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Soliciting prostitution is going to be a hard pass at most agencies.

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I saw their plates at Police Fleet Expo a couple years ago...they were amazingly light. The big question is, how much did they cost?

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Common practice in my area, too. Some vehicles have lockouts, some don't. Leaving a cruiser running is just one of those things you have to do in a Midwestern winter...you can't wait 10 minutes for your car windows to defrost or de-ice when you get a hot call....

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It's a standard "thanks but no thanks" letter. Don't over-analyze it...most of us have a stack of them from our time getting a foot in the door and you're not likely to ever know the real reason why that particular department decided to DQ you. They're discouraging but you have to just dust...

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Probably everybody here has gotten a "thanks but no thanks" during a hiring process...if you meet an officer who hasn't, snap a picture because you've just met the LE version of a unicorn. LE hiring processes are intentionally difficult, rigorous, and competitive.

The reality...

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I started a threat a while back about "bling" on a uniform. The responses seemed to be pretty mixed. Personally, on a day-to-day duty uniform, I don't see any need for "bling" (metal badges, collar brass, whistle chains, award pins, etc)...reserve those for your Class A special event...

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Kinda what I was wondering.

Let's do the holster-sniffer test...

Do you own a Crown Vic that was a retired LE vehicle or any vehicle with a lightbar, cage, or push bumper?
Do you own a "tac vest?"
Do you own any piece of apparel that is bullet-resistant?...

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Individual recognition for a job well done is good leadership practice, though. It helps to motivate and encourage continued good work. I'm not an "everybody gets a trophy" kind of guy, but the occasional "good job" in passing (even better, in the presence of ones peers) acknowledges...

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I actually prefer 5.25's...

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To be polite about it, I'd say my department is "dysfunctional," especially the communication (or, more specifically, the total lack thereof) between the administration and first-line supervision. Admn actively bypasses Sgts, going directly to (specific members of) patrol. Patrol bypasses...

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Nothing of consequence. It's not as if my officers aren't getting new vests or working firearms because the admin isn't listening to me. Sure, there have been plenty of quality-of-life suggestions that have been made (and subsequently ignored) that probably could have made things better in my department,...