Yorkville, NY PD Awarded National Police Association Grant
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....
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Mass. State Troopers Fired for Refusing Vax Reinstated
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...
How ‘Progressive’ Prosecutors are Dismantling the Country, County by County
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...
Back-To-School Training for SROs
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,...
Celebrating Alive Day
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...
Fed Up with Lawless Blue America, as Employees Spank Would-be Robber
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...
Children of the Fallen
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...
Law Enforcement Lauds Prosecutor That Prosecutes
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...
Even with DA Chesa Boudin Recalled, Criminals are Driving San Francisco Over a Cliff
By Doug Wyllie A set of three ‘screen grabs’ from security camera footage showing a stolen vehicle vaulting over a 50-foot cliff in San Francisco’s Castro District. At left, three young women are seen casually sauntering into the crosswalk, at center is the car flying...
Cops Should Never Underestimate the Positive Affect They Have on Kids
By Steve Pomper Las Vegas Metropolitan police officer with mother and child I’m not gonna lie. I get warm and fuzzy when I hear about cops coming to the rescue—especially for kids. On the job, I felt a sense of pride when I saw people—well, victims, anyway—relax or...