Past 24 Hours of APPD Activities

Saturday, January 2, 2016 / Chief of Police / Police Activity

Stay up to date with your police department.
The attached activity blotter is a list of our police related activities for the last 24 hours.

Police Activity Blotter.pdf

How to implement effective (and pain-free) organizational change in policing

A new COPS Office guide details lessons learned from the implementation of law enforcement best practices... Read more

5 options for safely securing your firearms at home

Taking a gun belt off at the end of your shift and storing it on the top shelf in a bedroom closet is not an acceptable or responsible way to store a firearm... Read more

Military: Sailor shoots 3 at Pearl Harbor, takes own life

The base has reopened following a lockdown... Read more

Why making connections matters during police training

Taking a 'block and silo' approach to police training does not adequately prepare officers for the complexities of virtually every call for service... Read more

Chicago officers go undercover online to bust secret groups selling guns

'Operation FaceBOOKED' succeeded despite lack of cooperation from Facebook, officials say... Read more

Utah coffee company donates to Okla. PD after Thanksgiving Starbucks incident

The donation came after the company’s CEO saw a photograph of the coffee cups labeled ‘PIG’... Read more

NJ attorney general overhauls standards for police behavior, use of force guidelines

The reforms will create a public database of use of force rates and ease public access to body camera videos... Read more

Balancing 'police supervisor' and 'cop buddy' roles

There is a balance between forming a bond with your employees and maintaining a professional relationship... Read more

Settle or try? 5 factors to help you decide when facing a public safety lawsuit

While our instinct is often to fight the allegations, there are serious ramifications when a case goes to trial and results in a large verdict against your agency... Read more