This is another installment of the SacPD Academy series which is following four recruits through the academy. By Week Six, the recruits have begun Arrest, Control and Baton training which is one of the most challenging learning experiences for new recruits. Hello Everyone, With Christmas coming up I would like to take this chance to wish [...]
Posted by 911CHICK I wanted to express my thanks to the officers that came out to help me a few weeks ago. In the middle of the night I heard voices and saw my christmas decorations being taken off of my lawn. As a dispatcher for another agency I realize that there are much more [...]
Posted by KiDD Hello Officer Michelle! I love the fact that the police department has a blog. The reason I am writing is because I just got a new surround sound system for Christmas and was wondering what the law was reguarding the times of day that it is acceptable to have loud music (bass [...]
This another installment of the SacPD Academy series which is following four recruits through the academy. Week 5 was a blast. We are starting to spend more time in our PT gear and less in our regular uniform, and it feels GREAT. We do a lot of cool things in PT, and every day is [...]
This another installment of the SacPD Academy series which is following four recruits through the academy. (Entry 1) Hello Everyone, Even though it feels as if we just started, the first month has already flown by. This week saw the recruits getting a little complacent. The corporals quickly checked that complacency with a few punitive [...]
You never know where Deputy Chief Rick Braziel may show up. In early December, Chief Braziel attended the nightshift roll call and rode shot gun with a patrol officer for the evening. He does this periodically. Not to micromanage, but to be with his troops. “It’s important to be out there,” said Chief Braziel. “All [...]
In a November 20, 2006 reply to a writer in the “Ask Officer Michelle” section of this blog, it was stated that the Violent Crime Reduction (VCR) teams report would be heard by the Sacramento City Council in January. The date for that report has been re-scheduled to February 6, 2007, at the 7:00 p.m. City Council meeting at [...]
This an another installment of the SacPD Academy series which is following four recruits through the academy. Class 06-BR-02 entered the Academy on November 14, 2006, and will graduate on April 26, 2007. This entry was provided by Recruit Griffin. Hello Everyone, Fourth week down and twenty more to go! I find it so amazing how [...]
This an another installment of the SacPD Academy series which is following four recruits through the academy. Class 06-BR-02 entered the Academy on November 14, 2006, and will graduate on April 26, 2007. This entry was provided by Recruit Kenneth Tu In the four weeks that we have been here, we have already learned so much! [...]
From time to time, police officers are confronted with a perplexing question: “What should I do if I’m confronted by an assailant?” Immediately, we may want to respond: “Well, fight back with everything you have….no, maybe just give in to the crooks demands and spare your life.” We soon realize that such a question is [...]
