Indianapolis, September 28, 2023 – The National Police Association (NPA) announced their Mobile Billboard has taken the Police are Heroes message to Chicago. The Chicago Police Department remains understaffed, burdened by resulting mandatory overtime, prevented from protecting the public by anti-policing policies such as their...
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D In the tradition of no good deed going unpunished, police critics could not celebrate relief after the capture of fugitive murderer Danelo Cavalcante. In addition to the complaint that it took too long to achieve a successful end to the...
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D In a report on organized crime during his tenure as U.S. Attorney General while his brother was President, Robert F. Kennedy famously said “Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every...
By Stephen Owsinski Recently, a few posts popped up in my newsfeed, each one unique and timely, portraying cops celebrating centennials: a few folks who…know a thing or two. Each birthday boy earned bragging rights for having been around a while, and LEOs gravitate to...
By Steve Pomper Police Officer with Body-Worn Camera The radical left’s usual suspects, including the media are pummeling a veteran Seattle Police Department (SPD) officer over incomplete, out of context comments he made after his role in a tragic fatality collision investigation. Reportedly, a police officer responding...
By Stephen Owsinski On September 16, 2023, National Thank a Police Officer Day extended gratitude to our nation’s crime-fighting cops who don shields…ushering in Sheriffs’ Week which honored public safety professionals who wear stars and often become one by the life-saving feats they accomplish. Sheriffs’ Week...
By Doug Wyllie Harris County Courthouse, Houston. (Image Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons) Let’s rewrite the latest headlines out of Houston to more accurately capture recent news there: “Boy Murdered, Teen Charged with Murder, No Adults Held Accountable” As evening turned to night, on the fourth day of...
Judge Robert S. Raschio – Image from Court Live Stream Harney County Circuit Judge Robert S. Raschio ruled Wednesday that testimony from law enforcement about the number of rounds they use for self defense is relevant for his judgment on whether Oregon’s gun control Measure 114...
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends, so quotes the Good Book. In the world of police work, the man or woman who lays down their life for their...
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D As a monitor of law enforcement news, I frequently see headlines about small police departments affected by simultaneous resignations or simply being dissolved. Whether this is a good thing or a bad thing is subject to debate. The demands on...
