Every day, law enforcement officers throughout the nation deal with the ongoing toll that Mexican cartels thrust on communities. The drug trade leaves a trail of death and addiction. Human […]
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“Hold my beer”
“In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for […]
NLEOMF’s 2025 Mid-Year Law Enforcement Fatalities Report reveals law enforcement deaths have decreased by more than 50% over last year
The number of law enforcement professionals nationwide who died in the line of duty in the first half of 2025 decreased 53% compared to the same time period last year, […]
Are performance evaluations worth the effort?
In police work, people who are doing the one thing they may have always wanted to do with their lives often have low engagement with a department’s overall mission and […]
Blind spots
Let me give it to you straight: Back when I served as the use-of-force trainer for an agency located in a rowdy border county in South Texas, I saw deputies […]
Police warn of growing “jugging” crime trend as attacks spread across nation
Law enforcement agencies are issuing new warnings to the public as surveillance video from South Carolina reveals the alarming spread of a violent robbery tactic known as “jugging.” The crime […]
