Officer Aguilera types his police reports in his patrol car. Police officers need to have a written report for every call they had responded to. They will need to find time for this important procedure, either in between calls or wait until they hav

Officer Aguilera types his police reports in his patrol car. Police officers need to have a written report for every call they had responded to. They will need to find time for this important procedure, either in between calls or wait until they have downtimes.

Joel Aguilera, Field Traning Officer for the Palm Springs Police Department (PSPD), hangs his police vest on his locker door at the police department. Officer Aguilera, 35, has been with the PSPD for 8 years. He keeps some of his personal belongings

Joel Aguilera, Field Traning Officer for the Palm Springs Police Department (PSPD), hangs his police vest on his locker door at the police department. Officer Aguilera, 35, has been with the PSPD for 8 years. He keeps some of his personal belongings such as photographs with his friends and families in his locker.

Officer Aguilera changes at his locker in the PSPD locker room.

Officer Aguilera changes at his locker in the PSPD locker room.

Officer Aguilera records information at a traffic collision site. Aguilera was one of the first police officers to arrive, and he took charge of blocking one of the traffic lanes with his patrol vehicle and to interview both parties involved in this

Officer Aguilera records information at a traffic collision site. Aguilera was one of the first police officers to arrive, and he took charge of blocking one of the traffic lanes with his patrol vehicle and to interview both parties involved in this incident for the police report. Other police officers who arrived later were in charge of tasks such as managing ongoing traffic and cleaning large debris on the road.

Officer Aguilera interviews a driver who was injured in a traffic collision for information, while medical personnel works on the scene.

Officer Aguilera interviews a driver who was injured in a traffic collision for information, while medical personnel works on the scene.

Officer Aguilera reports back to the PSPD about the status of an injured driver who is receiving brain scans while other medical staffs continue their work routines. Aguilera is doing a follow up with an injured driver from an earlier traffic collis

Officer Aguilera reports back to the PSPD about the status of an injured driver who is receiving brain scans while other medical staffs continue their work routines. Aguilera is doing a follow up with an injured driver from an earlier traffic collision that he had responded to. Aguilera hoped to get additional information from this injured driver for his police report. When the medical staff told him that the driver had suffered brain injuries from the earlier incident and is likely not able to answer any question, Aguilera decided to report back to the PSPD that additional follow ups in the future are required.

Officer Aguilera takes a break from his shift to have dinner at around 7 p.m. The cashier at the sandwich joint had offered to buy him the meal out of respect, but Aguilera refused.

Officer Aguilera takes a break from his shift to have dinner at around 7 p.m. The cashier at the sandwich joint had offered to buy him the meal out of respect, but Aguilera refused.

Officer Aguilera writes his police reports in his patrol car parked in the corner of a parking lot. When police officers write reports in their patrol cars, they would prefer parking in positions where they can have the best views of the surrounding

Officer Aguilera writes his police reports in his patrol car parked in the corner of a parking lot. When police officers write reports in their patrol cars, they would prefer parking in positions where they can have the best views of the surrounding areas and less likely to be sneak attacked from the rear.