When I first heard about another bit of Emerald City lunacy, sadly, it didn’t surprise me. I hate picking on Seattle, after all, I worked for the Seattle Police Department (SPD) for over two decades. But why do they keep doing this… stuff to their cops? Many years ago, I was talking with a squad Read more »
The National Police Association (NPA) has filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Captain Manuel Adams, Jr., a law enforcement officer challenging his inclusion on a “Giglio” list—an unregulated registry of officers whose credibility has been called into question, effectively barring them from future employment in law enforcement. The Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski The first half of today’s title of this article is credited to the fine folks at the Sun Coast Police Benevolent Association, of which the union staff and service members simulated the heroic efforts of first responders, weighted down by duty gear, who unhesitatingly scaled thousands of steps to save lives impacted Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Not gonna lie, running lights and siren is still a thrill. These days for me it’s only when I am doing a ride with an agency for research, but the red, white, and blue swirling lights and the pulse of the siren makes my brain generate adrenaline and I’m Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski When we hear or read about first responders, nurses are sometimes mentioned. They are at the ER doors when ambulances roll in with exigent cases requiring triage amid gory and graphic realities. Registered nurses tend to patients before an ER physician broadens the charts. Some patients are inconsolable and feisty, engendering de-escalation Read more »
The National Police Association (NPA) has provided written testimony to the New Jersey Assembly in support of Bill 2378, which seeks to upgrade penalties for assaulting law enforcement officers. This legislation responds to the rise in violence against police officers by increasing the legal consequences for such offenses. The written testimony is here. Assembly Bill Read more »
By Steve Pomper Isn’t it well past time to stop the crime spree committed by the violent criminals hiding within the deluge of illegal aliens allowed— encouraged and even assisted—to enter the United States? The glut of reports of illegals committing everything from minor offenses to major violent crimes should be enough, but apparently, it isn’t. Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski Similar to the Chicago-based Light the Line’s mobile wellness unit responding to cops in the field of operations and tending to their needs, the National Law Enforcement Ministry’s mobile service is staffed by former officers who are police chaplains going to locales where first responders are grieving the loss of police lives, Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D In the category of never knowing what is behind the door, getting a call to check on someone’s well-being is among the most unpredictable and potentially dangerous calls an officer can get. According to a study published this year by the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, “Calls to Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski Some might call it fate that National Police K9 Day was celebrated during Labor Day weekend 2024. I call it an ideal illustration of the always-paying dividends of dogs in policing, unrelentingly pursuing justice by sleuthing and capturing bad actors preying on innocents. Per a press release from the Bradenton Police Department, Read more »