This is the second in a series of articles called “SacPD Virtual Ride-Along.” Dispatcher Dorton, the writer of this entry, works at SacPD’s Communications Center where emergency and non-emergency calls are taken and dispatched. The Communications Center is open 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Over 80,000 incoming and outgoing calls [...]
Posted by moe75 My husband has been awarded 100% legal and physical custody of his 11 year old son, “Adam”. “Adam’s” mother is currently fighting a DUI charge and does not have a drivers license. We have just recently obtained knowledge that her (the mother’s) boyfriend, who has been picking up my stepson, is [...]
We are really starting to transition more and more into practical, hands on work. We have had many different scenarios over the past couple of weeks, from handling the preliminary investigation at a crime scene, to diffusing hostile situations and acting as mediators. I am glad that we are getting this kind of practice [...]
Posted by cb2821 I was wondering how the traffic laws apply to officers on patrol when they are not either code 2 or 3. I am specifically refering to the traffic barriers at 28th and D&E downtown which allow only one direction of traffic with the exception of buses and bicycles. I’ve almost been struck [...]
My partner passed away Saturday, February 10, 2007, and he took a little bit of me with him. He was 13 years old. To me, he was my best friend, my guardian, and my partner. Devo is with his friends now, chasing his ball, or a cat, or spreading the trash around the floor looking [...]
Posted by smittylove On Tuesday, February 20, 2007, between 12:00 pm and 2:30 pm, a vehicle accident occurred on the corners of 29th & S Streets. When passing by on our way home from work that afternoon, we saw the remains of the accident. It looked like a pickup had run over a motorcycle, [...]
Posted by saclights We work in a multi suite office in midtown. We have a neighbor in our building that runs a tobacco/head shop. They smoke cigarettes constantly and seem unwilling to knock it off. What are my options? Dear Saclights, I checked with the City’s Code Enforcement Business Compliance section and confirmed that if the business you are referring to meets [...]
This is the first in a series of articles called “SacPD Virtual Ride-Along.” SacPD’s workforce is made up of approximately 800 sworn officers and 390 civilian employees, all working in a variety of capacities. Some of them will be sharing their on-the-job perspectives in this blog series. Police Records Assistant (PRA) Ramos, the writer of [...]
When watching law enforcement television shows like “Law & Order” and “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” the first thing that comes to mind, for those of us in law enforcement, is how unrealistic these programs are. Police officers have been trained to uphold the law and protect citizens following the guidelines laid out in the Constitution, [...]
Hello Everyone, Well, here it is. The half way point is among us. Twelve out of twenty four weeks are down, and twelve to go. A couple of entries ago I made the statement that our baby was due at the half-way point. Here we are at the half-way point and the day gets closer [...]
