9/12/2019 UPDATE: HOA now allowing Clearwater police officer to park cruiser in driveway As reported by Heather Leigh for WFTS TV: A Clearwater police officer is facing an ultimatum in her East Lake neighborhood: Stop parking her marked police cruiser in her driveway, or pay hundreds of dollars in violation costs. “The first thought is, Read more »
Month: August 2019
The National Police Association Offers Reward Following Shots Fired At NYPD Officers After Cops Battle Cop Hating Mob In Brooklyn
The National Police Association announced today that it is offering a reward of $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for shooting at NYPD officers in Brooklyn, NY this weekend. According to police and other reports, just before 2 a.m. August 18, 2019 on Bainbridge Street, near Saratoga Avenue, in Read more »
Anti-Police Politics: One Cop’s Outrage
By Sgt. Nancy M. Dowdy It is not often that I read something and become so personally affected, but today it happened. Representatives William “Lacy” Clay of Missouri and Ro Khanna of California announced that they are sponsoring a bill that has so many misguided points, the very thought of calling it the “PEACE” bill is Read more »
No Matter What You Call Us, We’re Still Going to Do Our Jobs
By Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith (ret.) If you’re a cop these days you must feel like a stuffed dog toy in between two pit bulls playing “tug of war” at the dog park. We’re being randomly pulled in every direction, and frankly, it’s exhausting, but it’s hardly a new development. When I was a little kid Read more »
Thin Blue Line Flag: It’s Not a Symbol of Racism, It’s a Symbol of Honor and Sacrifice
By Sgt. Nancy M. Dowdy Not so recently, the Aberdeen Iron Birds, the Single A farm team affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, chose to adorn their uniforms with a patch of the Thin Blue Line American Flag in order to honor two police officers who lost their lives while protecting the citizens of that community. The Read more »