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Ask a Cop?: D.U.I. Buddy Program

Subject: D.U.I. Buddy Program
”I have started up a business which drives intoxicated people home in their personal vehicles. After doing our research we found that a major reason people don’t call cabs and risk driving under the influence is they don’t or can’t leave their cars behind.  How can we work with [...]

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Ask a Cop: About being one….

Question:
Subject: decision on a career in law enforcement
I m undecided on whether I should continue trying to get back in to law enforcement. Back in 1999  i was terminated from my police dept, they put because of dishonesty. I was never dishonest to my sgt in my personal issue at home. [...]

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Junk Mail & Stolen Identities

Junk Mail & Stolen Identities:
· If you have bills to mail out which contain checks, or something extremely important. Don’t trust it unattended in your mailbox. Give it straight to the mailman, or drop it off at the post office or local mailbox on the corner. Inconvenient you say? I know there has to be [...]

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Reader Question: Police Questioning

“I’ve had the cops show up at my apartment twice in the past year. Once it was for a noise complaint and the other time my drunken roomies got in a fight. Neither time did the officers issue citations or arrests but they did ask some questions that held absolutely no relevance to the situation. [...]

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Loud Exhaust = Bad Day!

Reader Question:
“i got stopped today because my exhaust system was making too much noise so the cop asked me for registration,insurance,and license i told the cop the truth meaning i didn’t have it registered or insured neither i had a license to be driving  and to complete this nightmare i just lost my id for [...]

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I lied to an officer!

Reader Question:
“I am 17 years old and I  recently bought  a car. I saw a bmw sitting on the street and the owner was just about to put the  selling sign on it So I  asked how much it was and it was pretty darn cheap and I had the money saved up so I [...]

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100’s of Tips coming your way….

For the next 18 weeks plus you will see a section of tips a week from our book. These are the tips we put at the end of each section in the print book.
So stay tuned for tons of tips to keep you safe from A-Z
If you have a topic you would like us [...]

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Alarm Systems – Tips

Alarm Systems:
· Make sure that all members of your family are familiar with the operation and functions of your system. If you make an error in punching in a code on a monitored system upon entering your home, call your alarm company so that they can cancel a police response.
· Keep all sensor locations clean [...]