The Arrell book of Law Enforcement

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Arrell

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Back in the late 80's and early 90's befor I was injured in the line, I came up with the idea of writing down some of the rules of law enforcement. Now we have probably all heard the old stand by's ...don't get wet or dont go hungry. But I had some really good ones, but I've lost my book.

Some of them were;
Don't make plans for after work. You will inevitably get that late call that makes you stay over 2 hours.
Don't make a traffic stop the hour before you are supposed to get off.
Carry an extra tie with you, in case you get bavarian creme on the one you are wearing.
Don't throw away the lid to the coffee, you will need it 2 minutes later when they send you code three.

I know these are kinda lame but for some reason I cant think of any real good ones. If you guys know any real good ones lay them on me.
 
Unless you want overtime, never make an arrest 1 hour prior to going off duty.

Never arrest anybody who needs medical care. You have to take them to the hospital and have them cleared before the jail will accept them. Inevitably, they may get hospitalized and you're stuck with them until they're booked in abstentia.

Always have found property on your person. It's convenient to avoid some last minute BS call.


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Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Arrell:
Don't make a traffic stop the hour before you are supposed to get off.
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That would explain why there are always two or three sheriff's deputies parked behind my office building in the morning, when the sheriff's department is only a block away.
 
Don't forget to wash your hands after OC spray training because eventually you're going to scratch or handle the downstairs plumbing...Can you say hot tamales?
 
Don't arrest obviously pregnant women.

If at all possible, let the friends of the drunk take him home. Only applies to Public Intoxications. (It only takes cleaning the back seat once after a drunk, to realize the wisdom of this course.)

Never break the speed limit going to a fight call. Assault call, yes, but not a fight call.

Keep a spare change of clothing at the office.

You never have enough spare sets of handcuffs.

Yes, criminals are dumber than you think.

LawDog

[This message has been edited by LawDog (edited June 26, 2000).]
 
Now, this tip may make some queasy, I learned the (dirty word) hard way.

Keep a small container of Vicks' Vapo Rub, and a cheap cigar with you. If you get an "investigate a possible dead body" run, upon arrival pack your nose with the Vicks and light up the cigar. Trust me on this, you may need all the help you can get.

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Ne Conjuge Nobiscum
"If there be treachery, let there be jehad!"
 
I made the mistake of stopping a guy last week about an hour before quitting time, I knew what would happen and it did. He had a warrent out against him. I had to meet my wife at HQ, which I did as I got the warrent from there, only she hands me dirty dishes, bills, and wants directions all at once ( guy is still in my car). Mistake.
The other thing is pass a call off if possible when they give it to you half an hour before 10-42. Communications did that number to me last year, got four hours of OT from it, along with a use of force report, incident report, crack, DWI, accident report and the whole nine yards. Boy was that fun (read with sarcasm).
 
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