I am recently transferred to patrol from the Criminal Investigation Division.(Not my choice, but man my stress level is almost nothing)
I am mid level supervisor of the 3-11 shift. We field 5-13 cars a night, they are assigned to the officers but left at the station.
Now, my question to other supervisors or officers for that matter. We recently had a standoff situation where several patrol units were left near the inner perimeter, locked, running, with the headlights on. This created a safety concern for all officers on the perimeter as the lights were backlighting them. Well, the only keys to the units were with the officers(deployed on perimeter) and at the station. My idea is to have an extra set of keys made to the assigned units and keep them in my warbag on the front seat in the event of a similar situation. Does anyone else do this? or have any other ideas?
I am also thinking of asking my officers to voluntarily give me their medical information and contact information to be placed into a foldder and secured with me in the event they are injured. Does anyone else do this?
Anyway maybe this sounds dumb to more experienced supervisors and advanced departments, but I am trying to take care of my guys as most of them have around 2 years of experience on the streets anyway.
Thanks for reading this long post and for any replies.
Stay Safe.