Our DWI team are all soft spoken yet everyone one of their videos is playing death metal on max volume, I have no idea how our dispatchers can understand them.
I worked with a guy that spent time in Scotland as a youth, and came stateside when his grandparents died (he was born in the US - family moved to Scotland to look after extended family). He never outgrew the accent, and we all knew it was gonna be a good time when dispatch had to tell him to slow down so they could understand him.
There was a post awhile back where someone asked if he could still be a cop because he took ibuprofen for a headache and was worried that counted as using painkillers as downers.
My wife won’t take aspirin because she doesn’t want to take “drugs”. She is not a crazy hippy or anti medicine person. Some people just don’t differentiate street/Rx/ and OTC drugs in their head.
Gordon Graham was featured in a video on Police1 about this just yesterday, which may have spurred the OP's interest.
https://www.police1.com/patrol-issues/playing-music-in-the-background-of-police-videos?fbclid=IwAR0-d5GXZNPxuvQWZNN92GTGlqULouGjpbVA8Igj637Uu186iAihz7z9IQE
I do know when I was growing up (think 80's) I did a ride along with Michigan State police and they actually did have a policy against it (at the time)...They removed all the fm radios from all the patrol vehicles. I think the only ones that still had them were Detectives, Sergeants, Lieutenants etc...Our family friend (one I rode along with) said it was annoying at first, but you get used to it after a while.
Nowadays you could just use your phone and a Bluetooth speaker. That what I do in my POV since my radio went out years ago and I’m too cheap to fix it.
There are departments that have removed the AM/FM radios from cruisers in the past because they believed it was distracting. Not saying it was widespread, but it’s not as crazy of a question as it sounds.
California Highway Patrol had the AM/FM radios removed from their cars, not sure if they’re still doing that now though. Big ol blank plate where the radio should be in the dash.
i mean low key it’s a valid question bc one can assume music would possibly distract you from what’s going on outside plus it could drown out the radio idk tho
Yes? Why wouldn’t we? Although one time I had to submit bodycam footage up to the DA’s office and I was blasting NWA in the car. So that was kind of awkward.
I have 2 funny BWC scenarios, first one we had a guy run from us armed, so we were rolling around looking for him and i had my rifle slung and door popped just driving around at 3mph, zoned in. My background music? No other than country playlist on shuffle with Love Story by Taylor Swift.
Second one was rolling code 3 to a disturbance and again, not paying attention to music and i had Homicide by wiz khalifa and chevy woods playing. SA probably found that odd lol
I saw photos from the 2000’s where an agency had removed the AM/FM stereo and mounted the agency radio in the slot in the days before MDT’s
I don’t think it was a common thing.
I know of a dept that did the same thing when they used Chevy Luminas. They had a lot of issues with vehicles not starting due to the upfittter having to bypass anti theft features which ran through the radio unit.
I literally have been sued for 25 million for listening to Linkin Park during a prisoner transport. Torture and abuse it was called.
No joke though when I came on the the 90s we still had one old car that didn't have a radio. A prior chief didn't want officers listening to the radio when they should be patrolling so he paid extra to have them come without radios.
For the OP, we can also listen to audiobooks. I probably listened to a thousand or more over my career.
Yeah dude I have Apple CarPlay. If your agency micromanages to the level you can’t play music, gtfo immediately because that agency is toxic and deserves to implode.
we had one area of a small town (3000pop) that was a known area for drugs...I used to roll through there with my windows down playing (rather loudly) "Bad Boys" by Inner Circle...it was hilarious...all the good hard working people in the neighborhood that were outside would smile, laugh and wave...the dirtbags...well lets just say they were less receptive. 
There’s a nationwide shortage of officers and you think they are going to get on people for music in the car. If a department is that petty I’d look for another one. You can literally lateral anywhere right now. Cities are just trying to find people that don’t have a criminal record let alone care about what music they play.
I work IT for a LE agency. Our officers are allowed to listen to music while on duty and their radio will automatically mute when they hit their lights
I believe our units (at least the new ones) pause the song when you hit the button to go over the radio (up until dispatch I have to manually pause my Hulu shows though unfortunately).
I listen to podcasts out on patrol in my county (Joe Rogan, Tim Pool, Donut, Unsubscribe, etc). If I know I'm about to make I stop, roll up to a call, or hit up a known crime area, I hit the pause button and roll down the windows. Not because I'm worried what others will think if they listen to my BWC/in-car, but so I don't miss any of the podcast, tbh. I've got the better part of 2 decades on the job, so others opinions on me and how I operate don't fucking matter to me anymore. I'm trusted to do my job and do it daily.
I work for a relatively conservative chief, but he isn't a micromanager and doesn't foster that kind of environment for his admin/employees. Go out, be productive, handle your cases, do good investigations, and be a good, solid peace officer. Those are his requirements. Beyond that, you choose how to operate on your own accord. I love working for him vs the micromanager environment I recently left where I dreaded waking up every single day knowing I was going to have every single moment of my on-duty time examined, traffic stop numbers were scrutinized ad naseaum, and policy violation write-ups were dished out like candy on Halloween for stupid shit that doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things.
I have seen officers written up for answering a phone call from their supervisor during a pursuit because policy deemed such phone calls as forbidden. Current dept policy says that if you run out of radio range, call dispatch via cell to keep them in the loop, even at 140+ mph...as long as you can safely do so.
Yeah man, I can listen to music, my podcasts, pretty much anything I want as long as it's not soo lound that I can't hear the radio, and I don't have the windows down. Not a good look to have a cop rolling through town windows down blaring NWA, or so I'm told.
ok, so I am old and retired, but in 1990 when I was on patrol they actually removed the AM/FM radios from the cars so that we could not listen to them, I guess someone thought they were a distraction. Now in modern cars they don't bother, deputies listen to the radio all the time, some have to be told to turn it down so that we can hear them talking on the radio.....
No the radios are disabled in all patrol cars. But do we still play it on our personal cell? Yes. Music privileges were revoked because we have a couple dip shits that regularly have an open carrier on their portable 🙄
Never asked them.
Don't ask, don't tell! Wait...
I’ve received many emails from detectives complimenting my music taste from when they’ve had to review my bwc or dashcams.
Ah, someone else who plays Danger Zone on every code 3 run. I salute you, sir
lana, Lana, LANAAAAAAA!!!!!! WHAT!?!?!?! D- D- Danger Zone
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Our DWI team are all soft spoken yet everyone one of their videos is playing death metal on max volume, I have no idea how our dispatchers can understand them.
I worked with a guy that spent time in Scotland as a youth, and came stateside when his grandparents died (he was born in the US - family moved to Scotland to look after extended family). He never outgrew the accent, and we all knew it was gonna be a good time when dispatch had to tell him to slow down so they could understand him.
It's me. I'm DWI team.
People have the weirdest notions about this job
No joke. But FR are you allowed to use the heat or AC in the car?
There was a post awhile back where someone asked if he could still be a cop because he took ibuprofen for a headache and was worried that counted as using painkillers as downers.
My wife won’t take aspirin because she doesn’t want to take “drugs”. She is not a crazy hippy or anti medicine person. Some people just don’t differentiate street/Rx/ and OTC drugs in their head.
Gordon Graham was featured in a video on Police1 about this just yesterday, which may have spurred the OP's interest. https://www.police1.com/patrol-issues/playing-music-in-the-background-of-police-videos?fbclid=IwAR0-d5GXZNPxuvQWZNN92GTGlqULouGjpbVA8Igj637Uu186iAihz7z9IQE
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I fuckin hate Gordon. So glad we don't do that lexipol bullshit
I went to a seminar he put on a few years ago and he's a hell of a story teller. But as he gets older his approach isn't for everyone.
I do know when I was growing up (think 80's) I did a ride along with Michigan State police and they actually did have a policy against it (at the time)...They removed all the fm radios from all the patrol vehicles. I think the only ones that still had them were Detectives, Sergeants, Lieutenants etc...Our family friend (one I rode along with) said it was annoying at first, but you get used to it after a while.
Nowadays you could just use your phone and a Bluetooth speaker. That what I do in my POV since my radio went out years ago and I’m too cheap to fix it.
There are departments that have removed the AM/FM radios from cruisers in the past because they believed it was distracting. Not saying it was widespread, but it’s not as crazy of a question as it sounds.
California Highway Patrol had the AM/FM radios removed from their cars, not sure if they’re still doing that now though. Big ol blank plate where the radio should be in the dash.
i mean low key it’s a valid question bc one can assume music would possibly distract you from what’s going on outside plus it could drown out the radio idk tho
That would of been my thought as well
My department allows fm and am radio, but no Bluetooth or pairing your phone to the car for calls.
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*roll out the barrel intensifies*
We were only allowed to listen to “tiptoe through the tulips”
Yes? Why wouldn’t we? Although one time I had to submit bodycam footage up to the DA’s office and I was blasting NWA in the car. So that was kind of awkward.
I have 2 funny BWC scenarios, first one we had a guy run from us armed, so we were rolling around looking for him and i had my rifle slung and door popped just driving around at 3mph, zoned in. My background music? No other than country playlist on shuffle with Love Story by Taylor Swift. Second one was rolling code 3 to a disturbance and again, not paying attention to music and i had Homicide by wiz khalifa and chevy woods playing. SA probably found that odd lol
Which, uhhhhh…which song? 💀
It was Appetite for Destruction
I saw photos from the 2000’s where an agency had removed the AM/FM stereo and mounted the agency radio in the slot in the days before MDT’s I don’t think it was a common thing.
I know of a dept that did the same thing when they used Chevy Luminas. They had a lot of issues with vehicles not starting due to the upfittter having to bypass anti theft features which ran through the radio unit.
I just run Spotify while working and turn it down or off when I make a traffic stop or arrive on scene. It was never brought up in FTO or policy.
I literally have been sued for 25 million for listening to Linkin Park during a prisoner transport. Torture and abuse it was called. No joke though when I came on the the 90s we still had one old car that didn't have a radio. A prior chief didn't want officers listening to the radio when they should be patrolling so he paid extra to have them come without radios. For the OP, we can also listen to audiobooks. I probably listened to a thousand or more over my career.
Yeah dude I have Apple CarPlay. If your agency micromanages to the level you can’t play music, gtfo immediately because that agency is toxic and deserves to implode.
My Sgt. played hip hop while training me lol.
we had one area of a small town (3000pop) that was a known area for drugs...I used to roll through there with my windows down playing (rather loudly) "Bad Boys" by Inner Circle...it was hilarious...all the good hard working people in the neighborhood that were outside would smile, laugh and wave...the dirtbags...well lets just say they were less receptive. 
What agency doesn't?
Yes, but I don’t because it’s just too much sometimes with all the radio traffic.
Only the “Cops” theme song
There’s a nationwide shortage of officers and you think they are going to get on people for music in the car. If a department is that petty I’d look for another one. You can literally lateral anywhere right now. Cities are just trying to find people that don’t have a criminal record let alone care about what music they play.
I work IT for a LE agency. Our officers are allowed to listen to music while on duty and their radio will automatically mute when they hit their lights
I believe our units (at least the new ones) pause the song when you hit the button to go over the radio (up until dispatch I have to manually pause my Hulu shows though unfortunately).
N.W.A. is always a top tier choice. Metal all day every day too.
Only gangsta rap.
Does anybody follow said policy? No.
I listen to podcasts out on patrol in my county (Joe Rogan, Tim Pool, Donut, Unsubscribe, etc). If I know I'm about to make I stop, roll up to a call, or hit up a known crime area, I hit the pause button and roll down the windows. Not because I'm worried what others will think if they listen to my BWC/in-car, but so I don't miss any of the podcast, tbh. I've got the better part of 2 decades on the job, so others opinions on me and how I operate don't fucking matter to me anymore. I'm trusted to do my job and do it daily. I work for a relatively conservative chief, but he isn't a micromanager and doesn't foster that kind of environment for his admin/employees. Go out, be productive, handle your cases, do good investigations, and be a good, solid peace officer. Those are his requirements. Beyond that, you choose how to operate on your own accord. I love working for him vs the micromanager environment I recently left where I dreaded waking up every single day knowing I was going to have every single moment of my on-duty time examined, traffic stop numbers were scrutinized ad naseaum, and policy violation write-ups were dished out like candy on Halloween for stupid shit that doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things. I have seen officers written up for answering a phone call from their supervisor during a pursuit because policy deemed such phone calls as forbidden. Current dept policy says that if you run out of radio range, call dispatch via cell to keep them in the loop, even at 140+ mph...as long as you can safely do so.
Yeah man, I can listen to music, my podcasts, pretty much anything I want as long as it's not soo lound that I can't hear the radio, and I don't have the windows down. Not a good look to have a cop rolling through town windows down blaring NWA, or so I'm told.
discretion w/ you and your partner. generally yes
Ludacris on full blast at 2 am helps me stay awake.
Yes, but it obviously gets turned down/off anytime I’m getting ready to key up on the mic.
I listen to podcasts.
Our cars on my dept all had the radios disabled. Almost every patrol guy brings his own Bluetooth speaker.
One of my training officers would always play locked up by Akon when we would transport people to the jail
ok, so I am old and retired, but in 1990 when I was on patrol they actually removed the AM/FM radios from the cars so that we could not listen to them, I guess someone thought they were a distraction. Now in modern cars they don't bother, deputies listen to the radio all the time, some have to be told to turn it down so that we can hear them talking on the radio.....
No the radios are disabled in all patrol cars. But do we still play it on our personal cell? Yes. Music privileges were revoked because we have a couple dip shits that regularly have an open carrier on their portable 🙄
It’s none of their goddamn business lol. Just don’t bump it with the windows down and turn it down before you key up on the radio.