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1. Spam
	Spam We are trying to kill the Spam. If you see any on this forum, tell me where it is, and I'll boot the spammer and kill the messages. David.Griffith@policemag.com	2	3	09/15/2006 18:47:08 by: Steve Rothstein
2. Letters to the Editor
	How Can We Improve? What can we do to improve Police and make it more valuable to you?	34	190	01/19/2007 01:06:01 by: guitar player	Forum Moderator
	Letters to the Editors The editors of Police magazine invite you to comment on law enforcement issues and the content of Police magazine. All letters will be considered for publication in the magazine.	77	370	04/15/2007 04:38:10 by: 1BADPIG	Forum Moderator
	Reader Requests Tell us what you would like to see in the pages of Police magazine.	35	88	06/28/2006 12:47:32 by: rock505	Forum Moderator
3. Discuss the Current Issue
	April 2007 Discuss the April 2007 issue of the magazine.	7	18	05/21/2007 16:06:21 by: jnc36rcpd
3a. Archive of Discuss the Current Issue
	30th Anniversary Discuss the special 30th Anniversary content of the October 2006 issue.	6	22	11/26/2006 16:35:58 by: Steve Rothstein
	April 2006 Discuss the April 2006 issue of Police.	9	29	01/11/2007 14:30:17 by: fpd710
	August 2005 Discuss the August 2005 issue of Police.	12	23	01/19/2006 19:29:03 by: Marco861	Forum Moderator
	August 2006 Discuss the August 2006 issue of Police.	10	64	12/15/2006 01:42:17 by: KBCraig
	December 2005 Discuss the December 2005 issue of Police Magazine.	8	18	06/28/2006 00:28:15 by: Ladyhollman
	December 2006 Discuss the December 2006 issue of Police.	6	55	01/15/2007 15:24:20 by: Aqua Pig
	February 2006 Discuss the February 2006 issue of Police.	8	28	03/17/2006 15:30:02 by: SDcop
	February 2007 Discuss the February 2007 issue of Police Magazine.	6	27	04/09/2007 03:53:21 by: Silent_Predator
	January 2006 Discuss the January 2006 edition of Police Magazine.	6	14	02/15/2006 13:20:44 by: Bodie
	January 2007 Discuss the January 2007 issue of Police.	8	30	02/05/2007 05:48:03 by: GunnersMate
	July 2005 Discuss the July 2005 issue.	7	15	08/13/2005 07:52:52 by: Rangemaster206	Forum Moderator
	July 2006	6	29	08/21/2006 14:06:47 by: Ofc.Truesdell
	June 2006 Discuss the June 2006 issue of Police.	7	31	08/24/2006 11:44:01 by: Buckethead
	March 2006 Discuss the March 2006 issue of Police	6	16	04/14/2006 00:23:33 by: Ofc.Truesdell
	March 2007 Discuss the March 2007 issue of Police Magazine.	9	51	05/05/2007 17:15:57 by: Aqua Pig
	May 2006 Discuss the May 2006 issue of Police.	10	35	05/20/2007 10:04:22 by: High_Order1
	November 2005 Discuss the November 2005 Issue	10	27	01/11/2007 14:34:22 by: fpd710	Forum Moderator
	November 2006 Discuss the November 2006 issue of Police Magazine.	6	20	01/08/2007 02:17:22 by: WAPOL6206
	October 2005	5	9	11/01/2005 16:21:20 by: jnc36rcpd	Forum Moderator
	October 2006 Discuss the October 2006 issue of Police.	8	21	11/25/2006 15:58:15 by: mcif132
	September 2006 Post comments about the September 2006 issue of Police Magazine.	8	53	10/15/2006 15:52:18 by: n/a
4. Shots Fired
	April 2006 Put yourself in the shoes of Officer John Sims, Jr. of the Laurel (Md.) Police Department.	4	25	04/04/2007 00:31:37 by: cantu
	April 2007 Consider the case of Dep. Seth Dawson of the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office.	4	4	05/09/2007 20:03:55 by: Forum Moderator
	August 2006 Consider the circumstances faced by Officer Darren Bristow of the Tulsa (Okla.) Police Department. You are answering a "shots fired" call at night in a residential neighborhood.	3	11	02/09/2007 14:22:10 by: fedcop83
	Citizen Informants How reliable have your citizen informants proven in communicating what you need to know when it comes to handling potentially dangerous situations?	1	2	11/30/2006 02:00:18 by: Ladyhollman
	December 2006 Think about the situation that faced Officer Marty Alford of the Wytheville (Va.) Police Department and ask yourself these questions:	3	22	01/02/2007 03:06:46 by: Ofc.Truesdell
	February 2006 Put yourself in the shoes of the three Colinsville, Il., officers.	3	16	04/01/2006 17:13:01 by: Steve Rothstein
	February 2007 Think about Officer Margaret Avery's gunbattle with a hardened felon, and ask yourself these questions.	3	12	03/13/2007 03:15:15 by: WAPOL6206
	January 2006 Put yourself in the shoes of Orange County (Fla.) Sheriff's Dep. Jennifer Fulford.	4	16	01/24/2006 16:24:05 by: KBCraig
	January 2007 Think about the situation that faced Officer Simonson-mullis and Officer Ashley and ask yourself these questions:	4	9	01/18/2007 11:39:37 by: DJ Mal
	July 2006 Consider the situation that faced New York State Troopers Shawn Dean and John Spero. You have stopped a suspicious auto with two men and nothing smells right. Ask yourself the following questions:	3	11	02/09/2007 14:28:14 by: fedcop83
	June 2006 Consider the circumstances faced by Officer Spencer O'Bryan of the Rapid City (S.D.) Police Department. You have come home to find an armed prowler. What do you do?	3	20	08/16/2006 06:38:27 by: Buckethead
	March 2006 Put yourself in the shoes of Officer Phillip Bozarth of the San Diego Police Department	4	18	04/14/2006 06:17:00 by: American Citizen
	March 2007 Consider the heartbreaking situation faced by Officer Carmine Pellechio of the North Bergen (N.J.) Police Department and ask yourself these questions:	4	20	03/25/2007 08:14:00 by: American Citizen
	May 2006 Consider the circumstances presented to Lt. Roger Sanders of the Des Moines Police Department and ask yourself what you would do. You have responded to a stabbing and have confronted the suspect. The suspect has no visible weapon, but you believe he is armed. He's belligerent, physically assaulting you, and he won't back off.	3	59	06/08/2006 05:28:33 by: me again
	November 2006 Consider the situation faced by Officer Ronald Furtado and Officer Richard Costa of the Fall River (Mass.) Police Department and ask yourself these questions:	4	57	12/30/2006 14:50:30 by: fpd710
	October 2006 Put yourself in the shoes of Officer Russell Huston of the Tallahassee Police Department.	4	14	11/06/2006 07:52:20 by: Ofc.Truesdell
	September 2006 You are presented with the same situation that faced Officer Richard Pruitt and Officer Mike McDonald of the Seattle Police Department. You have just answered a "shots fired" call, found a body, and the gunman is at the window looking down on you. Ask yourself the following questions:	3	24	01/15/2007 14:48:19 by: pike942
5. Katrina and Rita
	How Are You Helping? What are you and your agency doing to help officers and agencies affected by Katrina and Rita?	3	6	10/16/2006 06:59:20 by: delzo70	Forum Moderator
5a. Concealed Carry
	H.R. 218	410	9853	05/22/2007 07:14:34 by: Woofdog	Forum Moderator
5b. San Francisco Gun Ban
	San Francisco Handgun Ban Voters in San Francisco have enacted a ban on the private ownership of handguns. Do you think this will make people in the Bay City safer? Less safe? Have no effect? Or is it just another example of how out of touch SF is with the rest of America?	2	55	02/26/2007 22:20:59 by: LEAP123	Forum Moderator
6. Vehicles
	Cars Let's talk about the new patrol cars	9	97	04/23/2007 16:11:58 by: Aqua Pig
	Motorcycles Let's talk about the various police motorcycles	4	11	05/20/2007 08:19:15 by: fed_ofc_bop
	Vehicle equipment	7	18	05/05/2007 03:37:25 by: Silent_Predator
6a. New Recruits
	New Recruits This forum section has been established for police recruits to discuss some of their concerns and issues and to ask questions of established officers.	5	35	04/11/2007 17:23:06 by: arvinator
6b. Aspiring Officers
	Aspiring Officers This forums has been established for people who are thinking of becoming officers or who are studying toward that goal. You may use it to discuss issues and concerns and also to ask questions of working officers.	18	125	05/17/2007 09:10:28 by: Mercy
7. Questions of the Month
	Enter Questions of the Month	139	1069	04/29/2007 11:00:50 by: Ofc.Truesdell	Forum Moderator
7a. Officer Needs Assistance
	Post Officer Needs Assistance Items Want some help from your fellow officers? Post your request here. All items will be considered for publication in Police. Be sure to submit contact information so that readers can respond to your request.	184	935	05/20/2007 06:55:17 by: Sherlock Holmes	Forum Moderator
8. General Issues
	Enter Forum - General Issues	339	1998	05/23/2007 19:21:50 by: timcp2002	Forum Moderator
6. Government and Laws
	Enter Forum - Government and Laws	71	531	07/24/2006 11:41:55 by: American Citizen	Forum Moderator
9. Backup Guns
	Backup Guns Does your agency allow you to carry a second handgun? Do you carry backup? If so, why? If not, why? Do you think every agency should let its officers make a personal choice about backup weapons?	17	189	04/11/2007 07:53:12 by: stellar rigs	Forum Moderator
10. Breaking News
	Enter Forum - Breaking News	66	310	05/22/2007 16:40:48 by: KBCraig	Forum Moderator
11. Products and Equipment
	Enter Forum - Products and Equipment Please do not post product releases in the forum. See our Classifieds section.	68	245	03/04/2007 10:02:58 by: PR24	Forum Moderator
12. Police Patch Trading
	Enter Forum - Police Patch Trading	32	46	02/09/2007 01:58:58 by: snabby99	Forum Moderator
13. Training Forum
	Training Forum Please post training questions, schedules of classes, tips, lesson plans, and other training info under this category.	76	304	05/09/2007 20:34:43 by: Steve Rothstein	Forum Moderator
14. Leadership 101
	Leadership 101 Post your comments and questions for columnist Sgt. Mark Stainbrook of the Los Angeles Police Department.	23	127	03/28/2007 13:27:15 by: Cossack	Forum Moderator
15. Reserve Officers Forum
	Reserve Officers Forum Reserve officers this is a place for you to talk about your role in law enforcement and discuss issues with other reserve officers.	40	296	03/25/2007 17:18:18 by: richardvf12	Forum Moderator
16. Illegal Aliens
	Illegal Aliens	50	527	04/17/2007 17:07:47 by: Silent_Predator	Forum Moderator
17. Capital Punishment
	Death Penalty In recent months, numerous capital sentences have been overturned or stayed. What are your feelings about the death penalty? Is it a deterrent? Does society have the right to defend itself? Or do you believe that the state should not kill?	5	122	03/24/2007 10:51:02 by: arvinator	Forum Moderator
18. The Patriot Act