r/police

This is a situation that happened at my workplace.

Let me preface this by saying I am most definitely not anti cop. My dad is retired CHP. I am a Coast Guard veteran who served in a SAR/LE unit and my nephew is a current Utah State trooper.

Here's the deal. We HAD an employee that was wanted by the police for a current offense, who also had a warrant. The cops came to the workplace, climbed the fence and were let in by an employee to look for him.

I don't have a problem with that, dude was wanted, HOWEVER we are an ITAR(International Traffic in Arms Regulation) restricted facility. The cops had their body cams on and i get it, but filming is federally illegal in this facility.

To the cops here, if you were asked to turn off the body cams or be denied entry, what would you do?

Many are claiming the campus police did a poor job investigating and summarizing evidence. I wonder why they had any standing to even investigate the allegation. The Chi Phi fraternity house is not on university property, so logically, city police should have been brought in from the onset.

I have to wait some time to apply to departments in my area due to legal marijuana use.

I’m currently 25 and in college (started late) and I have been working for my local police department for 3 years in a civilian role. (I assist officers with active incidents using CCTV, write reports and gather video evidence for court) I have been able to talk with some of the officers and did a few ride alongs for my position. I really enjoy the work and have decided that I am going to pursue become an officer.

What would you recommend I do in the next year to better prepare myself for academy/ becoming a law enforcement officer?