One of the questions on my assignments is to explain a bunch of phrases ( Read more... )

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2010 POLICE OFFICER’S POWERS OF ARREST ASSIGNMENT

Wait, I thought I was done with these assignments…

Watch for more as I do the assignment; full thing will be posted after November 11, as that appears to be the due date, and I don’t want anybody stealing my answers. You’re in police training for a reason!
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How much do I love my country’s attitude?
THIIIIIIIIS much!
Okay, so I’m not at all groovy with the alleged stabbing.
It’s that THIS became the top news story in the country that makes me laugh a little:

An Auckland pie-lover has been arrested after allegedly stabbing his stepson in the neck.

The man approached police as ( Read more... )

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Coaster’s wee police car incident

From Stuff.co.nz, By The Press’s Giles Brown

When you’ve got to go, you’ve got to go. However, a young West Coast man has found out that there is a time and a place.
Ryan Stentiford, 21, of Greymouth, has pleaded guilty to trespass after entering a police car park.
On November 1, ( Read more... )

If an officer is overwhelmed with the stress of the critical incident and does not seek help, ptsd will develop. Serious condition that may lead to personality changes, illness, or even suicide

- severity required to induce PTSD varies from person to person

- PTSD does not always manifest itself immediately

- contributing factors: proximity of the ( Read more... )

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Provincial Offences Cheat Sheet
For those who haven’t done the test yet (you know who you are).
All pages for further references given are for the Provincial Offences: Essential Tools for Law Enforcement (2nd Edition), 2008, by Dan Gilbert and Peter Maher, and do not include the ‘assignment pages’ within the book
Short ( Read more... )

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Or would that be ‘personal dream case to solve’ - given as the stolen New Zealand Victoria Crosses were found (hi, Army Brat).
Why is it a ‘dream case to solve’?
Because I collect stamps, and parts of my collection are , while not as valuable as this, certainly worth a bit. This is the sort of case I might get rather ( Read more... )

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From my NZPolice email alerts, this one’s too good to not be shared:

ALL FOR EASTER EGGS
New Zealand Police National News Release
12:33pm 24 March 2009

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On Monday 23 March 2009 at 7.50pm three offenders, one male and two females entered the Bishopdale Discounter in Leacroft Street ( Read more... )