By Steve Pomper A judge has finally sustained Blackwell Police Department Lieutenant John Mitchell’s motion to quash criminal charges brought by an obviously errant DA. In a ruling we believe should have never been necessary, but are delighted it has finally arrived, Lt. Mitchell will not face manslaughter charges. Let’s remind those who, forgivably, may have lost track Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski An Atlanta, Georgia police officer on patrol in her assigned zone came upon a homeless person and exhibited requisite traits of a cop: caring nature, compassionate exposition, possessing ability to fill needs…then filling those needs. Among many exactly like it, in this particular example a policewoman offered her heart, opened her cruiser Read more »
By Stephen Owsinsk Despite the ongoing anti-police foolishness and the continued condemnation of cops resulting in voluminous retirements and resignations of law enforcement officers, a sigh of relief is upon us: Police academies are training and graduating courageous crimefighters prepped to take to the streets. Following the reported decline of future cops and difficulty filling Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Every patrol officer has spent time dealing with victims of abuse who are entangled in love/hate relationships. Officers walk away from their sidewalk counseling or arrest and wonder why people stay together under those circumstances. Here are 12 common characteristics of abusive relationships: Being told that you never do Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D In 2016, Officer Joseph Mensah shot and killed Jay Anderson. Anderson was apparently asleep and possibly intoxicated in his vehicle at 3 a.m. in a park in Wauwatosa, a Milwaukee suburb when Mensah approached to investigate. Seeing a handgun near Anderson, Mensah drew his sidearm and attempted to make Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski I imagine a litany of askance looks are happening, what with all the waffling going on among Anti-Police leaders’ defund-to-refund the police embarrassment. Definitely deserving of the I told ya so brigade resounding the mantra over such a boneheaded maneuver, one which needlessly cost lives. While certain Anti-Police leaders lorded over (read: Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski With the drum beat emanating from anti-police crazy choirs, superbly humane constructs from America’s cops continue to counter the propaganda and blatant lies perpetuated by people who harbor hateful hearts and personal agendas, primarily regarding reckless pols and their mouthy pals. Yet despite the tsunami of din, law enforcement officers continue to Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D The word of the decade for law enforcement is “de-escalation”. But what does that really mean? If it means that police are expected to have a conversation with every violent offender or irate citizen until they start smiling and invite the officer in for iced tea. Sure, that can Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski As witnessed from the get-go, the defund the police thrust culminated in easily foreseeable spikes in crime and victimization. Many law enforcement agencies sustaining loss in funds to effectively operate and fulfill the public safety mission had no choice but to cleave some of their specialty units. Increased criminality stemming from downsized Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski Those were the words from a citizen who recently experienced a ride-along with the Amarillo, Texas police department. With the way our society has been grossly misled by anti-police squawk boxes significantly skewing the phenomenal work our nation’s cops perform daily, it is wise to consider riding along with any of the Read more »