By Steve Pomper Law enforcement officers serve their communities daily—and nightly, all year long, often going above and beyond the proverbial call of duty. But this is the time of year when such acts take on a special meaning. The following story made me think of a saying which originally appeared in Aesop’s Fables and which Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski Indeed, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. What is fascinating and heartwarming is the plethora of offerings from folks equally hard-pressed because of the looming pandemic. And like many similar hardships posed by circumstance resulting in positive outcomes, cops are out there doing the job and spreading cheer…and gifting abounds. Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski As I have written a few times in previous articles, cops are quite resourceful and accomplish many things for those they meet on the beat or wherever, responding whenever they hear the call for assistance or see a need. Besides the myriad attributes among police personnel, there is a variety of go-to Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski Just like psychologists, cops can be an insightful bunch. The former dissects people problems for about an hour in a usually comfortably appointed office for an agreed-upon fee paid by willing clients. The latter spontaneously responds post-haste with nanoseconds to forge any semblance of rapport with a stranger/cliffhanger distraught enough to scale Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D. I like working holidays. Things are either very serene and quiet or very intense and filled with pathos. One Christmas eve day I responded to a report of a missing 6-year-old boy. Lost and missing children calls strike at the heart. A missing child call conjures up so many Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski As a researcher of all-things-cops, I come across some pretty innovative uses of equipment and nifty out-of-the-box thinking thanks to police agencies and their progressive personnel seeking to not only meet but exceed the community’s needs. And like any good handshake, it takes hands of others to achieve bonds and generate goodness Read more »