By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Like law enforcement in the USA, Canada’s police agencies are under scrutiny for actions during protests and demonstrations. Issues giving rise to our Canadian colleague’s contention with crowds include protests regarding Israel and Palestinians, environmental activism, homelessness, and cultural and...
Dear Readers: One of the more interesting letters we received recently concerned dust mites, which are always a problem but especially during summer months when temperatures and humidity rise. I thought you would find these tips, offered by David Chapman of Ultimate Mats, helpful for...
By Stephen Owsinski One of the most common purposes for America’s law enforcement officers is to conduct traffic stops of motorists who are tooling around town unsafely and illegally, resulting in cops potentially discovering and addressing substantive issues during the interaction. Driven by a fusion of preemptive...
By Stephen Owsinski Our brothers and sisters in law enforcement roles are unrelenting in generating ways to serve the community better. By creating a “Friend Responders” unit of cops expressly looking in on citizens diagnosed with autism, the Suffolk County, NY, police department minted a partnership with...
Dear Readers: To mark my final week writing this column, I’m re-running some memorable Q&As.Dear Amy: I am in the most loving relationship with the man I want to marry. We talk about marriage often.He knows nearly everything about me. The last thing — the...
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SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — There was no collapse. The Florida Panthers are Stanley Cup champions for the first time, and they took about the hardest path possible to the title.Sam Reinhart and Carter Verhaeghe scored goals, Sergei Bobrovsky made 23 saves and the Panthers beat...
BOSTON — The night began with a tribute to the Celtics, who carted their recently won Larry O’Brien trophy out to the mound for a first pitch ceremony.It ended with a walk-off victory in the bottom of the ninth, as the Red Sox erased a...
BOSTON — The home clubhouse at Fenway Park was a little more crowded than usual an hour before first pitch Monday. The Red Sox were gearing up to try to keep their winning ways going in the opening game of a homestand against the Blue...