r/AskLEO

Curious how common it is for departments to carry them and the interest in them.

Asking because we run a small nonprofit started after losing our son to choking. We've been donating LifeVac devices to police departments and 7 agencies we've equipped have already used theirs to save a life.

We have a simple matching grant program for any departments that want them. Happy to share details in the comments.

A friend was assaulted today in a family home by a non-family member. They were pushed, body checked, threatened and had their phone aggressively grabbed, attempting to stop the victim from calling 911. After the police arrived, they spoke with victim. After getting victim’s story they asked if victim wanted a citation or incident, they requested a citation. Then cops spoke with the people inside the home. The perpetrator has a family member that’s a police officer. We’re certain the family connection was mentioned. Cops came out and said they were only doing a citation because “both people were yelling.” What can be done about this after the fact?

I've seen a lot of youtube / facebook videos where the suspect starts to struggle against being positioned, whether it's positioned against a wall, or against the patrol car, or belly down on the ground.

In all of them the cop grabs only the wrist, which means the suspect is able to use their whole arm and body to pull and twist and resist and flail their whole arm around.

In my martial arts training, you grab the wrist AND the elbow so you can direct pretty well where the rest of the body goes.

Obviously you're not going to flip them or body slam them, but you would have much better control if you grabbed both.

I'm sure many cops have thought of it, but they don't do it, why not?

This is something I was always curious of. I have a female that's not exactly the most approachable when in our vehicle as she's protective what would yall suggest i did if I ever got pulled over with her? Also I carry so normally I have my palms open and showing whenever ive been pulled over by myself to show I'm not a threat and following whatever they may want me to do.

Currently looking in to applying to become a LEO, just curious how much mental health issues effect your application. I’m currently 34 a little over 3 years ago I voluntarily admitted myself to a hospital just to get me some help, was going through a real bad relationship (cheated on and manipulated) and needed some help and guidance . What was supposed to be a week stay ended up with me being discharged after being there for only 2 days (Dr that treated me felt I really didn’t belong in there at all). Haven’t had any issues since, i do speak with a therapist when in need which is rare(it’ll be almost 2 years since I last spoke with a therapist).

Right now I’m probably in the best shape of my adult life mental and emotionally and physically.

I’ve seen mixed reviews when it comes to the mental health situation. When applying I plan on being 100% upfront when the questions do arise. I’m not on any medication and haven’t been. Is it worth trying and just seeing how things go or should I let more time pass before applying?

* I(28M) have never had a job in law enforcement before, but I love had several past jobs in sales and customer service.
* I’ve kept a list of past good Google reviews I’ve gotten from my past jobs to try and stand out when applying to future jobs, and I’m wondering if it makes sense to attach it to my application. Is there any reason I shouldn’t?

What are some things that you wish you knew before you became a cop? What’s the academy like? What should I do to physically and mentally prepare for the academy? And what’s the best and worst things about being a cop and or becoming a cop?

I have recently inherited a large dog. I am not a dog person, so forgive me if this is a stupid question.

I was on the way back from a road trip this weekend and was being followed by a cop (I wasn’t pulled over, this just got me thinking). If I get pulled over with the dog secured in the backseat, should I do anything special? He’s a barker, and is pretty intimidating, so I don’t want anything to escalate.

Any tips to keep everyone safe? Or is this something that cops deal with all the time?

Using a throwaway because this seriously disturbed me and I'm so terrified to admit this happened but it is messing with my head and I don't have balls to tell anyone in person. I’m embarrassed about this. (23F)

A couple days ago between 9–11 PM, I was scrolling twitter watching random videos and came across a post of a child. (Not going to give details about video to prevent anyone searching for this.) The post itself didn’t immediately seem suspicious, just a child being silly. But I remember some odd hashtags including #teenager and #limit. There was also a linked comment underneath from an account with an anime girl profile picture, and out of curiosity I clicked it.

The link appeared to redirect through multiple disturbing and likely illegal websites (idk if those things are necessarily illegal too but it was really sad) before landing on what appeared to be a CSAM website. The second I realized what I was looking at, I closed everything, deleted twitter, shut my phone off and cried. I did not save, download, or share anything.

(I’ve been pretty shaken up since and regret not immediately reporting the account and the link before deleting the app. I can't get any of that out of my head, can’t sleep, and I don't think l've ever cried this much in my life. I realize I did this all to myself by clicking random links all willy nilly and I have NO ONE to blame but my grown self for what I saw.)

But I don’t want anyone else to see that, so what’s is the proper way to report something like this after the fact without revisiting the site or link myself? Should I contact local police, the FBI, or the CyberTipline? Do I download it back to report the twitter post? Should I find the post or the user with the link to give to them? Do I give them my phone?

I’m not posting this to spread anything or ask for links/share links or share any details. And I WON’T give any details about anything I saw to anyone anywhere. I am genuinely disturbed by what I saw and want to make sure I handle it correctly and prevent anyone else from stumbling across it.

(My friend has advised me against searching for the user or the post itself and leave it up to police as she thinks I stumbled upon a distributor. Edit: I have been fully informed as to why)

Hello, a department is hiring in my neighboring town but they want 10 references for the application. I legit don't have 10 people. Only 4 I can use at the most.

Should I email their HR and just ask if they really need that or would that be stupid to do? Or should I just not even apply to them?

Be it for report writing or something else? If you see it, does it concern you? If you use it, why? Does your agency have a policy prohibiting or limiting AI use?

I’m wondering if the situation I’m in is grounds for getting a restraining order. A girl and I had hung out twice and been intimate once, other than that we texted for a couple weeks. I decided to end our communication because I felt she was becoming a little too clingy, and trying to move things along too quickly, which I communicate communicated to her. After saying, I was no longer interested and asked her to not contact me. She has continued to not only contact me but harass me over the weekend. She called me well over 200 times, sent many messages, signed up my phone number for spam text and calls, listed my residence on craigslist saying that it was available, and continually threatened to show up at my home. I filed an incident report with the police and let her know that if she continued to contact me that I would file charges and to please no longer contact me whatsoever. I was very clear. Nonetheless, the contact has continued as has all the harassment.

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Hi. I'm 17, in Arizona, and I haven't heard from one of my best friends since September (which was after a long stint of silence). We went to the same high school and saw each other every day and texted most days as well. She gradually stopped coming to school and I eventually found out through a teacher that she had been withdrawn. I'm not really sure how long it was before she withdrew because I was unable to attend myself due to health issues and I would frequently be absent for several days at a time. I have since texted, called, and DMed her, though not as much as I would have liked for fear of getting her in trouble with her mom, who is my biggest concern.

She used to talk a lot about her a lot and described her relationship with her as very inconsistent. I believe is diagnosed with either bipolar or borderline personality disorder (unmedicated, I think), and she alternated between being extremely affectionate and very harsh. When she still went to school consistently, she would regularly miss days because her mother was mad at her for seemingly very trivial things like forgetting to take the trash out. As punishments, she used to withold education, contact with friends, and threaten (as far as I know, she never actually did it?) to withold her life sustaining medication for her chronic heart condition as well as other chronic illnesses. According to my friend her mom also threatened physical violence on a couple occasions but acknowledged that she wouldn't actually go through with it lest she risk CPS getting involved.

My friend has an older brother who is living on his own with a partner. He bought her an emergency phone at one point because her mom would take away her other phone all the time and she felt genuinely unsafe. Calling it now results in an automatic message saying the number doesn't exist or it's been deactivated or something (sorry I don't remember exactly). Last I heard my friend was planning on moving in with her brother, but I think first they were going to go through some legal proceedings? I'm really sorry, I have very bad brain fog and my memory is poor.

So, that's all the background information I can think of, but I want to make it as clear as possible that I'm frightened of her mom. I've only met her a couple times but each time I met her, I was very uncomfortable by the duality she exhibits. She would be very sweet to me and then turn around and absolutely flame her daughter in the company of guests. From what I gathered, she's very manipulative and knows how to charm the right people. She has good social standing and knows how to present herself. I worry that even if law enforcement or whoever were to check out her place, they would just see a nice lady. She always talks about how much she loves her kids (she has a very loud social media presence) but the way she treats them does not reflect that.

Okay so to sum it up, I'm concerned enough (and feel like I've waited too long as it is) to consider bringing law enforcement into it, but I'm not sure if that's the right case of action. For one thing, I'm a minor, and the person I want to report is a minor. I don't know if that makes a difference. I also only know the address she lived at with her mom. I do not know her brother's address or even if she ever successfully got there. I also don't know if any of this is enough. I'm worried somebody is just going to tell me that my friend ghosted me and I should just accept it. If I thought that were the case, I would, but I'm so worried about her and I miss her so much. I just want to make sure she's okay.

If anybody made it this far, what should I do? Any suggestions or questions or things I should know? I'm desperate. I'm the only one who still thinks about her and I don't want her to be just another young woman of color failed by the justice system.

Hello I am a 26M that was denied a police officer position. I failed the background investigation due to criminal records. They didn’t specify but I believe it was my assault charge in 2021. I didn’t use any weapons but it was about 2 1st degrees and 2 2nd degrees. Pretty much happened with 2 people it was more of an altercation. I plead guilty and was placed on a stet docket. A year later charges were dropped and expunged. Was that why I was denied from Baltimore city police. If so do I even have a chance at other departments.

I am from a rural area where I very rarely drive in multilane roads but I do occasionally go to the city. I understand pull to to the right in most situations if a officer is running lights on, but what would you like to see if say, I'm in the far left lane and you're in the center lane, am I best to move to the left to give more room or move to the center lane and open the far left lane?

For that matter if the road is very congested, should I try to move anywhere or just stay where I am so you can decide how to get around me?

I'm just a curious civilian asking and only know that phrase from movies and video games. I just don't see how it would work, since most of the time you already show up in uniform and if someone already intends to run at that point, I don't see how you yelling that you are a cop would change their mind.

Im 15 and I want to be a police officer and eventually an fbi agent or a local homicide detective

I want to work at a metropolitan department and heres all of the stuff I will have by then

1. FLUENCY IS SPANISH AND FARSI

2. A COLLEGE DEGREE

3. I WORKOUT AT 5 EVERY MORNING

4. STRONG FIREARM PROFFICANCY

5. MY SCHOOL TEACHES PUBLIC SAFETY WHERE WE HELP COPS

What else can I do to increase my chances of getting in

THANK YOU

I’m about to start the academy and women are required to have their hair slicked back in a bun, I was wondering how other women handle their hair on a day to day basis because it seems a waste to wash it every night to just put it back up the next morning.

Any advice is appreciated!!

For those who have worked for both, what did you enjoy more? Working for the county Sherriff? Or working for a city PD?

Just curious. I've got family who have done both and one who is working state HP right now and have heard mixed feedback. One started in county, went to their local city PD and decided they liked county better. An extended relative from the northeast started in their larger city PD, went to county and hated it and went back to the city PD eventually.

The relative who works state loves it but wants to eventually go federal (FBI) if it works out for them.

Fully decked out with lights, livery, sirens, etc. could you legally build this as long as you don’t use it on public roads? Or could you drive it and just cover up the light bar and decals with a sign or something that says “Not in service” or “not a real cop”?

Location: Florida