MCOLES Licensing Exam With Complete Solutions.
Hezbollah
responsible for US Marine bombing in 1983, based on Lebanon
While on patrol you find a vehicle parked behind jewelry store at 3 am what is the proper way to investigate?
Take down the license plate and notify dispatch
Receive call from...
MCOLES Licensing Exam With Complete Solutions.
Hezbollah
responsible for US Marine bombing in 1983, based on Lebanon
While on patrol you find a vehicle parked behind jewelry store at 3 am what is the
proper way to investigate?
Take down the license plate and notify dispatch
Receive call from dispatch about DV in progress. Neighbor says they are arguing
and need police. Receive update saying caller heard gunshots from residence.
Appropriate response?
Go to door, announce presence and wait
Best way to determine stolen vehicle that is not moving
Check VIN through LEIN
While on patrol in a dark alley behind a store you see someone walking towards
you. They see you and place something from their pocket and place it in a
dumpster
Check immediate area and proceed if needed
You arrive as first patrol car at scene of PIA one person dead and one going to
hospital, large crowd forms and begins to move around scene. you should
Control crowd at scene to avoid further contamination
Observing sight of protest, see van leaving scene picketers surround van and
blow out windows, pull person of van and beat him. You ask picketers to stop.
What is the most appropriate weapon?
shotgun
At scene of accident you determine one driver was going 5-10 over and has been
drinking upon issuing pbt you determine he has a BAC of .06 you do not have
enough to charge with OWI. What should you do?
Issue ticket of speed
On beach patrol and discover heat stroke victim lying unconscious. First step in
rendering aid is
take them to a cooler location
While eating lunch the person next you complains of chest pain and trouble
breathing you should
Comfort him and call for ambulance
You are in a very rural area where there is no immediate medical assistance.
Woman who is in labor is delivering in the breach position feet down. What do
you do?
Drive mother to hospital as quickly and as safely as you can
While eating lunch your partner begins gasping for air and coughing, you should
perform abdominal thrusts
You stop person on motorcycle and discover they have no endorsement you
should
Arrest for misdemeanor
lack of endorsement should be viewed as
DWLS
, Interviewing victim of possible sexual assault. During the interview she states her
boyfriend had nonconsensual sex with her. What is one of the factors in
determining charge?
Age
After interviewing possible CSC victim, you determine the suspect is former
husband. How should you proceed?
Treat case as CSC
While on patrol, you observe vehicle parked in body shop that matches
description in recent felony. You note heavy front end damage. You should
Leave partner behind to watch vehicle and obtain a search warrant
You are investigating theft of a jacket; you receive information that the suspect
has the jacket in a room rented by a friend.
May enter with consent but need search warrant to enter the room
Weather has caused power to go out at a jail. Food and linen shipments have
been delayed and inmates have not eaten in 12 hours. Is this lawful?
Yes, if department policy is followed
You have an arrest warrant for a suspect. You go to his home and no one is there.
You get a tip he is staying at a friend's house but the friend does not let you in the
house.
Obtain a search warrant for the house
While booking a subject he has advised you that he has information about a
robbery that occurred the day before. Can you use him as an informant?
Yes, just because he is a criminal does not mean he cannot be a witness
Before submitting a request for an arrest warrant to the prosecutor you should
Make sure the info in clear and accurate
While interviewing a child you notice cigarette burns on his arm. Your first course
of action should be
Contact CPS
You arrive at the scene of an accident, both cars are off roadway. It is raining and
there are skid marks on the roadway. What is the first thing you do?
Measure skid marks end to end
Investigating crime scene. You find a gun laying on the floor apparently used in
the crime. You should
Mark location and call trained personnel to remove it
While investigating a crime scene an officer finds a shirt with blood over it. He
notes location and secures it in a plastic bag which he tags as evidence. Did he
properly secure it?
No, bloody evidence should not be put in plastic
You discover blood soaked towel, what do you do to preserve it so it can be used
as evidence?
Hang to dry
Officer 1 finds evidence at crime scene. He then gives it to officer 2. Officer 2
gives evidence to crime scene investigator. At the station the investigator labels
it as evidence. Is the evidence admissible?
Admissible, because it is labeled as evidence
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