The fourth annual Police officer job satisfaction survey results are in. This year the results are stunning. The majority of cops report they wish they had become firefighters.
Read More »Police monitoring Backpage to ensure new prostitution taxes get paid
The City of Bendal has implemented a new ordinance allowing prostitution only if the working girls pay a commission to the city. This new ordnance has balanced the city budget but has also created some additional work for the city police.
Read More »Police pull off awesome prank on Fire Department.
Everyday CallTheCops trolls public safety workers with publishes fake, satirical stories. So for today (April Fools day) we are doing something a tad different giving you a funny video to watch.
Read More »DOJ creates new police shooting qualification target standard
The US Department of Justice has just unveiled the new official target to be used for all US Police officer firearms qualification shoots. This new target is being heralded by both Pro-Police and Anti-Police groups as a first step to ...
Read More »New Indiana religious Freedom law changes how dispatchers operate
Indiana passed a religious freedom restoration act this week. The allows business to refuse service to gay people over religious feeling about homosexuality. The law does not allow EMS to refuse to respond to calls, but a loop hole allows individual medic to refuse services. In response now dispatchers have to ask if the patient is gay.
Read More »Airport locked down and flights delayed due to phone game app
A teenager playing a popular new game on his phone is being blamed for causing a shut down of Waldo Pepper airport. The game, BomberCode, caused confusion with TSA agents who put the airport on lockdown.
Read More »Fire chief in hot water over pyramid scheme recruitment
Chief Dan McDaniel is currently suspended from duty as the city investigates allegations of using his department to recruit for pyramid schemes his family works. The chief and his wife are distributors for multiple direct sales marketing programs. Allegedly a requirement of being a member of the FD is to sign up for one of their direct selling programs.
Read More »Cop wins lottery, but department policy forces him to give money to city
Officer Mike Brewster hit it big with a $1,000,000 lottery scratcher ticket. But now he has to give the money up because he purchased the ticket on-duty.Department policy has a section about profiting from on-duty activities.
Read More »Police to get A-10s as part of surplus program program
The US Air Force will be retire the A10 thunderbolt soon. The plane with the nicknames of "Warthog" and "Tank killer" was designed for close air ground support missions. A mission that could be adopted for police use.
Read More »Police ask Gay community use a different term than “partner” for relationships
Police across the nation are reporting confusion with family due to the term “partner” being used. For police officers it is a term to indicate co-workers. But in the gay community it designates being in a romantic relationship.
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