Police Officer

Police Officer

BlueSheepdog

10 Years Experience

Around the Way, FL

Male, 40

Cheating death and fighting communism: that is how a fellow officer once described our job. It was meant to be funny, but as time went on it seemed all too true.

I spent more than ten years in law enforcement, all of it on the street in uniform patrol. I've been a patrol officer, instructor, sergeant and lieutenant.

Do not report crimes here. Nothing here should be considered legal advice. All opinions are my own.

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Last Answer on October 29, 2014

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i just wanna ask you a quick question about something if you could help that would be so great

Asked by quan about 12 years ago

I can only answer questions when they are asked.

Do most police departments in the US have a K9 unit? Or is it mainly the bigger cities?

Asked by Sam almost 12 years ago

I think more than half do. Nearly all have access to one through mutual aid.

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Asked by jayzia almost 12 years ago

No.

I have just recently found out that a man that moved in to our neighborhood over a year ago is a convicted sex offender. Is it required for the police department to inform us somehow?

Asked by Concerned Dad about 12 years ago

Probably not.  Laws vary from state to state, but law enforcement has no duty to protect you.  Law enforcement has a duty to provide general protection to a community, but not to individuals.  Most (all?) states provide a sex offender database online that you can access to check things for yourself.  For example, this is the one in Florida:  https://offender.fdle.state.fl.us/

i want to go back to my country. i come from kenya in africa. i want to go back but my mom doesnt have enough money

Asked by wema almost 12 years ago

Ok. I hope you are not looking for someone to hand you a wad of money because you want something. That's not how life works.

Should a series of prank calls be reported to the police? (In this case I have the numbers of the callers.)

Asked by Jorge almost 12 years ago

Call your local police department and ask for their assistance. They will know what to do.

If there is a small village police department with 2 or 3 officers per shift, will they probably use the radio channel and dispatcher of the county PD that also patrols the village?

Asked by Sal over 12 years ago

It depends.  Some small agencies will work off of a county channel.  Others will handle the dispatching, but the county will handle the 911 call answering.  Others will have a full 911 center (take the emergency calls and dispatch.)  I hate to say "it depends" so much, but things vary a lot.