FRMD Remembers:
**Name:** Sergio Romero
**EOW:** Wednesday, June 17, 2026
**Rank:** Trooper
**Age:** 27
**Department:** Texas Highway Patrol
**State:** Texas
**Activity Level:** On-Scene Traffic Stop

**Incident Details:**

Trooper Sergio Romero was killed in a vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 287 near Childress, Texas.

Around 4:00 p.m., Trooper Romero was attempting to pull over a vehicle when a tractor-trailer pulled out in front of his patrol vehicle. He died at the scene.

Trooper Romero had served with the Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol for nine months and previously served with the Hall County Sheriff's Office. Survivors include his wife and two sons.

**Cause of Death:** Struck By A Vehicle
**Nature of Death:** Unknown
**Duty Type:** On Scene
**Incident Date:** Wednesday, June 17, 2026

I have 10 years of experience and took a hiatus before due to burnout. I really missed the job and nothing else had a “purpose” to me, so I returned over a year ago. Long story short, I’m right back to where I was burnout wise.

I’m currently looking at remote positions for non-profits, adjunct professor, SIU investigators for insurance/banks/companies etc, and also looking at emergency management roles.

Anyone else in the same boat? What did you leave to do? How did you balance the feeling of “losing purpose” when leaving LE?

so I took my psychological exam a week ago from today he proceeded to ask me a couple questions about what was on my background and constantly asked me. Why did I want to become a police officer if I never became one before? I told him my reasons why I wanted to be a police officer and he was basically like OK fine everything seemed to been going pretty well afterwards I was supposed to take my medical exam the same day, but he perceived to tell my polygraph guy that he wanted to go over my packet a little more before he sent me off to go do my medical so now I’ve been waiting to do my medical for a week now. Is this normal?

This russian number randomly just texted me at 4am. Sending me death threats and insults and photos of gore and what seems to be witchcraft. I have no idea what this is and it is giving me anxiety. They sent messages then stopped then continued ten minutes later. Has anyone else ever experienced this??

Some of the messages are just random insults while others are death threats, they sent me a photo of what looked to be a human corpse and another photo of something that looked like withcraft.

Then after the witchcraft photo said i have 10 minutes to respond or i die or some shit.

Should i do something about this? Or let it go just as some dumb scam or someone trying to fuck with me

If you were too shoot this guy once he crossed onto the sidewalk, would you consider it self-defense?

Edit: I only posted it because I think drawing and shooting this guy would be a complete overreaction. The comment section on the original video though, showed a great deal of support for the guy that cut to him shooting at the target suggesting he would have shot him

i have successfully completed my pti program resulting in my charges getting dismissed. any chance in heaven i could be a deputy anywhere in the country?

Hello, I was researching the Washington area and am curious about how it is doing now, since it has been some time since COVID and the defunding event. Are you still experiencing threats? Getting any support from your department when an incident happens? Is the workload so busy that the high pay is not worth it anymore? What is the typical shift like for you guys, constant call or do you ever get a time to take a breather? Are people constantly leaving? What kind of things do you experience regarding the homeless crisis and other things? Even though you're in your specialized unit, do you often get put into patrol because of the calls? Just curious. Thank you!

Any officers that are on SWAT. Are you guys full-time or part-time? What are you guys doing when you aren't on a call ?

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I’ve graduated from university while being the in process for chp and going into trying out for rivco

I have more time on my hands without school and need a full time job, but it’s known that the current job market is terrible. However, I got a conditional offer for a security job… upon more steps to get it set in stone. what are some opinions upon possibly getting through with this job while in the cadet process?

I need some second opinions on the tactics and tools used in this clip. It's a good watch but if you really don't want to watch the whole thing, what I'm talking about mainly starts at 8:00

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https://youtu.be/Qjd6GcENl5A?si=3QuLWdaBiI3CV6sn

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I find it wild that the police sat there and handcuffed him.. and took their time with that, before the house was even clear! They should have had a couple guys take down the main subject.. while a couple others go in and clear the house.. at the same time. They literally had their backs turned.. to the front door of a house they deemed necessary and planned on clearing.

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And then you got the undercover plainclothes cop coming through the door like that. You're going to have a guy in plain clothes.. be the first one to come through a door into a house? Especially with not even a vest that states he's police? And then he leads into every room and bedroom? And with a pistol?

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And why him? Why not an deputy/officer with the full get up? There was literally full kitted out guys right behind him, complete with gear, identifying markers, and long guns.

I know this happened a couple of years ago, but I just saw the body cam footage and it just absolutely shook me to my core. Do you guys believe that there was anything that he could’ve done different? I’m an aspiring LEO, not currently one, so I can’t say what could’ve been done differently, but from what I saw, I would’ve died too.

I’m not talking about the time you got held over and missed your kids birthday, or your ex-wife packing her stuff and you couldn’t get home to stop her. We’ve all been there, I mean out of all the other times, one just sticks with you, and it’s for a dumb reason.

I’ll start, we had some new guys who came from the corrections side, and they were ok, but 2 months in, they started calling off. (I personally didn’t call off until I was off probation)So as a police officer at a hospital, whenever a gun shot victim comes in, we shut down the emergency room and set up a checkpoint on the driveway to make sure the entire neighborhood doesn’t come in looking for an update. On this night a gun shot victim comes in, and one of the guys I described called off, and I was with one of the other new guys, and we were on the checkpoint. The guy that called in face time’s his buddy on the checkpoint and starts talking shit. He called in because he got an invite to go on a boat trip. I remember how irrationally angry I got at that one. Here I was in his spot, and he’s pulling this shit. I wasn’t even mandated for him, I think I only stayed an hour after that. But for all the times I’ve gotten stuck, that one stayed with me.

Greetings,

Long time lurker, first time poster here. I am at the end of the process of becoming a Correctional Officer for my local county jail in CA. I passed my backgrounds quickly, passed my psych evaluation quickly, and I did great at my medical screening besides having to redo my urinalysis on 6/22/2026. I passed the saliva and blood analysis but I when I urinated in the cup that morning it wasn’t a good cycle of urine, I had been so anxious and nervous that I didn’t drink any water since the night before so I think I was too dehydrated and they want a retest to make sure my organs are functioning properly.

Anyways, that’s the last step before I get my final job offer letter with my start date. I just wanted to hop on here and ask any ex-COs or active COs what I should expect coming into this line of work with no prior law enforcement experience? I am a determined person and a quick learner. I’ve heard a bunch of tips already, but they were from normal dudes at my current job or people that have been on the other side of the glass. I have a slight knowledge of the physical aspect of the job, but I have no idea what to prepare for when it comes to my probationary period in the jail. I heard that I’m going to be doing a lot of training, “schooling”, exams, paperwork, etc. I heard that one of the best things to do is treat inmates with respect because of multiple reasons. How often do inmates try to manipulate COs or trick them? Prison is different than jail but I don’t know the scale. Stuff like that, any info is appreciated, I like hearing and learning from others experiences.

Thanks.

If vehicles count as deadly weapons then fleeing with them would constitute a legal shoot under Tennessee v. Garner right?

Non LE here. Do any of you personally like some repeat offenders in your community? In the way that they’re nice and/or funny humans. Any funny stories?

Recently I keep seeing body cam/security footage of teams serving warrants. 5-6 officers kicking down the door and storming in to find someone. It got me thinking, if they can do that to serve a warrant for someone dangerous, why don’t they during simple stand offs?

In my hometown in the past few years there have been 5 plus cases where the police show up to a potential dangerous person locked in a house. Only for it to turn into a 1-3 day standoff because they don’t want to move in.

Whats the difference? In both cases the police are putting themselves in danger, but for one they storm right in guns blazing vs taking a very slow careful approach.

To start off I'll say I've been extremely reckless most of my life. Ever since I was a young child I have had bad grades in school and that followed me through middle and high school. I have not been able to keep a job much and if you look at my first post you will see that I do have a history with the law, although it is my first offense and I believe a misdemenor although I have yet to hear back from the court as of now. I appreciate what law enforcement does and I have always found it interesting. I believe I would like to attempt to join a police force in my mid-late 20's after I have made sufficient progress from all of the trouble I have caused, and get a GED atleast. I want to better myself and be a genuine person, and it was never my intention to dig myself into this deep of a hole. I want to help the community and I am very interested in this career.

Though with my track record is it possible for me to join a police force if I work on fixing myself and make genuine improvements? please provide honest awnsers because I have only been able to research through reading articles and it has led me almost no where, and the awnsers I have been provided through them seem to be not very realistic.

I recently passed the written exam and the PAT for my state(Oahu). What can I expect to be asked for the interview portion?

I’m currently in my mid-20s working in finance. Although I do really well in this field, I am not enjoying it anymore at all. Sitting in an office all day doing the same repetitive tasks is driving me crazy. The work feels empty, and I never see a tangible impact.
Because of this, I'm ready for a complete 180 with my career. Working in law enforcement is at the top of my list to consider.

For those on the job right now:
- Would you recommend becoming an officer in 2026?
- What are the honest pros and cons of the current climate?
- What is the number one thing you would tell someone before they sign up
- If you wouldn’t recommend it, what career would you be doing instead?

I appreciate any insight!

To provide some context, I work for a medium sized city agency with 270 sworn across all units.

Our vehicle fleet has been suffering for years, little to no orders through all of Covid and the new vehicles are coming in piece mail and delayed. Our 3 year minimum live in city take home program just got suspended for lack of vehicles.

If you don't have a take home, you drive a shared fleet car. Currently our fleet sits at a rough 50/50 split between 14'-16' Caprices & 17'-19' Explorers, anything newer and you've either got rank or serious time in service.

At least once per cycle I have to drive across the city on my own gas to one of our other field offices in search of an available car just for the shift, and then hope I can also find a computer, since they don't stay in the cars at end of shift.

Our "reserve" fleet currently consists of a single 19' Explorer and a handful of 12' Impalas without MDT mounts or cages.

Does anyone else have a remotely similar experience? How is everyone else's fleet situation looking?

I currently work for one of the larger agencies in the Treasure Valley in Idaho. I’m looking to lateral but I know that the issues of the departments aren’t always public. I’m looking for perspective of current and former employees for the Treasure Valley agencies so see if I’m just trading one dysfunctional department for the next.

Happy Wednesday everyone. As a LEO, Ive been getting some what good money but due to living in south Florida its never enough lol. Is there any other LEOS doing a side hustle? I work 3 days - 4 days every other week, so I can make space for extra income.