By Stephen Owsinski Police canines and their human handlers have been making the news a lot lately—as well they should, especially for all the dynamo police work they accomplish on behalf of citizens’ safety. Yet there is a dynamic in police service animals that are hardly highlighted, one deserving of accolades for the care and Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski Although it is a classic tribute to U.S. postal employees out there delivering “through rain, sleet, or snow,” our nation’s law enforcement officers also befit the distinction…on every holiday, often working in winter wonderlands that dreadfully hinder efforts. Nevertheless, public safety presence is there while citizens celebrate by exchanging presents. Despite the Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Police departments are scrambling to find and keep qualified candidates. Recently published reports show that the average person will change careers anywhere from 3 to 15 times during their working lives. Those estimates vary depending on the source, but it does appear that the American workforce is restless. The Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D We all know the image of the trooper peering in the driver’s side window asking for license and registration. The stereotype is the officer leaning from the doorpost wearing mirrored sunglasses, no hint of joy in his heart, and a cop mustache. It may not be far from reality Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski Recently, the National Police Association published a piece on how much kids love law enforcement badge stickers gifted by cops they encounter on their travels. Kicking it up a notch, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office will now slap those “junior police officer” stickers on handmade wooden patrol cars which their deputies will Read more »
By Steve Pomper Antifa boasts chapters all over the world It’s disconcerting for cops to see politically compromised federal law enforcement focus its prosecutorial attention on one politically aligned group for an hours-long melee. Meanwhile, they ignore another group with a different political view that has committed a thousand times more violence (including against cops) and Read more »
By Steve Pomper This case smelled rancid from the beginning and has continued to reek of fake racism throughout the investigation, prosecution, and unsurprising acquittal. For purely political purposes, cop-hating tyrants Governor Jay Inslee and Attorney General Bob Ferguson targeted an elected sheriff. And they prosecuted a sitting sheriff based on an opportunistic newspaper delivery person, Read more »
By Steve Pomper This follow-up about Blackwell Police Department (Oklahoma) Lt. John Mitchell’s seemingly never-ending court case. The NPA has been covering since December 2019. It’s a terrible odyssey that began in May of that year and is still sputtering along today because of a turd of a DA who won’t drop it. Yes, this will Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski On December 14, 2021, Phoenix Police Officer Tyler Moldovan was shot eight times. His prognosis was bleak. Healthcare professionals stated Officer Moldovan had little chance to survive. Other eerie prognoses followed. One assertion was that, if he somehow did pull through, he’d never walk again. Per a Phoenix Police bulletin written hours Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski The incessant flow of illegal narcotics cartels relentlessly pushed into our country is astounding—even as the White House seems meh on the matter. The mainstream media is not necessarily informing the public of the scourge either. Surprised about any of this? Me neither. That’s why I prefer to go directly to the Read more »