By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Portland, Oregon police continue to seek to connect with their community even after all they have been through. They planned a Coffee With a Cop event at Bison Coffee House, a neighborhood coffee shop. Coffee With a Cop has been a series of events offered by local police agencies Read more »
(INDIANAPOLIS, IN) — The National Police Association announced that Tennessee has been added to its national billboard campaign asking people to support the police by thanking a cop. Tennessee ranks as one of the top three states for violent crime. Crime data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) shows Tennessee consistently ranks higher than the nation Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D It seems like changing crimes into acceptable behavior has been a trendy hobby among west coast legislatures. Shoplifting, trespassing, and drug possession have been decriminalized, refused prosecution, or restricted from enforcement. Possession of what used to be called hard drugs earns a ticket instead of jail in many places. Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski The chronicle of havoc due to Hurricane Ian upending much of SW Florida demonstrates dire circumstances and the first responders who champion search and rescue operations plucking people from unimaginable ruins. In the mix are survivors’ animals, scared and confused by the tumult, but saved by the caring hands of public safety Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski Poignant backstories emerging after the havoc of Hurricane Ian are starting to flood the web, generating the positivity that we long for, and many of the chapters involve cops caring for our elderly folks who may need that extra helping hand, respectfully extended by law enforcement officers. Since Florida is world-renowned for Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski As Hurricane Ian entered from the Gulf of Mexico, demolished oceanfront cities, dredged across Florida, and exited via the Sunshine State’s east coast, its trajectory targeting South Carolina, law enforcement executives from all over poured in police resources to engage in search-and-rescue operations, especially in jurisdictions flattened by nature’s unstoppable fury. Given Read more »
(INDIANAPOLIS, IN) — The National Police Association announced a new state has been added to its national billboard campaign asking people to support the police by thanking a cop. The latest state is Wisconsin with an initial 5 billboards. Law enforcement staffing in Wisconsin has reached a record low in 2022, down to fewer than 13,400. At Read more »
By Steve Pomper I was at my local coffee shop, chatting with a local cop buddy, when I mentioned a story I’d read about China setting up local police stations in foreign countries—including the United States. His look of disbelief told me I should at least get this on cop’s and supporters’ radar screens. With Read more »
(INDIANAPOLIS, IN) – The National Police Association is announcing a $5,000 reward for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the individual responsible for the shooting of a police officer. Officer Chad Curry was shot after he responded to calls about a motor vehicle collision around 1:30 a.m. on October 7, 2022. The Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski In the worst of times, we may see the best applications of unique equipment meant for major incidents such as natural disasters, and that’s where we find ourselves as Florida’s public safety agencies deployed unorthodox apparatus to combat the impacts of Hurricane Ian. Marshaling equipment engineered for land and waterborne search-and-rescue missions Read more »