By Stephen Owsinski There have been many mind-boggling things emanating out of the Big Apple. One of the latest legislative ideas put forth by the New York City Council is a bill to diminish the decibel of all emergency vehicles, meaning the NYPD police cruiser sirens will have to be toned down, largely defeating the Read more »
By Steve Pomper The signing of the Declaration of Independence, Philadelphia, 1776, painted by John Trumbull, 1819 During the Independence Day weekend, my wife and I always watch the John Adams miniseries and The Patriot because it makes us feel proud of our miraculous and exceptional nation. Some folks claim the U.S. is not exceptional. But Read more »
In a friend-of-the-court brief filed in March 2022 with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the National Police Association (NPA) argued that the Fourth Circuit should overturn the denial of summary judgment to an officer who had arrested protestors on the grounds of the Maryland State Capitol building after those protestors Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D The chant of “Hands up, don’t shoot” echoed in the streets of protests across the country after the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri in 2014. In the immediate aftermath of the false narrative that caught fire on social media faster than the torched convenience store in town. Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski With school out for summer and kids’ likelihood of being exposed to some gruesome depictions of malcontents exhibiting disregard for law and order, especially in metropolis cities catering to soft-on-crime policies, public safety pros engage youth by hosting a “Respect for Law Camp.” As the program name implies, the Respect for Law Read more »
By Doug Wyllie Photo by De an Sun on Unsplash Sitting astride the DuPage River about 30 miles west of Chicago, the City of Naperville is a pretty prototypical semi-affluent suburb. For the nearly 150,000 residents, it’s close enough to the Windy City for a reasonable daily commute to work, and far enough away to Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Whether it was the break room at the battery factory, the hay truck parked under the shade of a tree beside the field, or the truck stop café with the diesel left running, there was always a place I could find to get a little thinking done or get Read more »
By Steve Pomper As a cop in Washington State, I had the authority place people with mental health issues into an involuntary commitment hold for a psychological evaluation. But only if the person was a danger to self or others. This standard was intended to correctly balance a person’s liberty with public safety. However, as I quickly Read more »
(Indianapolis, IN) – The National Police Association announced today it has awarded the Sedona, AZ Police Department a $1000.00 grant to assist in the acquisition of officer safety equipment. The Sedona, AZ Police Department works in partnership with the community to improve quality of life and safety, and actively engage in problem solving. Read more »
By Steve Pomper God willing, this should be the NPA’s final follow-up article on the persecution of decorated Blackwell (OK) Police Department Lieutenant John Mitchell. First, a brief recap: On May 20th, 2019, Lt. Mitchell ended a mobile active shooter incident after being forced, along with another officer, to shoot and kill the female driver to Read more »