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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Me and my friend have always wanted to get cuffed to see how it feels so can we ask a police to cuff us for a second

Asked by Lily over 11 years ago

You can ask, but don't expect to get a positive reaction.

 

so my dad took my cell phone that I bought myself and he wont give it back to me I was talking to my girlfriend and that's why he took it away can I call the cops on him im 17

Asked by nicholas almost 12 years ago

You are a child.  Your father has excercised reasonable discipline.  If you call the police for this, you are the only person who runs the risk of being charged with anything (false report of a crime.) 

Sounds like you've got a lot of growing up to do.

my jewelry was stolen and pawned. detective retrieved it. i didn't see it. 5 weeks later i ask to see it. first told i couldn't see it. then when he brought it out i was told i couldn't touch it. is that true?

Asked by suzan over 11 years ago

I don't know. You are the one telling the story. I'll assume you are telling the truth.

I'm the son of a sex offender if and I live at the sex offenders residents can still own a gun if I keep it im my vehicle

Asked by jacob cannon over 11 years ago

I would highly recommend contacting the state attorney general's office and the BATFE for information on the related state and federal laws.

Would getting a degree in forensic science be useful for policing? I hear that everything you need to know will be taught during the academy? THX for your time.

Asked by Jimmy over 11 years ago

A forensic science degree may be useful for certain specialized duties.  The academy teaches the absolute basics needed to begin a policing career.  It does not teach you everything you need to know.  It is a starting point only.

I am writing a screenplay and I have a few questions:

1. Can a suspect of a murder case that took place 4 years earlier, look at the crime scene photos & the crime scene evidence?

Thanks in advance

Asked by Edwurd over 11 years ago

If the case is still open (unsolved), no.  A detective may show some piece of evidence or a photo of the crime scene to the suspect during an interview to get some type of response or information about the crime.  Other than that, no one outside of the officers working the case, medical examiner and prosecutor are looking at the evidence.

i live in oregon and im 17 , im kinda shy so this is a big step for me. if i run away from home, now , will i get into legal trouble? will they send me home? back to the place i want to leave?

Asked by derika over 11 years ago

If you are not an adult, you have to obey your parents.  If you leave without permission, you can be detained, returned to your parents or taken to a juvenile detention facility (jail).