Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40AMERICAN POLICE BEAT: MARCH 2016 37 C o u n t r y m u s i c has always been strongly affiliated with patriotism, but country music star John Conlee took that a step fur- ther with the release of one of his newest songs, “Walk- ing Behind the Star.” The song aims to honor our law enforcement of- ficers and spread a positive message about all they do during a time where so much of the media coverage of law enforcement is negative. Conlee really captures the essence of what it means to be a law enforcement officer, through the good and the bad. One verse reads: Walking behind the stars Braving the line of fire Standing tall when duty calls Taking it down to the wire Helping a newborn arrive In the seat of an old squad car To putting the bad guys away Walking behind the stars. The law enforcement com- munity has already begun to embrace the song and the Tennessee FOP even named it their official song. Mike Kelleher, chaplain from the San Bernadino Coun- ty Sheriff’s Department says, “With all the bad press our force is constantly receiving, I would like to thank Mr. Conlee for his uplifting song.” James Bartels, a police officer in Patriot, OH was also moved by the song. He stated “I would like to thank him for understanding the terror law enforcement en- dure every day in the society we live in.” John Conlee has been a successful member of the country music scene for the past two decades and a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1981. He tends to write music where he speaks his mind and stands up for what is right, even if it’s not what’s popular. “Walking Behind the Star” is on his album titled “Clas- sics 2” and is available for purchase on amazon.com, iTunes, and Google Play, among other retailers. Above: John Conlee New tunes New tunes In Coventry in the United Kingdom, constables are breaking into people’s un- locked homes and tweeting “shame on you for leaving the place unlocked” photos. As you might imagine, this is not going down too well. Thankfully there are very low rates of gun ownership in England and no one has been shot. That would be a different story back stateside. Accord- ing to the Daily Mail, Cov- entry City Police have been accused of ‘breaking and entering’ and ‘trespassing’ after letting themselves into people’s unlocked homes and tweeting pictures as part of a bizarre anti-burglary drive. One Twitter user, Craig Walder, posted, “If you enter my home like this, don’t be surprised if I use reasonable force when I hear you.” Another person tweeted, “Would you like to explain why you’re trespassing?” Tom Bewick took it as an invitation to chaos. “The po- lice can do it so can I – walk- ing into someone’s property isn’t illegal anymore!” Epic Twitter fail in UK MSRP Style 138 3999 $ ‡&RPSDFW    OLJKWZHLJKW ‡3UHFLVLRQPROGHG  .\GH[® KROVWHU ‡/HDWKHU    V\QWKHWLFEDFN 800-GUNHIDE 631-841-6300 Dept #AP26 431 Bayview Avenue Amityville, NY 11701 800-GUNHIDE 631-841-6300 Dept #AP36 431 Bayview Avenue Amityville, NY 11701 INTIMIDATOR® 2.0 INTIMIDATOR® 2.0 www.desantisholster.com www.desantisholster.com