By Steve Pomper Note: As with any ongoing, complex news story, especially horrific ones like the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, writers can only report and opine on what information exists at the time. Information streaks in one direction and then boomerangs or ricochets sideways. This opinion is based on information I had at the Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski A 10-year-old boy launched a written threat to shoot up a Patriot Elementary School in Cape Coral, Florida. Deputies charged the fifth-grader with making a written threat to conduct a mass shooting. The School Threat Enforcement Team (STET), an arm of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office working under the agency’s Youth Services Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Can a police officer get through a shift without making a mistake? If so, can they sustain that perfection for a career? How about a physician, a factory worker, a teacher, or an engineer? We accept mistakes as part of life. That’s why we have so many safeguards in Read more »
This is a request for help to keep the convicted murderer of Chicago PD Officer Brian Strouse in prison for his full sentence. Inmate and gang member, Hector Delgado has applied for clemency. He was out on probation when he murdered Chicago (CPD) police officer Brian Strouse. Officer Strouse, was gunned down in 2001 while Read more »
By Steve Pomper Once again, Seattle serves as well as any leftist-run city in America as an example of how many city governments are just not getting the message from Americans about what they want from their police departments. People want cops to protect and serve—and to enforce the laws—equally. Bruce Harrell, Seattle’s new mayor, Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski Those interested in law enforcement sometimes take advantage of ride-along programs offered by police agencies, but the reasons for doing so vary. Generally, on paper, the self-explanatory term for ride-along is “civilian observer,” and the applications to partner with a cop in a police cruiser entail the words “Hold-Harmless” in capitalized block Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski In the months preceding December 2014, Tarpon Springs, Florida police Officer Charlie “K” Kondek, Jr. relished the thoughts of a retirement home built somewhere up in the mountains. A humble abode in which he and his beloved family could switch gears and enjoy solitude afforded by nature, leave long burdensome patrol shifts Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D The Montgomery County, Maryland police recently announced that they are exploring a “lighter” uniform look that is less intimidating. A notable experiment in Lakewood, Colorado put their officers in sportscoats rather than the traditional uniforms. They returned to the uniforms when they discovered that the public wanted their police Read more »
By Steve Pomper Here at the NPA, one of the most important missions is to educate people about what police do, so they can better assess officers involved in “controversial incidents.” But just as important are the others who write about police work but from a more academic perspective. For example, Manhattan Institute scholar Heather Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski With the nationwide manhunt for the Alabama jail escapee and corrections officer garnering tons of media attention, the ill-fated finale evolved in Monday morning quarterbacks questioning how law enforcement and fire personnel handled the scene. Despite reams of media portrayals derived from body-worn cameras delivering hardcore reality and imperfect humans mitigating an Read more »