By Stephen Owsinski Just as the branches of the United States military grant a multitude of challenge coins honoring those who serve, so do law enforcement agencies gift the tokens of stewardship to cops. Similar to police personnel exchanging shoulder patches as a gesture of recognizing each other doing The Job and all it entails, Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski Naturally, the worst-case scenario for any police agency is when one or more of their own are killed in the line of duty. An obscure situation arises when colleagues of the fallen confront aspects such as attending funeral services while also bearing the 24/7 responsibility of ensuring continuous police services in their Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski When any of America’s police officers are shot, it harkens scenarios that echo why we direly need courageous law enforcement officers to tackle malevolence and the Good Samaritans who help during incidents gone awry. One such situation unfolded not long ago, in October 2022, when a teenage girl and her friend were Read more »
By Steve Pomper Most cops tend not to like to draw attention. They’re inclined to get embarrassed when someone thanks them for their service even though they genuinely appreciate it. I think it’s because most cops are naturally humble. Since they’re the ones so often doing the helping, which goes with the job description, it can Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D No candidate for a police job answers the question of why they want to become a law enforcement officer by saying they really love filling out forms and writing reports. The satisfaction that comes from catching bad guys, intervening in a crisis, and helping the helpless is the meat Read more »
(Indianapolis, IN) – The National Police Association announced today it has awarded the Village of Rosendale, WI Police Department a $1000.00 grant. The grant will support the department in obtaining officer safety equipment. Rosendale is located along Highways 23 and 26. Wis 23 heads west to Ripon and east to Fond du Lac. Wis Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D If a headline read “Ambulance Services Cut to Fund Cardiac Health”, readers would shake their heads in disbelief. Would hospitals really stop responding to ambulance calls for heart attack victims to help pay for education, brochures, checkups, and low-fat diet plans? Do nations at war cut spending on troops Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski You might think it is not too often that you see the police chief on the beat, but it does occur, even on midnight shifts. As one might expect, it does a world of good for patrol officers seeing their CEO of cops taking calls and clicking cuffs on bad actors. What Read more »
By Steve Pomper Washington D.C. ‘Defund the Police’ mural They say (yes, those they) people will get the law enforcement they deserve. This analysis refers to voters who keep electing candidates who work against their public safety interests but find themselves mystified that crime is getting worse. Curiously, with crime increasing at alarming rates, voters in many Read more »
By Steve Pomper LVMPD Officers on Nevada Law Enforcement Appreciation Day 2020 I read a report and saw a video on Twitter the other day about police officers rescuing people from a flash flood in California. While the officers, who appeared fit, could navigate the raging knee-high water cascading down the slick street, a woman Read more »