(Indianapolis, IN) When politicians talk about ‘reimagining policing’ or ‘police reform’ or ‘criminal justice reform’, there is no mystery as to what they mean. They mean taking law enforcement out of policing. In this police dashcam video obtained via a public records request from the Washington State Patrol, an officer tries to stop a Read more »
By Steve Pomper Elementary School Classroom (File) The NPA’s own Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith (Ret.) recently noted on Twitter, “Perhaps it’s time for teachers…like cops, firefighters and military recruits…to successfully pass a psychological test before they are hired.” It seems odd that they don’t, right? But, with the powerful teachers’ unions, that’s not going to happen Read more »
By Steve Pomper I was at my local coffee shop, chatting with a local cop buddy, when I mentioned a story I’d read about China setting up local police stations in foreign countries—including the United States. His look of disbelief told me I should at least get this on cop’s and supporters’ radar screens. With Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski Through recency, we’ve all clenched our jaws and gnashed our teeth after seeing tons of uploaded recordings of cops wrangling with resistant wrongdoers while trying to effect arrests…as pop-up video-taping do-nothings fantasize about TMZ buying their footage. Ugh! Those coming to the aid of cops, however, deserve the accolades and whatever recognition Read more »
By Steve Pomper I supposed nothing highlights the crisis in American law enforcement like the unholy, unwanted competition between leftist-run cities for the ignoble title of “Murder Capital of America.” But that’s a part of what the U.S. has come to under such poor leadership. As of September 11th, according to FOX News, “New Orleans Read more »
By Steve Pomper Seattle Fire Department Though we normally deal with the police side of public safety, what happens to our brothers and sisters on the fire side sometimes affects the cops directly. Like the increase in attacks against on-duty firefighters while answering 911 calls, which require a police response. Two firefighters were assaulted by a man overdosing Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has introduced a plan to hire retired law enforcement officers to help mitigate the growing shortage of teachers in the Sunshine State. Offering sign-on bonuses of $4,000 and workable ways for police retirees to attain requisite teacher certifications, Governor DeSantis hopes to employ former crime fighters in classrooms, Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski More dogs mean less crime in communities. “Man’s best friend” is just as formidable a sentry as officially certified on-duty police canines. That should come as no surprise, though. We can all agree on the stupidity of would-be criminals. But even knuckleheads know to steer clear of properties patrolled by the obvious Read more »
By Steve Pomper San Franciscans have overwhelmingly (60%) tossed Marxist District Attorney Chesa Boudin onto the ash heap of city history, and SFPD cops must be celebrating. Where Seattle voters tossed out their non-prosecuting disaster, Pete Holmes, during the 2020 election, voting in Republican, Ann Davison, voters in San Fran couldn’t wait for a scheduled election Read more »
By Steve Pomper Chicago’s looney lefty Mayor Lori Lightfoot has turned being bad at “mayoring” a major American city into an art form (yes, mayor can be used as a verb if the mayor is bad enough at it, and she is). As its anti-cop mayor, Chicago residents don’t stand a chance against criminals. Lightfoot and Read more »