There are even...

Police chief mistakenly shoots daughter who tries to sneak into house and then crashes his car while taking her to the hospital. Daughter is stable and has a bullet wound to her torso.

Police officers justify the use of excessive force by saying that they have to defend themselves. I must note in passing though, that in some cases when their life is on the line a police officer should shoot an armed suspect. But aren't cops trained to be good marksmen? Wouldn't a bullet to the...