NYPD shooting reminds NYC they still have work to do
A New York City cop became the NYPD’s first line-of-duty shooting victim of the new year on January 26, 2021. Thirty-one-year-old police officer Daniel Vargas was shot in his lower […] Read More
Bobby Egbert
A thread of courage and love
Daughter of fallen 9/11 Port Authority officer finds strength in her father’s sacrifice
Caitlyn McIntyre was 5 years old when her father was killed in the line of duty. A tragic and sad event for a young child yet, for Caitlyn, the beginning […] Read More
Always honored, never forgotten
COVID-19 is ripping through our country, depositing fear, illness, death and changing daily life as we know it. Read More
In memory of a homeless veteran
A cop connects with a story of heartbreak and heroism
In the 1980s and early ’90s, the Port Authority Bus Terminal on midtown Manhattan’s west side was ground zero for the era’s crack epidemic, crime and homelessness. The world’s busiest […] Read More
Rebuilding after 9/11
Port Authority P.D. and the leader who helped it recover from devastation
On September 11, 2001, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department (PAPD) suffered the greatest number of line-of-duty deaths in a single incident in the history […] Read More
Zechariah Cartledge: A hero’s hero
Florida fourth-grader goes the distance for first responders
Nine-year-old Zechariah Cartledge is much like other boys his age. He enjoys video games, school sports and being with friends and family. But how many 9-year-olds raise thousands of dollars […] Read More
