Due to their critical role in public safety, the dispatch center is the only room within the Police Department staffed 24/7. The Dispatch Center built a wellness space for dispatchers to get a much-needed reprieve from the stressful nature of their role within the Police Department. Three (3...
The objective of swatting is to trick police dispatchers into believing there is an ongoing or imminent threat or crime that requires immediate intervention by police at a victim’s home or office. The hope is a flood of armed police will interfere with, frighten and embarrass the...
and experience as a dispatcher can be an advantage in getting hired as an officer. Attending a Citizen Police Academy or participating in a ride-along program may also be helpful. At the very least, any of the above options will give a person enough of a taste of police work to know wh...
Overnight patrols spotted a few cracked windows in the area overnight, and by 8:30 a.m. Los Angeles Police Department dispatchers were being flooded with calls from residents in the Playa del Rey area where 18 cars were damaged in the span of 30 minutes early Sunda...
David Pleoger spoke to Chauvin on a cellphone May 25 after receiving a call from a 911 dispatcher about a possible use of force by officers seen on city surveillance cameras. A body-worn camera captured Pleoger's initial cellphone conversation with Chauvin, who downplayed what had happened, ...
Let's look back in on our hiring board director, Sam. He holds the key to the police officer job of your dreams. But he's rolling his eyes so hard he pulled a muscle. Why? All the police resumes he reads have the same skills list. It's as long as a DUI report, but there's...