By Steve Pomper Photo Credit (Alien Gear Holster, CC 4.0) I just had an experience that refreshed for me those concealed firearms carriers’ special considerations. First, being a legally armed good guy is a good thing. But being armed also means being judicious and restrained. Police trainers stress prudence...
Fresno, CA (INDIANAPOLIS, IN) July 25, 2024 — The National Police Association announced a new state has been added to its latest national billboard campaign asking people to support the police by thanking a cop. The latest state is California. Per the Peace Officers Research Association of...
By Stephen Owsinski The sheer aspects of law enforcement officers patrolling public spaces mean inclement weather, from snow to hurricanes to blistering heat, automatically poses threats by natural means, for which salvation is not necessarily easily attainable. How many careers are there whereby living in a barrel...
By Stephen Owsinski How old is your county sheriff’s office or city police department and what was the seed that spawned its beginnings? Nostalgia has its value, especially in law enforcement where the pace rockets at a pretty good clip, swiftly progressing, hardly affording any time to...
By Steve Pomper We tend to revisit specific topics important to policing because no matter what else captures a news cycle, no matter how grave, these issues continue to affect the cops and residents daily, even more directly than the grand events. The depths to which anti-public safety-run...
Officer Rita Goulet brought the #SupportThePolice message to Indianapolis, IN this weekend. Next: The Salem ARCA 200, Salem, IN, July 27. Rita shows the missing child poster carried on the side of the #31 Support the Police...
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Although not officially, scientifically proven I am convinced that a good part of the current anti-police sentiment in some sectors of the population comes from the indoctrination of the public in the mythology of lethal encounters portrayed in fictional media....
By Stephen Owsinski 3 Growing up, I remember radio stations repeatedly playing Alice Cooper bellowing the lyrics “School’s out for summer…” inviting youngsters to revel in fun under the sun, no homework necessary. America’s school resource officers (SROs) have it differently…as training is always essential in...
INDIANAPOLIS, July 18, 2024 — In support of the search efforts for missing individuals, the National Police Association #31 Chevy will prominently feature a picture of missing person Ella Saylor of Muncie, Indiana during the ARCA race at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park on Friday, July 19. The race will...
By Steve Pomper Alderwood Mall, Lynnwood, Washington, where 13-year-old girl bystander was shot and killed on July 3rd. Violent crime shatters the tranquility of any community. It’s distressing but also natural. But violence hits especially hard when it’s close to home, and even harder when the victims are...
