By Stephen Owsinski Cops are dutifully fashioned to pay attention to details, and they cover the gamut of everything under the sun and the moon and the stars. Law enforcement officers come up with some novel approaches and programs offered to the American public for paramount safety, personal enhancement, and overall best-foot-forward existence. Speaking of Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski A Grants Pass, OR policeman assigned as a school resource officer at an alternative school campus went above and beyond to nab a child predator who lured a young female student into his vehicle where he sexually assaulted her and tried to recruit her into prostitution. According to the National Association of Read more »
By Steve Pomper Anti-Police Political Activist George Soros Whenever I see the headline, “Soros-funded, fill in the blank DA…,” the hairs on the back of my neck rise. That cop-hater has done more damage to the police and public safety than any other private citizen (yes, unfortunately, he is an American citizen) in the U.S. This time, the Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D The increase has largely been attributed to ambush attacks against police officers. We can’t say that the deaths were a direct result of anything that the President did, but his proclaimed support of law enforcement rings hollow because of the basic misunderstanding of violence in policing shared by much Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D When a physician is found to have abused a patient, or an attorney is prosecuted for stealing from a client’s trust fund, or a network morning news show host is fired for sexually harassing female subordinates, we don’t see everyone in those professions scrambling to say they are sorry Read more »
By Steve Pomper We’ve had many reports of officers being disciplined, fired, prosecuted, and even imprisoned—for doing their jobs—properly. No one’s ever going to like how police use of force looks. Most normal people tend not to like violence, and that’s a good thing. But sometimes, violence becomes necessary to stop criminal violence. When this happens, Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski There is something very telling about school-age children asking for autographs from five brand-new cops whose first day on patrol included a visit to a local school. The Norwood Police Department in Massachusetts had a swearing-in ceremony on February 2, 2023, with five new police officers jutting their hands and vowing their Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski On December 21, 2022, the National Police Association published a piece about a rookie Phoenix policeman who had been shot eight times and miraculously survived. The initial shooting occurred during a midnight shift in December 2021. Among the abundant news coverage of this horrific incident, here is one in which then-Phoenix Police Read more »
By Steve Pomper A bit over-the-top, yes. But dumb gun laws are forcing many people to leave guns in cars. Recently, Tacoma police warned the public that during one recent month they recorded about 10 reports of criminals stealing guns after breaking into cars. So, how do lawmakers want to address it? Not by holding criminals Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski A 22-year-old autistic man named Alex Mann recently visited the Lumberton Township, New Jersey police department, chalking up his 291st visit to a law enforcement agency. Besides his admiration of cops, Mr. Mann is touring the American landscape to teach cops about the many dynamics of autism and how to handle interactions Read more »