Radharc Images / Alamy Stock Photo Indianapolis – May 24, 2024. Intentionally subjecting a law enforcement officer to bodily fluid is a serious form of assault that places them at increased risk for health issues. Bodily fluids contain pathogens that carry diseases like mononucleosis (from the...
By Stephen Owsinski One of my favorite initiatives involving law enforcement agencies mentoring and awarding the success of youngsters is the “Do The Right Thing” program. Many law enforcement entities have a hand in this positively constructive project. No matter where in the nation, the primary mission is...
By Steve Pomper New Mexico A.G. Raul Torrez I always like to preface my articles about accusations of lawbreaking by cops. First, I research the incident giving the officer the benefit of the doubt. Then, I wait for that potential “Oh, I can’t help you there” moment, where something...
By Steve Pomper Police officer arrests man in Baltimore (Keith Allison, CC 2.0) Enough! What is it with media’s and cop critics’ careless (malicious) reporting about police officers compelled to use lethal force on “unarmed” suspects? Reporting like that can help lead to an officer’s unnecessary discipline, termination,...
[embedded content] NPA brought the #SupportThePolice message to Flat Rock, MI this weekend. Next: Officer Rita Goulet Brings the NPA #31 to the ARCA Menards Atlas 150 at the Iowa Speedway on June 14th....
By Stephen Owsinski Although stray animals roaming free and cops responding to animal abuse calls are nothing new, the ubiquitous compassion of law enforcement officers is on full display when either a domestic pet or wild livestock needs salvation. Mahatma Gandhi once said, “The greatness of...
By Stephen Owsinski There are myriad ways America’s law enforcement officers carry out duties on behalf of a bustling population that comprises the world’s most definitive melting pot and all the trials and tribulations that come with it. As such, we honor your scope of sacrifices...
By Steve Pomper (Left to right) Seattle City Hall, King County Jail, King County Administration Building (Photo: Joe Mabel, Creative Commons) Well, what do you know? Here we are back in Seattle, my old coppin’ grounds. Though I try to spread the love (and venom—when it’s deserved) around...
Apex MediaWire Photo by Billy Suratt Indianapolis – May 15, 2024. The violence being perpetrated on police officers is at an epidemic level. Shootings of officers have increased by 60% since 2018, with 378 shot in the line-of-duty in 2023 alone. Of these 378 officers, 115...
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Labor strikes, war protests, civil rights marches, anti-police demonstrations, and now pro-Palestinian campus takeovers have been the subject of nightly news broadcasts since there were nightly news broadcasts. Tear gas, nightsticks, rubber bullets, and even gunfire characterized civil disturbances in...
