By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D There are a lot of ways to identify a hero. It may be overcoming personal struggles or making big sacrifices for family and friends. Some are professional heroes like first responders. It may seem trite to say that every police officer is a hero, but no one dons the Read more »
Month: August 2024
Before the Badge: Meager Means…Until His ‘Calling’ to be a Cop Comes to Fruition
By Stephen Owsinski As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a policeman. I trace it back to around age six-ish, daily observing NYPD cops patrolling the neighborhood, tacitly envisioning myself in a blue uniform, helping others through tough times and dire circumstances. Achieving my childhood dream took me far longer Read more »
Elderly Dogwalker Murdered and Dog Killed – Eight Time Felon Charged
By Steve Pomper Let’s begin with a heads-up for any leftist virtue signalers who place the welfare of criminals over innocent victims: Don’t try to use the excuse “but this crime (criminal or victim) is different (or worse) than others” to justify your anger because some aspects of the crime provide you an exception to your Read more »
The Brave…Engraved
By Stephen Owsinski No matter the tenure any fallen law enforcement officer nobly served the citizenry, their name engraved in stone depicts undeniable bravery and courage under fire, willingly working in an increasingly volatile environment on behalf of people who do not necessarily know the cops’ names or anything about them…other than that they respond Read more »
‘Light the Line’ Mobile Support Unit Backs Law Enforcement Officers
By Stephen Owsinski As we continue to resound Hold the Line! day after day, witnessing our nation’s cops chronically withstand immense pressure from all sides, help comes from within, with the blue family launching support services for the brave men and women who forge to the frontlines and push back on those in society who Read more »
Georgia Added to the National Police Association’s Thank a Cop Billboard Campaign
(INDIANAPOLIS, IN) August 26, 2024 — The National Police Association announced a new state has been added to its latest national billboard campaign asking people to support the police by thanking a cop. The latest state is Georgia. Georgia ranks 27th nationwide with a violent crime rate of 3.67 incidents per 1,000 residents, a property Read more »
You Have the Right to Incriminate Yourself
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Google Maps shows that it takes over an hour to drive from Colorado Springs, CO to Denver but motorcyclist Rendon Dietzmann made the trip in 20 minutes. As daredevils are wont to do, Dietzmann videoed his adventure showing his speedometer displaying speeds, sometimes reaching up to 173 mph. Thanks Read more »
Some Facts About Crime and Guns
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D No one questions the lethality of firearms. Lethality is why they were invented. These machines deserve respect, but not irrational fear. Current gun control arguments are based on fear rather than facts. Let’s be clear that we have many laws, both state and federal, that address control of firearm Read more »
The National Police Association #31 Chevy to Display Picture of Missing Child at the Sprecher 150 August 25th at The Milwaukee Mile
INDIANAPOLIS, August 23, 2024 — In support of the search efforts for missing kids, the National Police Association #31 Chevy will prominently feature a picture of missing person Braelynn Mueller of Green Bay, Wisconsin during the ARCA race at the Milwaukee Mile on Sunday, August 25th. The race will be broadcast live on the Fox Read more »
Massachusetts Releases Cop-Killer to Once Again Prey on Commonwealth Citizens
By Steve Pomper Not again! How many times are we going to go through this? And by this, I mean the repeated disrespect some government officials show for cops’ lives. You may have noticed that I have a difficult time ignoring stories out of two states. One where I now live, Washington State, and the one Read more »