MCOLES LICENSING EXAM PREP
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
While on patrol you discover a vehicle parked in a lot behind a
jewelry store at 0300 and the motor is running. The proper way to
investigate would be to do which of the following?
(A) Position patrol vehicle at a safe distance and wait for someone
to return
(B) Investigate and see if there is suspicious activity
(C) Take down license plate number and contact dispatch - -
correct answer ✅(C) Take down license plate number and contact
dispatch -
Dispatch relays a domestic disturbance complaint to you in which
the complainant states that her neighbors are arguing. Dispatch
relays to you the address of where the disturbance has been
reported. A few minutes later, dispatch adds that the complainant
believes she heard what sounded like gunshots coming from the
same address. When you arrive on the scene, that address is silent
and thterm-2e lights are off. The appropriate response would be to:
a. Go up to the door, announce yourselves as police officers, and
await a response. - DC
b. Proceed cautiously to the door, gun drawn, and enter the
residence as quietly as possible.
c. Verify with dispatch that you have the correct address, then wait
in the patrol car for any signs of activity. -
,MCOLES LICENSING EXAM PREP
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
correct answer ✅Go up to the door, announce yourselves as police
officers, and await a response.
3. The best method for determining a "Hot Car" would be:
a. Check the Vehicle Identification Number through LEIN. - DC
b. Check the license plate number through LEIN.
c. Check both the suspect's driver's license number and the license
plate number. 1 -
correct answer ✅a. Check the Vehicle Identification Number
through LEIN.
4. While on foot patrol in a dark alley behind a store, you see
someone walking toward you. He sees you, reaches into his pocket,
puts something in the dumpster, turns around, and walks the
opposite way. You should:
a. Radio for backup and chase after the suspect.
b. Confront the subject and determine if the situation warrants
backup.
c. Check the immediate area, discover what the suspect discarded,
and then proceed after him, if needed. -
correct answer ✅c. Check the immediate area, discover what the
suspect discarded, and then proceed after him, if needed.
,MCOLES LICENSING EXAM PREP
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
You arrive as the first patrol car at the scene of a personal injury
accident. One person is dead, the ambulances have just taken the
injured to the hospital, traffic is backed up for 4 miles, and people
begin tramping through the broken glass and debris at the scene,
forming a crowd around the vehicle containing the fatality. What
should your first response be, once you have determined an
appropriate position for the vehicle?
a. Arrange flares and begin directing traffic away from the scene.
b. Radio dispatch for assistance; then drive to the hospital to
interview the occupants of the vehicles involved in the accident.
c. Control the crowd at the scene, prevent the scene from further
contamination, and begin interviewing possible witnesses to the
accident. -
correct answer ✅c. Control the crowd at the scene, prevent the
scene from further contamination, and begin interviewing possible
witnesses to the accident.
You are assigned to observe the sight of a protest. You see a van
leaving the scene where picketers are. The picketers surround the
van and start to rock it, then drag the driver out and start to beat
him with the crowbar. During the incident you shout over a large
, MCOLES LICENSING EXAM PREP
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
speaker for them to disperse and they do not. You exit your patrol
vehicle to respond to the crowd. What would the weapon be?
(A) Shotgun
(B) Nightstick
(C) Handgun -
correct answer ✅(B) Nightstick
At the scene of an accident you determine that one of the drivers
was going 1-5 mph over the speed limit and had been drinking. You
administer a PBT and see the driver has a BAC of .06%. You do not
have enough to charge for OWI. You should take which of the
following courses of action?
(A) Write a speeding ticket
(B) Write a careless driving ticket
(C) Write and arrest for Reckless Driving -
correct answer ✅(A) Write a speeding ticket
While passing an auto body shop, you notice a vehicle matching the
characteristics to that of a vehicle involved in a recent felony. You
note the front-end damage and possibly that of another vehicle's
paint left on the side. You want to investigate further, so you
should:
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
While on patrol you discover a vehicle parked in a lot behind a
jewelry store at 0300 and the motor is running. The proper way to
investigate would be to do which of the following?
(A) Position patrol vehicle at a safe distance and wait for someone
to return
(B) Investigate and see if there is suspicious activity
(C) Take down license plate number and contact dispatch - -
correct answer ✅(C) Take down license plate number and contact
dispatch -
Dispatch relays a domestic disturbance complaint to you in which
the complainant states that her neighbors are arguing. Dispatch
relays to you the address of where the disturbance has been
reported. A few minutes later, dispatch adds that the complainant
believes she heard what sounded like gunshots coming from the
same address. When you arrive on the scene, that address is silent
and thterm-2e lights are off. The appropriate response would be to:
a. Go up to the door, announce yourselves as police officers, and
await a response. - DC
b. Proceed cautiously to the door, gun drawn, and enter the
residence as quietly as possible.
c. Verify with dispatch that you have the correct address, then wait
in the patrol car for any signs of activity. -
,MCOLES LICENSING EXAM PREP
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
correct answer ✅Go up to the door, announce yourselves as police
officers, and await a response.
3. The best method for determining a "Hot Car" would be:
a. Check the Vehicle Identification Number through LEIN. - DC
b. Check the license plate number through LEIN.
c. Check both the suspect's driver's license number and the license
plate number. 1 -
correct answer ✅a. Check the Vehicle Identification Number
through LEIN.
4. While on foot patrol in a dark alley behind a store, you see
someone walking toward you. He sees you, reaches into his pocket,
puts something in the dumpster, turns around, and walks the
opposite way. You should:
a. Radio for backup and chase after the suspect.
b. Confront the subject and determine if the situation warrants
backup.
c. Check the immediate area, discover what the suspect discarded,
and then proceed after him, if needed. -
correct answer ✅c. Check the immediate area, discover what the
suspect discarded, and then proceed after him, if needed.
,MCOLES LICENSING EXAM PREP
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
You arrive as the first patrol car at the scene of a personal injury
accident. One person is dead, the ambulances have just taken the
injured to the hospital, traffic is backed up for 4 miles, and people
begin tramping through the broken glass and debris at the scene,
forming a crowd around the vehicle containing the fatality. What
should your first response be, once you have determined an
appropriate position for the vehicle?
a. Arrange flares and begin directing traffic away from the scene.
b. Radio dispatch for assistance; then drive to the hospital to
interview the occupants of the vehicles involved in the accident.
c. Control the crowd at the scene, prevent the scene from further
contamination, and begin interviewing possible witnesses to the
accident. -
correct answer ✅c. Control the crowd at the scene, prevent the
scene from further contamination, and begin interviewing possible
witnesses to the accident.
You are assigned to observe the sight of a protest. You see a van
leaving the scene where picketers are. The picketers surround the
van and start to rock it, then drag the driver out and start to beat
him with the crowbar. During the incident you shout over a large
, MCOLES LICENSING EXAM PREP
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
speaker for them to disperse and they do not. You exit your patrol
vehicle to respond to the crowd. What would the weapon be?
(A) Shotgun
(B) Nightstick
(C) Handgun -
correct answer ✅(B) Nightstick
At the scene of an accident you determine that one of the drivers
was going 1-5 mph over the speed limit and had been drinking. You
administer a PBT and see the driver has a BAC of .06%. You do not
have enough to charge for OWI. You should take which of the
following courses of action?
(A) Write a speeding ticket
(B) Write a careless driving ticket
(C) Write and arrest for Reckless Driving -
correct answer ✅(A) Write a speeding ticket
While passing an auto body shop, you notice a vehicle matching the
characteristics to that of a vehicle involved in a recent felony. You
note the front-end damage and possibly that of another vehicle's
paint left on the side. You want to investigate further, so you
should:
