Officers who let peers be dispatched to time-intensive calls in their beat and minutes later came off of the call they were working, or who magically happened to drum up a car stop when dispatch was trying to send them to a call, were murmured about in the locker room.

FORBES: Q: What are some cultural faux pas in police departments?

If a stop is likely, the call is answered and put on hold until the car stops.

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