By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D. Recent surveys of police officers are showing, to no one’s surprise, that stress and anxiety are hitting historic highs for our nation’s police officers. While many police leaders are taking steps to provide support for their public servants, there is no end to the challenges facing those under the Read more »
Year: 2020
Cops Get Down and Dirty…on Behalf of Citizens in Need
By Stephen Owsinski With all the baseless onslaught against cops nowadays, we are seeing a planet-load of examples of excellent police service countering the avalanche of naysayers who myopically view law enforcement in unfavorable terms. Anything from mowing overgrown lawns for shut-ins to changing flat tires of motorists stranded on highways to picking up and Read more »
Suspect Sets Patrol Car Ablaze with Cop Inside
By Steve Pomper It would be a surprise in most places, a suspect setting a police car on fire with a police officer inside it. But not when it happens in the virtually lawless city of Seattle. I take violence perpetrated against any cops seriously. But, having driven in a patrol car for more than a Read more »
Is it a fair fight if a suspect only has a knife and is shot by police?
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D. We can’t blame citizens for not understanding how and why police officers have to sometimes fight and even kill. Our humanity should bristle at such things. We wish we could live without the reality of those decisions. Despite our fears about violence, research shows that most humans have a Read more »
Sheriff Launches “Operation Pinch-A-Grinch” to Combat Porch Pirates During Christmas Season
By Stephen Owsinski Pridefully, I’ve been scoping out all the latest innovations, strategic deployments, and brilliant public services being employed by our nation’s law enforcement. Not that any of this is new, only that it justly counters those barking “defund the police.” It’s not a competition; it’s a perseverance and resilience of cops to keep Read more »
Virginia Bills Outlaw Cops Enforcing Traffic Laws, Clearing a Path for Guaranteed Tragedies
By Stephen Owsinski The Virginia General Assembly (Legislature) scripted and passed two bills which would largely sideline cops’ ability to enforce traffic laws and ensure public safety, effectively signaling a relative free-for-all on roadways which will amount in otherwise preventable calamities. Virginia SB 5029 and HB 5058 are identical bills, both unambiguously rendering police personnel Read more »
What Happens When “Defund the Police” Smacks Up Against Reality?
By Steve Pomper Is the defund the police movement losing steam? There are radicals who will never give up on any of their perverse goals. But many officials who initially supported defunding the cops have faceplanted into a reality wall. They’re learning that defunding the police results in increased crime. Who knew? The Minneapolis City Council Read more »
What the public needs to know about crime rates
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D. Soon news agencies will be reporting on the annual FBI Uniform Crime Report (UCR). This annual summary of crime in America has been a staple of criminal justice planning and observation since 1930. How it works Statistics for the UCR are derived from police agencies that report statistics from Read more »
House Shot Up in Seattle Neighborhood Over Couple’s Thin Blue Line Flag
By Steve Pomper There was an interesting recent discussion on a national social media cop page. One member noticed in his area there were more campaign signs for one presidential campaign than for another. He wanted to know what the sign comparison was in other parts of the country. Officers from around the nation began letting Read more »
Cops and Kids Together Display the Heart and Soul of Community Relations During Anti-Police Blitz
By Stephen Owsinski If anyone is chronically marking a calendar for each day anarchy rears its ugly dome, the letter X is likely getting lotsa play. Baseless, unruly behavior persists. Political pundits lob low blows at each other while Americans endure a pandemic rife with uncertainty. Social media channels plunge seemingly surreal hubbub at us Read more »