Ed. Note: This essay written by Eric Kaiser, the chief of the Jourdanton Police Department, in Texas, expresses perfectly what so many of us feel about our careers in law enforcement. We thought it was one of the best pieces that we’ve seen on this particular theme. Eric wrote it especially for Police Week. Let […]
Ed. Note: The following is an op-ed written by Sgt. Sal Giarratani (Ret.). We have created in this country a rift between law enforcement and the communities that depend on them for public safety. When either or both sides of this equation lose trust in the other, the order in our society is disrupted. Two […]
In a huge victory for public safety unions and associations and all public employees and retirees across the State of Illinois, the Illinois Supreme Court unanimously ruled unconstitutional a landmark state pension law that aimed to scale back government worker benefits to erase a massive $105 billion retirement system debt, sending lawmakers and the state’s […]
The Los Angeles Police Protective League is calling out LAPD Chief Charlie Beck for his comments about a deadly officer-involved shooting in Venice. The shooting occurred near Pacific and Winward avenues near the beach late Tuesday night. An unarmed transient man, identified as 29-year-old Brendon Glenn, was shot and killed by an LAPD officer who […]
According to The Huffington Post, Chuck Wexler, the executive director of the Police Executive Research Forum, said his organization has “never before encountered” the types of profit-driven policing practices it found in parts of St. Louis County, “Our organization found a situation that, in many ways, is dysfunctional and unsustainable,” Wexler said in a statement yesterday […]
As city officials in Madison, Wisconsin, put together a special task force to review its police department’s policies and procedures, Police Chief Mike Koval says he is not willing to change the rules that guide when officers can use deadly force. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that although Chief Koval says he welcomes the review […]
Finding good talent is tough. Keeping it is even tougher. According to The Dallas Morning News, a recent study conducted by the Dallas Police Association of 1,279 of its members—about a third of the 3,500-member department—found that 80% rated morale “low” or “the lowest it’s ever been.” And 354 said they were looking for jobs […]
Body cam believers say the technology can help provide accountability and transparency in potentially controversial circumstances. At least, that’s the idea. But the recent controversies and scandals also have introduced questions about how often officers’ stories line up with what’s on video. Last summer, a rookie police officer in Oakland, Calif., pulled his gun on […]
In the face of strenuous resistance from law enforcement groups, a California Assembly committee has amended a bill multiple times to allow police officers in most cities to review body camera footage before detailing incidents involving force. According to The Sacramento Bee, it took considerable maneuvering to advance Assembly Bill 66 out of the Assembly […]
Chuck Canterbury, the national president of the Fraternal Order of Police, sat down for an interview with National Public Radio earlier this week. In it, he shared his thoughts about changing law enforcement and the civil unrest going down in Baltimore. From the broadcast: “I think that there’s a huge amount of criminality in Baltimore […]
In every state in the nation, bills are being proposed that would alter use-of-force policies and training for police officers. Ohio Governor John Kasich is the latest politician to jump into the act. He’s proposing a statewide standard for officers on lethal force. Thoughts? Leave a comment below.
The days of Las Vegas police getting raises of six to eight percent “are over,” said Clark County Commissioner Steve Sisolak. Sisolak, vice chairman of Metro’s Fiscal Affairs Committee, said police can expect moderate salary increases—one to three percent—from now on, effectively putting an end to larger pay raises going forward. Sisolak was responding to […]
Ed. Note: This op-ed was written by Ken Crane, vice president of the Phoenix Law Enforcement Association. There is a famous quote attributed to a General from the American Revolution before the battle of Bunker Hill. Revolutionary War author David Weems quotes General Israel Putnam of Connecticut, as saying, “Don’t throw away a single shot, […]
An Atlanta police academy trainer has been transferred after blowing the whistle on cheating recruits, an explosive report reveals. The Georgia division of the Southern States Police Benevolent Association reportedly complained to city officials that the instructor, William Lyons, was not given more notice—just one day—before being moved out of the school. According to Atlanta’s […]
If your police association is actively using Facebook to promote your organization, you’ll be interested in the latest news about what attracts viewers, likes, and shares. As they say in the digital media world, Facebook blazes the trail, then everyone else follows the path. So, when the world’s largest social network reported last week that […]
The deal has been made. The Los Angeles City Council just authorized a four-year labor contract that will provide raises for 9,900 LAPD officers. The new contract between the city and the Los Angeles Police Protective League will not provide any immediate raises. But it does call for a 4% cost-of- living adjustment in July […]
The bad news just keeps on coming for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. It turns out New Jersey rules require that the Christie’s administration cancel investment contracts with firms whose officials raise or donate money to the governor’s political campaigns. But his administration has paid more than $16 million in pension fees to the […]
A growing number of political committees known as super PACs have become instruments of single donors, according to a ProPublica analysis of federal records. According to The Daily Beast, during the 2014 election cycle, $113 million—16 percent of money raised by all super PACs—went to committees dominated by one donor. That was quadruple their 2012 […]
Ed. Note: The following is a transcript of Bob Schieffer’s weekly commentary from the April 19 broadcast of CBS’s “Face the Nation.” “The best training to be a reporter or anything else is to work the police beat, because every story you cover is the worst moment in someone’s life. If you can learn to […]
Following public outrage over the death of an unarmed, fleeing suspect by police in North Charleston, the Tri-County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 3 has released a statement acknowledging the shooting was “beyond comprehension,” while also defending law enforcement and lashing out at the “untruths” surrounding the case from critics. “Do not allow the professional race […]
In this dramatic re-enactment video, Officer Mario Gutierrez of the Miami-Dade Police Department shares his story of stopping a man from blowing up a gas station at Miami International Airport, while sustaining multiple stab wounds in an attack by the subject. Officer Mario Gutierrez, an officer in the Miami-Dade Police Department for more than 22 […]
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Whoever said, “A few bad apples can bring the whole place down” knew what they were talking about. Here’s one story that certainly reinforces the that notion. According to The Boston Globe, 20 Massachuetts State Troopers are being investigated for theft of overtime pay. Reporters Mark Arsenault, Travis Andersen, and Shelley Murphy write: “In another black […]
When is Police “Use of Force” Justified?
It seems like every law enforcement agency is grappling with changes in use-of-force policies, which are too often implemented by people that are not familiar at all with the complicated, risky, and high-pressure world of law enforcement, especially when it comes to the use of deadly force. The press conference you are about to watch […]
FBI Will Not Investigate Detective’s Homicide
The FBI won’t be taking over an investigation into the homicide of a Baltimore city detective who was slain amid a corruption investigation. Detective Sean Suiter was shot in the head with his own weapon on Nov. 15, a day before he was to testify before a federal grand jury investigating wrongdoing by fellow officers […]
The Madison Police Department in Wisconsin is making some changes to its policies on the use of deadly force. According to an article in the Wisconsin State Journal, the changes come after several law suits against the city were successful with payouts in the millions. “When it comes to the rules our police officers are trained […]
Via the Chicago Tribune: On his first full day as president of Chicago’s largest police union, Officer Kevin Graham appeared at a news conference to address reporters seeking details of his plan for leading the embattled rank-and-file of the police force. With cameras and reporters ready at the Fraternal Order of Police lodge in the […]
No matter how you feel about Donald Trump, this bit from “Jimmy Kimmel Live” will leave you laughing.
Deputy Martha Lohnes of the Greenville County Sheriff’s Department in South Carolina has responded to some weird 911 calls, but this one takes the cake. Aaliyah Ryan is just two years old. But she knew enough to call 911 when she was having a problem. The dispatcher told Deputy Lohnes that it sounded like a […]
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