Legal Investigations

My first………

When I became a Military Police Investigator I was two weeks out of A.I.T. (Advanced Individual Training), which is after Basic Training (Boot Camp). This is something that is not the normal course of procedure. In a normal situation an MP with the rank of Specialist (E-4) who has at least three years on the job…

No, I won’t , I say …

I did not realize the extent of the drug abuse in the Military until I went into investigations. According to the U.C.M.J., possession of a marijuana seed was a criminal offense. There were four basic types of cases we had. There was theft, domestic violence, drugs and all others. The…

Is it mine? ……. I guess it is

As Military Police Investigators, we have to rotate 24 hour shifts as the “On Duty Investigator.” So during that 24 hour period we receive calls from dispatch to every criminal case they receive. The duty investigator has to be near a phone or radio and available. Most of us slept or tried to…

My Second, First

I had my California State Private Investigators license for maybe a month when my dad called me. I was marketing my business and did not have any clients as of yet. I was very anxious to put my talents to work. And so one day staring at the phone. Yes, one tends to do that when starting out…

The Badge of Sacrifice 

Military and civilian police remember those who paid the ultimate price 

Don’t look at what I’m doing

Sometime we have to do what we have to do

I received a call form the local Police Department asking for assistance concerning an incident that took place at a bar in town the night before. I drove into town to the Police…

I don’t get this

From the Case Files of a Military Police Investigator

We all know that military life is way different than civilian life. The same applies with military law compared to civilian law. The U.C.M.J. (Uniform Code of Military Justice) is very…