Past 24 Hours of APPD Activities

Saturday, January 27, 2018 / Chief of Police / Police Activity

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The attached activity blotter is a list of our police related activities for the last 24 hours.

Do you have PTSD or Complex-PTSD?

By Rachel Engel Veterans and first responders are familiar with post-traumatic stress symptoms and the PTSD diagnosis. However, most are unfamiliar with a related condition: Comple... Read more

Why I believe in simulation training: One officer’s story

Sponsored by Laser Shot By Rachel Zoch for PoliceOne BrandFocus Capt. Michael Curry discovered simulation training almost by accident. As a training officer with a suburban departm... Read more

How to fund FirstNet implementation in your agency

Author: Therese MatthewsWith all 50 states and U.S. territories opting-in to FirstNet access, first responders are looking at ways they can utilize this mission-critical communicat... Read more

Ky. sheriff suspends all LE services over lack of funding

Author: Therese MatthewsWill Wright Lexington Herald-Leader MARTIN COUNTY, Ky. — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk took the stage without invitation at a fiscal court meeting M... Read more

What police can learn from school violence close calls

Author: National Police FoundationThe National Police Foundation’s Center for Mass Violence Response Studies recently released two reports through the COPS Office - A Prelimi... Read more

How LE and school administrators can train together for active shooter response

Author: National Police FoundationBy Nate Horton, P1 Contributor Since the horrific attacks in Parkland, Florida, and Santa Fe, Texas, social media has been on fire with opinions a... Read more

Our first line of defense: Training and recruiting school resource officers

Author: Cole ZercoeFollowing both the Parkland and Maryland school shootings, much attention has been focused on the role of school resource officers (SROs) in our nation’s s... Read more

PTSD quiz: Find out if your symptoms qualify

Author: Cole ZercoeBy Rachel Engel Anyone can experience symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, but there is a high concentration of people diagnosed from stressful career fie... Read more

Wash. bill would drop 200,000 pot possession charges

Author: Cole ZercoeJim Camden The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. OLYMPIA, Wash – Washington could wipe out as many as 200,000 convictions for misdemeanor marijuana possessi... Read more

LEO sues Iowa city over PTSD, treatment from police after ambush shooting

Author: Cole ZercoeBy PoliceOne Staff URBANDALE, Iowa — A sergeant is suing an Iowa city for the treatment he received before and after responding to an ambush shooting that... Read more