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If a cop is too short to see over my window (my truck is not that tall but she was really short) do I have to let them open my door when they refuse to come to the drivers side? I know it’s for safety but just gives too much room for error. Idk what’s in my floor board I’m just a girl. I live in Texas and this was a state police officer for context.

I (29F) have always used bobby pins/hair net because I like how professional it looks but lately I end every day with a migraine. What other options are we using that keep the hair secure and out of the way for PT/daily assignments?

My hair is too long for just a ponytail or braid.

Black or Midnight Navy versions preferred

I’m looking for some outside perspective from people who have been through a police academy or something similar.

I was originally in a police academy and ended up getting dismissed after a no-call/no-show. I had been up until around 3 AM finishing reports and other academy work, overslept, and missed the required training. I understand why the academy had to hold me accountable, and I’m not trying to make excuses for it.

After I was dismissed, I thought my opportunity was probably over. There was talk that the department might recycle or bring back people who had been dismissed/quit, and eventually I was given another opportunity to return. I was actually surprised they were willing to give me another shot.

I came back and I’m currently in the pre-academy process again.

Upon returning Sgt had told me you need to catch these guys up to speed because you got the tools to help them and I guess one person took it as if I was trying to be cocky ?

The weird part is that I’ve recently found out that some people from my previous academy were talking about me. Things like calling me a “cry baby,” saying I was cocky, wondering why I was coming back, etc. One recruit apparently had an issue with me and was saying things about me to other people, despite the fact that this same person had previously invited me to his house to study.

I’ve heard similar things from multiple people, so it wasn’t just one random rumor. At one point, a TAC/Sgt apparently shut some of it down and clarified that I didn’t quit — I was let go/dismissed. That actually made me feel a little better because at least the facts were being corrected.

There’s also a recruit who apparently doesn’t like me, and another person who seems to be friends with both sides and is playing both sides. One of the guys involved is graduating soon, so realistically I may never even have to deal with him again.

The whole thing has gotten into my head more than I’d like to admit.

But when I really think about it, if those people didn’t exist, I would still want to become a police officer.

That’s the part I’m struggling with.

I don’t want to throw away a career, a pension, and the opportunity to build a better future for my family because a few recruits don’t like me or think I’m cocky. At the same time, I don’t want to ignore a toxic environment if it actually becomes a legitimate problem.

For those who have been through academies, military training, FTO, etc.: How much would you personally care about other recruits talking shit about you?

Would you just keep your head down, do the work, graduate, and let them talk?

I’m just worried a little about if these people would back me up on a call

I’m starting to realize that maybe the hardest part of going back isn’t the PT, academics, or training. It’s learning how to stop caring what everyone thinks about you and focusing on why you came back in the first place.

This may be the calmest trooper I’ve seen , does this kinda response happen a lot???

I have a question about recognizability. I live in a small-medium sized college town and like any other Ohio town the police presence is VERY high (Not saying that’s a bad thing, I really appreciate it living here). I do however drive a very recognizable modified car and I drive around town often, is it likely true that the police know my car? After 2 years I’ve never been pulled over and I never do anything dumb enough to get pulled over either, at least in town.

Second question is: My car does have pretty dark window tint, however it’s registered out of state since I go to school here but I know for sure it is not legal in Ohio. Is my out of state plate partially the reason I haven’t ever been stopped for the tint, or may it be because they see me often knowing I don’t really do anything dumb around them? Or I’m sure it could also be they don’t get moving violations often, or many other things too. Just curious, thought I’d ask here!

Looking to apply and start the process in San Diego willing to commute to Orange County if needed. Looking for guidance on where to go. Sdpd seems eager to hire and is the only department who was responded to my initial application. Any thoughts

Long story short, I have had many interactions with law enforcement over the last few years. No matter the issue, I always get a talking to and let go, often without formal warnings or anything. I've been Duo obviously, gotten into fights, etc. All to be let go. Just two weeks ago I was pulled and was drinking with no insurance and a suspended license from 2019. The officer made me call somebody to come get me, and once he confirmed I had somebody on the way, they straight up left.

I notice a major shift from before to after the point my license is ran. Is there something in the system that says do not engage? Could I be a potential "bigger fish" in the system?

Let’s say that I admit to giving classified information to a third party. I don’t say which party, what information, and there is no physical proof it ever happened. Would my admission be enough to conduct a five year investigation?

Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask, but I'm trying to build a sheriff detective / plain clothes look for airsoft, and I wanted to ask for tips.

Would a polo shirt, dress pants, badge on a neck chain, and radio work? Do they also wear holsters, and if they do, what type would it be, and do they carry mag pouches?

Thank you so much for your time for this silly question! Have a great day.

A buddy of mine has a gun that was assembled by him. I’m assuming before they started putting serial numbers on the lowers? He is now worried that if he gets pulled over with it going to the range etc it will land him in big trouble? What are the laws on this kind of thing? He didn’t really worry about it until he started doing his research on it but can really find an answer.

Motel disaster - disputing charge

Long story short, I was on a long road trip with my 9yo daughter. Me (35F) was stupid enough and just looked at the 4stars this motel had on Google and called directly for a room to stay. I will say I am not the type of person to complain, I’m extremely laid back and reasonable. I also find charm in older builds so the out dated places are still enjoyable. When I checked into this place everything seemed just normal and fine. A bit run down of course but nothing that had me running. When we got to the room it was an immediately devastating. It smelled musty and old walking in and even though I don’t typically care outdated furnishings, this place clearly did not care about cleaning. It dealt dirty. The wall paper was peeling off, there was a layer dust on the shelf between the beds, the beds looked sketchy so I decided to look under the sheets for bed bugs and thankfully I didn’t see any but that led me to the entire space between the wall and the mattress full of cobwebs with the wood base of the bed also covered in dust and dead bugs. After that I stood around trying to contemplate if I could even stay there and being exhausted from driving was so overwhelmed and just wanted to be comfortable to go to sleep. I needed to shower and looking at the shower made me want to skip that, I thought maybe I could just sleep the other way on the bed so I didn’t have to have my head near the cobwebs but I knew I wasn’t going to sleep. My boyfriend ended up booking us down the street and got us out of there as I was crying with how much of a disaster it was. The owners saw I was leaving and tried to get me to stay, I showed them my concerns and they begged me to look at another room to which I did and it was cleaner but had lost my taste for the place. They said they couldn’t refund me and honestly I want to just forget it but I’m also upset they didn’t do the right thing. Can I win the dispute if I call my credit card company? I called the motel directly and gave my number over the phone when booking but with how disastrous it was I’m appalled I paid $200 for it. I get I messed up with not reading reviews and no I’m probably put the money but just thought I’d ask if anyone had any ideas.

Ok so I'm 17 graduating high school this year, and want to go straight to work as a CO in the county jail. The polygraph and the background check is the only thing that really scares me. Around a year to a year and a half ago i stole alcohol, i was never convicted or caught and I've felt guilty and regretful since then. I do plan to be completely honest about it to testers but im still scared this will ruin my chances and set my plans off. If anyone has experience or had a similar situation pls help 🙏 🙏

Our neighbor and my husband got into a verbal dispute after our neighbor received our Amazon package and threw it into the middle of our yard. My husband asked why he did that and the neighbor escalated quickly by screaming, cussing and using hate slurs. (Brief backstory - apparently he had been holding a grudge for over a year after I called the police when him and his wife were doing loud construction at 1am-4am on a weeknight and that’s what he was screaming about). I called the police again during this altercation and an officer came out and basically just told him to go back inside. After we went inside, the neighbor proceeded to his backyard and began tearing down our SHARED backyard fence all while laughing maniacally and yelling “that cop didn’t give a single fuck!!!!”. I called that same officer back and said the neighbor was destroying the fence but the cop said it was a civil matter…. The neighbor left the broken panels laying in our yard for months until we eventually picked them up and then we built our own fence on our own side of the property line. We left whatever broken fence was still left standing exactly as it is and didn’t have it taken down. He will never pick up the broken fence and we have a pile of the panels on the side of our house where we stacked them up. I feel like he should face some sort of consequences for this and from what I’ve researched, it would be considered criminal destruction of property or something similar. My husband thinks it is a bad idea to file a criminal report because he doesn’t think it will do anything except possibly cause the neighbor to do something worse and then our safety would be compromised. I have video of the entire thing from the argument to him tearing down the fence. In another state this could have been filed as a hate crime due to what he was calling us but not in our state unfortunately.

Should I file a report or just leave it alone and clean up the panels ourselves??

i was pulled over for doing 120 in 65, along with being in the left lane while the right was open, and for faliure to maintain lane(not the drunk kind, i was using my turn signals as well). this is my first traffic offense and i have a clear criminal record, i am on my JOL, 18 within two months. how cooked am i? what are my chances in court? i got a civil citation, no arrest.

Location: Massachusetts.

EDIT: its not mandatory court, im asking if i choose to fight

I noticed that on reddit, Baltimore PD has been joked a lot as somehow this easy place to get hired on too. At first I believed it, given all the controversy I have heard about Baltimore PD, with the gun trace task force many years back, the federal oversight takeover, mass exodus of officers, low morale.

When I applied to the department I was generally surprised by what I encountered. Keep in mind, I also applied to near by DC metro police. Baltimore PD, DQ'ed in the beginning application process after the written before I even got a chance to do the remaining parts. There process was also making you submit copies of police reports in your lifetime (never has a department asked me that before, even though I have a clean criminal record). And then when they DQ'ed me, they didn't give a "specfic reason" as to why I was DQ'ed. They claimed I could appeal it, but how the hell do I appeal something that I have no idea what the basis for the DQ was.

I was shocked by this, because DC metro police didn't have this nonsense, and you would figure that it be harder to get onto DC metro than Baltimore PD given the reputation. I am currently still in the process with DC metro police awaiting what will happen there.

I don't understand, how baltimore PD all a sudden is hard to get on to now?

I was wondering if the federal oversight is making them stricter?
or maybe the high pay is competitive? (I do know the baltiimore pd increased there pay and its not bad considering the cost of living there)

At the end of the day is still surprising to me because people on reddit joke that if you can't get hired on to baltimore PD you can't get hired anywhere, as if its the easiest department to get hired on to now, but that was not my experience.

I have a no contact court order with ex wife recently just sent her child support money with memo “ child support July 25/2026” accidentally forgetting about the no contact and cancelled it within minutes but I’m sure she got a notification on her phone and a cancellation notification . Am I highly likely or unlikely the police will lay a charge on me for breaching if ex wife reports it and demands a charge against me?

Isn’t that against their policy? I was having a breakdown and it was only one female cop around. They could have called more to help out but it would have took some time for them to show up

The Redi-Mag by Boonie Packer in my opinion gives you many more advantages than a traditional magazine coupler. If you shoot one mag then reload, you can then "redi" another mag if the situation permits; that isn't possible with a coupler.

It seems especially beneficial since its not as if LEOs carry a full 7-mag kit.