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 40Order your own MONTHLY subscription today. Call 1-800-234-0056 or go to www.apbweb.com T H E V O I C E O F T H E N A T I O N ’ S L A W E N F O R C E M E N T C O M M U N I T Y AUGUST 2016 VOLUME XXIII NO. 8 ➤ PRICE $4.95 ➤ www.APBweb.com 36 10 Top Ten List 16 Opinion/Editorial 29 In the Line of Duty Inside News You Can Use DOG DAYS Human beings and canines need to take precautions during extreme weather. We’ve got some tips from a world class expert. PLUS . . . 22 CLOSE CALL Some guy that worked at DHS was allegedly planning a mass shooting involving top brass. 09 CLOWN SHOES In case you haven’t heard, there are a couple of issues with crime labs that process evidence to be used in court proceedings. AP Wide World Photo by Cynthia Brown This is the story of an NYPD De- tective named William Brown. Brown retired way back in 1968, but circumstances recently brought Brown and the NYPD back together again. Last winter, Brown’s neighbors got worried about him because there was no heat in his residence in St. Albans, Queens. The neighbors called and asked the precinct cops to visit the 95- year-old man. He had recently complained that his house had no heat when the thermometer read zero degrees. Officers with the 113th Precinct visited the home and found it empty. Forgotten hero gets some love SCOTUS to cops: go get ‘em! After the massacre. Orlando P.D. Lt. James Young hugs Karen Castelloes af- ter a prayer vigil at the Joy Metropolitan Church after the worst mass shooting in American history. And now we have Dallas. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara) Thanks to some good people and the NYPD, Detective and Harlem Hellfighter William Brown did not die alone. Continued on page 20 Continued on page 38 Continued on page 24 by Jose Torres If you’re one of those folks that believe we can never be too “tough on crime” and that there aren’t nearly enough people in jail, you should be celebrating the recent SCOTUS decision that has turned precedents like reasonable suspicion and “fruit of the poisoned tree” on their heads. Generally speaking, most people don’t understand complicated legal decisions and are relatively clueless about the case histories that lead up to the most significant rulings – as the case here with Utah vs. Strieff. But from a practical perspective, this is basically the High Court’s way of telling police, prosecutors and federal agents, “Go get ‘em, fellas!” The easiest way to explain the by Jim McDonnell Not since September 11, 2001, have so many police officers been killed in a single incident. However, unlike 9/11, the terrorist in the attack on Thursday, July 7th, specifically targeted police officers in the act of protecting the public, and executed them in cold blood. This is a national tragedy. The assault on the Dallas Police and assaults on officers elsewhere in our country are symptoms of a new and troubling era for Americans. It We will not be defeated A coward with a gun steals five cops’ lives