By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Dallas Police Officer Matthew Brady was one of four officers who fired shots that killed an armed murder suspect as they tried to arrest him. Brady committed suicide the next day. We can’t automatically assume that Brady’s death was...
By Stephen Owsinski The rhetoric rings true: law enforcement officers are a resourceful bunch and always put their best foot forward in any venture for the good of others. In this case, using their firearm shooting skills to compete with other police shooting teams in a...
The National Police Association announced today it has awarded the Yorkville, NY Police Department a $1000.00 grant to assist in the acquisition of officer safety equipment....
By Steve Pomper According to a story at FOX News, “[Mass. State Trooper Union President Patrick] McNamara said that Gov. [Charlie] Baker ‘refused to listen or work with our Association,’ saying that his administration ‘trampled’ on the fired trooper’s religious conviction.” He also “called Gov. Baker’s executive order an ‘attack on...
By Doug Wyllie Diana Becton—a retired county court judge with no prior prosecutorial experience—was appointed to the post of Contra Costa County District Attorney in the aftermath of her predecessor’s campaign finance scandal. She then won the office by popular vote, in part because her...
By Stephen Owsinski Summer break for students is segueing to back-to-school sales at retailers, marking the season when school resource officers (SROs) gear up and prep for the new semester. Given the tumultuous climate in our society, with educational institutions targeted by armed whackos harboring hatred,...
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D When I first served as a chaplain for a wounded officer and spouse retreat at a Montana ranch, I heard a term for the first time. Officers were talking about their “alive day”. It was the day they could...
By Steve Pomper I wasn’t there (and, most likely, neither were you), but I know what I saw on the video and read about the incident from media and at the Stockton (CA) P.D. Facebook page. And though my assessment will always have a law enforcement tinge...
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Little Riley Cottongim faced his first day of kindergarten without his father, Zachary Cottongim. An officer with the Louisville, KY police department, Cottongim was investigating an abandoned vehicle on Interstate 64 in December of 2021 when he was struck...
By Stephen Owsinski Given all the grief we have seen with so-called prosecutors handing out antithetical liberties to law violators who victimize innocents, it is refreshing and reassuring to know prosecutors in law-and-order jurisdictions stand with victims, partner with law enforcement, and prosecute cases built by...
