DOD Police Take Down Another Active Shooter in Texas

My home Base..Glad to see them rocking...

good job guys!

DoD as seen below has it's issues. But coming from 27 years as a civilian cop to DoD, I remind my brothers/sister that civilian agencies have their issues to. DoD is a creditble LE agency and you'll never convince me otherwise. That said, good job Ft Bliss Police, cops, guards, MP's all worked as a team to eliminate a threat. I especially thank you because my son is stationed there. Thanks a millions times and be safe.

Hey to all you DOD guys I was an MP working with DOD cops on the base and it sucked for you guys and gals. There was some definite DOD clowns wearing the uniform but some good people to. Just like any regular law enforcement agency. You guys and girls do all the training but get none of the perks. They need to change the rules for DOD across the board. Also DOD LEO's need raises. I am a civilian LEO now and I appreciate what the DOD LEO's do.

I agree with Glenn for the pay. I too was a DoD/DA civilian officer in the Military District of Washington. To make matters even worse, at the base where I was employed (per MDW orders) we were NOT allowed to carry our duty weapon with a loaded chamber, in a triple retention holster and with safety on! For those of you counting, that would put us 5 steps behind a perpetrator AFTER we recognized a likely threat. Add to this the fact that we were not allowed to carry any patrol carbines/longarms on patrol (with exception of a shotgun at a static point). Our patrol vehicles were almost never "police equipped" or even had markings, lights (including spotlights for security checks) or sirens. Several times we had to respond to incidents by basically honking the horn and flashing our headlights, and hoping the other drivers would figure out who we were (Last time I was at the base in Dec. this seemed to be getting better with more marked and equipped patrol vehicles).
We were often told by our Provost Marshal that were WERE overpaid security officers, and that was exactly what the Army wanted (his words). We were forbidden to take enforcement actions on the base, much less on the US highway that bisected the entire base. Our Federal Prosecutor had said on multiple occaisions that we had jurisdiction both places, and she would prosecute.
Please do NOT get me wrong here, I liked the job, but hated the ridiculous restrictions placed on us. To make matters worse, at our location we were close to borders with other military districts and any policy varied from district to district (as it also varied from branch of services). The truth of the matter seems to be that the Government and military do not know exactly what to do with the civilian officers or how civilian law enforcement works. The best thing that could possibly happen, would be for the various branches to combine (once again) ALL of the civilian police officers and return to calling them DOD Police. Then, have a set standard of training and criteria for the entire agency.
There are many very talented, and experienced officers within these agencies and I am not surprised (yet very pleased) at the fantastic responses by them at Ft. Hood and Ft. Bliss. In both of these cases things worked, but I shudder to think of how things might have turned out at my old post or one of the other nearby ones. Great job DACP and all DoD civilian officers!! --- Semper Vigilans

I worked for the police at an army base for a while, the money was so bad I had to quit, pay these guys more they deserve it.

I applaud the great job done by the DOD Police. I just wish our Federal government would take the simple steps necessary to grant them their police powers while they are off-duty, as well.

Nice job guys.