WA Radio Scanner Users' Group

Can anyone answer a question thats been bugging me for a while...
How much of a WAPOL officer's standard issue equipment can be taken home ?
I assume the firearm(s) stay at the station locked up, how about other
equipment on the belt ? Is it personal choice ?
The uniform obviously goes home as it needs to be washed...
Just curious... Thanks

at the mock police station at the academy, they had lockers to put ur baton, oc spray and gun in.. .so im presuming u cant take those 3 items home

Wouldnt think that ud be able to take ur stun gun home either

I know your curious but its not really that appropriate to talk about things like this on a public internet forum imo....

why is that GC101?

Because its not appropriate to say what we do and don't take home.....

Nothing wrong about talking about this, i asked this question to a officer yesterday at the open day. The only ones who are allowed to take firearms and weapons home are the ones who get kitted up for work at home. This is usually K9 Police and Motorcycle police. There might be a few other exceptions but thats all that was told to me.

HEKTIK wrote:Nothing wrong about talking about this, i asked this question to a officer yesterday at the open day. The only ones who are allowed to take firearms and weapons home are the ones who get kitted up for work at home. This is usually K9 Police and Motorcycle police. There might be a few other exceptions but thats all that was told to me.

Well you will egt some that may talk about it but personally I wouldn't and I definately wouldn't put it on the net...... But thats just me

Thats fine... I respect your decisions, but why not ?
What are you afraid may happen ?

Because its operationally sensitive information, I guess it would be just like people posting your photo or address on the internet, you don’t know who is reading it and what it could be used for

I am hearing you guys. Would anybody really want the whole world to know whether they did or did not have a gun etc at home with them. Who knows who reads these posts. I know I certainly wouldnt want anyone knowing if I had a weapon that they could either try to steal or worse still - use on me....

i guess its possible for someone to gather information of where a firearm is stored, and break into that residence to take possession, and lead to further crimes.

plus the embarrassment and disciplinary action of losing such equipment.

Wouldn't this be covered in the COPS Manual?

This just happens to be publically available at the Library..

See the bottom of http://www.police.wa.gov.au/aboutus/Abo ... p?Students

seriously... some of you people live in a marshmellow world that has no sharp edges.

well put

marshmellow world? I don't understand.