I have a very tough situation. My boss (police Chief) seems like he has really slipped off his rocker lately. He has just been doing some really odd stuff lately like buying stuff for the dept we don't need spending thousands of dollars, sending confidential work related emails to everyone in his address book family friends old coworkers etc, mishandling evidence, telling us all how great we are one minute and then completely flaming us the next. This isn't like him. Most of his officers and staff like him and want to help him go back to his old self. We all think it's probably something going on in his personal life or something mental that has came up. One officer did try talking to him casually and the Chief got really defensive. We all want to help, we just don't know how.. Any suggestions?

Don't do sh1t. No good did goes unpunished.

In Police Academy (1, 2, 3, you name it). Cheif was crazy, but who cares, he was alright.


Yea, people get defensive when you hit the spot, in particular like casually let him know that there is something out of wack. The only thing you can do is stay the fvck back, and don't aggrivate the situation by feeling sorry for him and wanting to help.


Question is though, any weed or crack missing from the evidence room??

Deus ex Pianoforte said:

What about telling your captain/lieutenant? Any other higher ups share your views? Whenever I had a problem with the head manager in my past jobs, I talked to the assistant manager or another supervisor to try to get them to see it my way. If they agreed with me, then I just encouraged them to communicate my feelings through them.

Where do you work btw? You don't have to get too specific if you don't want.

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Thanks.. Yeah, the whole dept shares my views. This isn't a one on one thing with me and the Chief, it's just his general way he acts and what he does. The other officers of middle rank all are aware of it too but I don't see them making any moves. I think they think that it's none of their concern. It will be if things keep heading this way and the Chief looses his job over it.

I work in downstate Illinois NOT in Chicagoland. That's as specific as I want to get, especially after I just spilled this story. I ain't no fooooo, fooo!! LOL