(Indianapolis, IN) The National Police Association announced today it is sponsoring the #28 FDNY Racing Team in the Chevrolet Silverado 250 at Talladega on October 1. As reported by MetroSportsMag.com on Friday, July 22, 2022 Technical Inspection for the CRC Brakleen 150, the 16th of 23 races in the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Read more »
Month: September 2022
City Councils Backing Away from Defunding the Police—For Votes
By Steve Pomper Seattle is a microcosm of blue city stupidity, and city councils across the nation mirror much of the stupid they do. I’m not saying the Seattle City Council is stupid because I disagree with them. I’m saying they’re stupid because defunding the police is stupid. Rather than tick off a list of Read more »
State Troopers Help Hurricane-Ravaged Puerto Rico
By Stephen Owsinski Contingents of state troopers from the New York State Police and the New Jersey State Police were bid adieu at northeast airports after they deboarded buses and hopped on airplanes headed to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona ravaged the island, leaving it powerless and in despair. As with prior natural disasters, first Read more »
It Is ‘Head-spinning’ to Defund or Federalize Police
By Stephen Owsinski On Thursday, Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz took to the podium on the Hill during a hearing combing through several police-funding bills, and he unloosed what many public safety-minded Americans are thinking. In a brief excerpt from Rep. Gaetz’s speech, he threw Missouri Rep. Cori Bush under the bus for her ongoing clamor Read more »
Emotional Challenges for Humans that Happen to be Cops
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Dealing with other humans is often stressful. That fact isn’t unique to police officers. Anyone in retail, medicine, teaching or a host of other public contact jobs will have a story to tell. Police officers are almost always dealing with people who are not in their happiest moments. Nobody Read more »
The Good Police Leader
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D If there was one way to be a good leader there would be one book on the shelf at the bookstore, instead of an entire section on leadership. You can lead like a Naval commander of a battleship, a major league coach, or even Jesus. You can be a Read more »
NY Gov. Kathy Hochul Pretends to Care About Public Safety
By Steve Pomper Pretending she is tough on crime, NY Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced the state will be installing 6,400 security cameras in NYC’s subway cars. According to the AP, this is happening “as officials work to rebuild riders’ faith in the system’s safety.” Does anyone else see the glaring disconnect here? I’m sure the NYPD Read more »
Coming To the Aid of Cops
By Stephen Owsinski Through recency, we’ve all clenched our jaws and gnashed our teeth after seeing tons of uploaded recordings of cops wrangling with resistant wrongdoers while trying to effect arrests…as pop-up video-taping do-nothings fantasize about TMZ buying their footage. Ugh! Those coming to the aid of cops, however, deserve the accolades and whatever recognition Read more »
Reward offered for information on shots fired at Richmond, VA police officer
The National Police Association is announcing a $5,000 reward for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the individual responsible for shooting at a Richmond, VA police officer on Sept. 21, 2022, around 10:17 p.m. An officer reported seeing a man driving recklessly on a golf cart in the area of North 25th Read more »
New Orleans Takes Dubious Title from St. Louis as New Murder Capital of America
By Steve Pomper I supposed nothing highlights the crisis in American law enforcement like the unholy, unwanted competition between leftist-run cities for the ignoble title of “Murder Capital of America.” But that’s a part of what the U.S. has come to under such poor leadership. As of September 11th, according to FOX News, “New Orleans Read more »