Cop Hobbies: Painting
My pop was an artist. As far back as I can remember, he tried giving me and my sister lessons. My sister jumped in; I was too stubborn — it didn’t take. In […] Read More
Offbeat
The story of the cop and the chicken coop
An Oklahoma City police officer was faced with a rather comical situation after a woman, her son and her dog got locked in their chicken coup. The Oklahoma City Police Department received a […] Read More
On Routine Patrol
Cop war stories from around the nation
The double-line drunk Getting a call of a body lying in the middle of a four-lane street at 2:15 a.m. would make any cop cringe, especially this one. I hate working traffic, collisions […] Read More
Police rescue skunk trapped in Chick-Fil-A cup
When we think of police serving the community, we usually think of that community as consisting of fellow humans. Often, we overlook the fact that wild animals exist among us and that they […] Read More
It’s a happy ending: Buddy the runaway beefalo caught and bought
After more than 250 days on the run, Buddy the 900-pound beefalo has finally been caught by police after escaping en route to a slaughter house. Police then purchased the apprehended beefalo from […] Read More
Suspect steals patrol car and leads police on a high-speed chase, all while handcuffed
Joshua D. Swartwout, 23, is the man responsible for what ABC News referred to as a “Houdini-like” escape, after he managed to steal a patrol car and lead officers on a 100-mph chase […] Read More
