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Top Cops Getting Out in Front of the Pack
By Stephen Owsinski Despite the barks for transparency and reform and reimagining the law enforcement institution to suit our society, a majority of America’s top cops have been publicizing police operations and activity well before the know-it-all noisemakers picked up their bullhorns—it’s only ratcheted up a few notches. Previously, a sworn LEO with training and/or Read more »
Business Relies on Quality Policing
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Dateline Portland, August 2021: “Portland business owners frustrated by vandalism, property crime as police say they lack resources” A reporter for Fox 12 news in Portland quotes a Portland Police Bureau lieutenant lamenting that PPB officers barely have time to respond to crimes against persons, and rarely have time Read more »
Chicago Mayor Faces Her Betrayal of Chicago’s Police Officers
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D When a police officer is killed it is professional practice to support surviving families and colleagues by the agency’s leadership and the jurisdiction’s leaders. Whether by genuine compassion or for a photo opportunity, a hospital visit shows some level of concern for a fallen hero. But what happens when Read more »
Fort Pierce, FL Police Explorer Program Awarded National Police Association Grant
The National Police Association has awarded the Fort Pierce, FL PD a $1000.00 grant in support of the department’s Explorer program. The Fort Pierce, FL Police Explorer program teaches: * How to conduct a routine and high risk traffic stop. * Weapons safety and how to shoot the different law enforcement weapons. * Defensive tactics Read more »
Bruised, not Broken
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Every house, vehicle, and individual is in need of maintenance. To let periodic adjustments and repairs go unattended on anything is to ensure the eventual loss of its value. The same is true with democracy. What happens when our way of governing, including the primary purpose of maintaining peace Read more »
Ridding Ourselves of Anti-Police Ringleaders
By Stephen Owsinski As the rhetoric roots and the nonsensical anti-police voices drone on, compare/contrast examples evolve by the millisecond each day in America. Defund the police mouthpieces versus phenomenal police work are distinctly different. The constitutional foundation engendering citizens voting for whom they feel will serve the greater good remains a staple principle. In Read more »
Eric Bolling’s Newsmax show invites Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith (Ret) to discuss defunding the police
Lt. John Mitchell Survives Being Dragged Through the Anti-Police Muck
By Steve Pomper We promised we’d be back with additional coverage from Oklahoma of the long-awaited resolution to the ordeal Blackwell Police Department Lt. John Mitchell has been suffering since May 2019—for doing his job. We’ve been covering this good man’s struggles since December 2019 and have provided updates throughout. On August 12th, 2021, Kay County District Court Judge Read more »
Chicago ‘Running Out of Ankle Bracelets’
By Stephen Owsinski That astounding and deplorable factor came out during a Fox News panel discussion regarding the 45 people shot throughout the weekend of August 6-8, 2021. By now you are aware that among the 45 victims were two Chicago police officers, one of whom, Officer Ella French, perished after being raced to the Read more »