Articles tagged: Kinsey
column: Police need thick skin when the joke's on them
Posted: Jun 06, 2013One has to have a "thick skin" to be a successful police officer. An officer will fall prey to verbal onslaughts, embarrassment and criticism and that is often before they leave the station. Read more »
column: Before you hit the beach, make sure you leave your home secure
Posted: May 30, 2013Summer travel season is upon us and there are a few things about keeping your home and property safe you should keep in mind when traveling. It seems surreal to me to be writing about ... Read more »
column: Memorials honor police officers who have lost their lives
Posted: May 09, 2013Next week you may see badges of mourning and blue lights in police stations, but hopefully it will not be for an officer who fell during the week but for those who have gone in the past. Read more »
column: Thieves take advantage of windows and doors open in warm months
Posted: May 02, 2013The blessed arrival of spring and summer temperatures bring a problem we must address -- windows and doors opened to catch a cool breeze. Read more »
column: Extra caution must be taken to prevent dangerous springtime driving
Posted: Apr 11, 2013Bone-jarring, teeth-rattling, coffee-spilling, tire-shredding, wheel-bending craters of vehicular doom lie in our paths. The appearance of potholes, like the arrival of the red winged blackbird — a specimen of which I spied last Sunday — ... Read more »
column: Springtime tips for bicycle safety on Washtenaw County's roadways
Posted: Apr 04, 2013It is time to have that discussion about bicycles and motor vehicles sharing the road. The law says we have to do it, except on the expressway, so why not start out the season with a mutual respect and understanding. Read more »
column: First on the scene of a serious crash? Here's what you should do
Posted: Mar 28, 2013In the beginning, things are chaotic at the scene of a serious crash. There will be injuries, there may be blood and there will be danger. What should you do if you are the first one on the scene? Read more »
column: Colleagues can help some gain unexpected appreciation for a career
Posted: Mar 07, 2013Police work is all about teamwork. The best officers are the best team players and yet police officers must still be extremely independent. Police work varies tremendously from department to department. The body of knowledge ... Read more »
column: For some officers, one mentor can influence the rest of their career
Posted: Feb 21, 2013Sometimes the brightest lights in our lives shine for only an instant. Such was the case with “TR.” TR was one of the many great partners I had over the years, but probably the guy ... Read more »
column: Replacing expired license plate tags easy way to avoid tickets
Posted: Feb 07, 2013'Tis the season for officers to easily spot expired plates. I am not sure why, but I like to write expired plate tickets. I am a terrible procrastinator myself, but as non-hazardous traffic citations go, ... Read more »
column: Before U-M had its own police team, AAPD rookies were happy to roam campus
Posted: Jan 24, 2013When I started at the Ann Arbor Police Department in 1982, the first assignment most of us rookies, just out of field training, were given was as a University of Michigan assigned patrol officer. At ... Read more »
column: Cops look to coffee breaks for more than just a boost of energy
Posted: Jan 03, 2013Meet me at “the 50," the “stone orchard," the “flatlands," the golf course or the “brain factory under the arch," are welcome words for weary warriors in Ann Arbor. Better yet is the addition of, ... Read more »
opinion: Resolve to keep your valuable items out of the hands of thieves
Posted: Dec 27, 2012It seems like every year around this time we start to think about New Year's resolutions. Read more »
opinion: Magic surrounding the holidays worth passing around
Posted: Dec 20, 2012It happened when I least expected it. I was only paying half attention. I was probably worried about the next things I had to get done—I foolishly stack my days full during the holidays. In ... Read more »
column: High-speed chase results in unlikely lesson learned
Posted: Dec 13, 2012We spotted the stolen Lincoln Towne Car northbound on Pontiac Trail. We got close enough to confirm the plate and that was too close for the professional crook driving it—the chase was on. We were ... Read more »
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