Mentors in law enforcement
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Plainfield police install digital license plate readers to fight crime
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Off-duty California cop saves choking baby on his way home from the movies
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Hybrid crisis intervention
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Advancing peer support
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The Ten Commandments of winning the war against terrorism — 20 years later
On September 11, 2001, Cop 2 Cop peer support program staff in New Jersey provided peer and crisis support to officers most impacted by the terrorist disaster, which... Read More
9/11 cop sees sunlight through his darkness
Will Jimeno lie in a hospital bed in 2001, never thinking his new police career was coming to an end. Being a police officer was in Jimeno’s plans from childhood... Read More
Courage in the face of terror
A look back on 9/11, 20 years later
Twenty years ago, our country experienced the single deadliest terrorist attack in human history. Nearly 3,000 people were killed when four hijacked planes crashed into... Read More
Warner Robins officer picks up three lost puppies on busy road
A Warner Robins officer fulfilled his duty not only to human members of the community, but to the animal members as well. Officer Matthew Wojital was driving back to the... Read More
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Plainfield police install digital license plate readers to fight crime
The Plainfield Police Department in central Indiana is installing digital license plate readers around the city to solve and deter crime. The department is partnering with Atlanta-based Flock Safety to test out their […]
Plainfield police install digital license plate readers to fight crime
The Plainfield Police Department in central Indiana is installing digital license plate readers around the city to solve and deter crime. The department is partnering... Read More
Tallahassee launches app for residents to record interactions with police officers
The City of Tallahassee, with the cooperation of the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD), has launched a new mobile phone application that allows residents to record... Read More
Southwest Florida police departments use license plate reader technology to catch criminals
Police departments in Southwest Florida are installing license plate reader (LPR) technology on the roads to catch criminals or locate missing people. According to a... Read More
Fraudsters arrested after hacking into cellphones and social media accounts to steal cryptocurrency, highlights new “SIM-swapping” scheme
A recent Department of Justice (DOJ) case highlighted a lucrative fraud scheme that has been on the rise known as “SIM-swapping.” According to the DOG, global... Read More
Virtual reality gets real
Agencies turn to new tech for use-of-force training
Several law enforcement agencies in Wisconsin are leveraging virtual reality (VR) simulations to enhance de-escalation and use-of-force training. According to a WPR... Read More
Houston law enforcement tackle sex trafficking with new law
Texas law enforcement is getting ready to enforce a new law that aims to crack down on prostitution and sex trafficking in the state by increasing the penalty for those... Read More
Crisis creates opportunity
A dozen things every chief and sheriff should do right now
One day, we’ll look back at our present embattled law enforcement era with enlightened eyes. We’ll have a clearer understanding of what happened to our profession... Read More
Enforcing little laws prevents big crimes
Crime prevention, deterrence and displacement sound like great theories in a college class. How can patrol officers and deputies turn those theories into something... Read More
9/11 era law enforcement experts warn about new terror threats after Taliban takeover
Following the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan and the evacuation of thousands of Afghanis to the western world, law enforcement experts are urging for greater... Read More
Los Angeles owes millions of dollars in overtime to LAPD after cutting police budget
The decision by the Los Angeles City Council in 2020 to cut $150 million from the police department budget is coming back to bite them in the form of significant LAPD... Read More
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