I have come to the conclusion that most local new outlets do not commit enough resources to the difficult task our Sacramento Police Department faces everyday: maintaining order in a large modern city comprised of many different neighborhoods.   I wouldn’t attempt to postulate if the lack of committed media resources is due to design or a natural evolution, but I have found it lacking for quite sometime, and have begun to use other methods to gain information on local Police activity. Since the first day of it’s inception I have read Sacpd.org’s Daily Activity Log.  I have found it to be a fascinating read, full of stories and crimes you may not hear about on the television news.  Many tim

Here is an actual example of how it goes…Officer is on routine patrol. Officer runs a plate of an occupied vehicle with 3 subjects inside. The vehicle comes back stolen. Officers perform a vehicle stop. Car keeps going which turns into a pursuit. The pursuit continues for about 3-5 miles after which the subjects stop and bail out. Officer loses the driver who then calls for K9. Officers set up a perimeter and hold. They are waiting for the experts. Canines have the ability to detect scents from miles away. They have a scent cone that they follow until they find the area that is strongest. Once they find the strongest scent, they hit on it. Officers found two of the passengers and took them

When working the night shift, the term “graveyard” comes to mind. Even though the term seems morbid, according to the battery of officers I spoke with, it wasn’t so bad. In law enforcement, the night shift is usually between the hours of 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. This shift deals with a whole different sub-culture than that of the day shift. Not only is the clientele different, so are the crimes that they commit. Most crime escalates during the night, and when you add a full moon, it is even more of a circus. Medical personnel also agree that a full moon contributes to busier shifts. Some people prefer the night shift, especially those with children. What other shift can one work where they see t