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April 2025

Summer is coming

Summer is coming

When the temperatures rise, the calls get strange

May 6, 2025

Summer! A time when stoplights are optional, speed limits are suggestions and human life is an afterthought. Summer in Indianapolis keeps officers busier than a cat burying shit on a […] Read More

Off duty, but never off guard

Off duty, but never off guard

Smart decisions, tactical awareness and the reality of being armed off the clock

May 5, 2025

As police officers, our commitment to protect doesn’t end with our shift. Whether we’re at the grocery store, at a gas station or out with family, the instinct to intervene […] Read More

The tyranny of memories

The tyranny of memories

May 4, 2025

What are the key memories that stick with you? Whether it was your first OIS, the child who died in your arms, the time the shooter looked you in the […] Read More

Insufficient police staffing continues throughout the U.S.

Insufficient police staffing continues throughout the U.S.

May 3, 2025

While some optimistic reports indicate that the slowdown in new police officer recruitment across the nation in recent years may be turning around, other accounts paint a more dire picture. […] Read More

Meeting training needs on a limited budget

Meeting training needs on a limited budget

How to develop your own continuing education courses

May 2, 2025

Today’s police department budgets are spread thin, and there’s rarely enough to cover everything needed. One area that is almost never adequately funded is training. Let’s face it, quality courses […] Read More

Go that extra mile with a smile

Go that extra mile with a smile

Focus on background investigations

May 1, 2025

Throughout our wonderful law enforcement profession, recruiting has become increasingly challenging, but it is important to emphasize that this article is not written based on that present reality. More importantly, […] Read More

Be a thermostat, not a thermometer

Be a thermostat, not a thermometer

April 30, 2025

Editor’s note: This article is reprinted with permission from the March/April 2025 issue of LVPPA Vegas Beat, the official publication of the Las Vegas Police Protective Association. The phrase “be […] Read More

Duty knives: Practical or just “tacticool”

Duty knives: Practical or just “tacticool”

April 19, 2025

Knives have been around, in some way, shape or form, for literally all of human existence. Humans made primitive knives out of sharpened flakes of stone or wood. There is […] Read More

Empowering through experience

Empowering through experience

Working with advocates to support sexual assault survivors

April 18, 2025

Editor’s note: April is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month, an annual campaign to raise public awareness about sexual violence in the U.S., and to educate communities and individuals about its […] Read More

A dream of remembrance

A dream of remembrance

How a Colorado community is ensuring 9/11 heroes are never forgotten

April 15, 2025

Doug Harbour calls himself an “old Marine with a dream” when speaking about his hope to have his hometown of Lamar, Colorado, create a 9/11 memorial tribute. Harbour, an 80-year-old […] Read More

Improving the promotional process for supervisors

Improving the promotional process for supervisors

April 15, 2025

I  took my first promotional test for sergeant in 1978, when I only 24 years old and had three years on the job. I finished ninth out of the top […] Read More

“Why are you mad at me?”

“Why are you mad at me?”

Having the hard conversations to help your spouse help you

April 14, 2025

It was his 14th rotation working weekend nights. This had always been his favorite shift. The officers were hungry and proactive, the calls were righteous (not a whole lot of […] Read More

Dry-fire practice doesn’t need to be boring

Dry-fire practice doesn’t need to be boring

April 13, 2025

We have put a man on the moon and taken significant steps toward landing on Mars. We’ve explored the depths of the ocean and heights of mountains stretching over 29,000 […] Read More

Milwaukee P.D. and schools clash over SROs

Milwaukee P.D. and schools clash over SROs

April 12, 2025

It’s been a busy time for courts of late, and Milwaukee Circuit Judge David Borowski’s court has been no exception. In late February, he held the City of Milwaukee in […] Read More

The Blue Scribe

The Blue Scribe

April 11, 2025

Cops do a lot of writing these days. There are reports for traffic stops, reports for using force, incident reports and reports about how many reports an officer writes. It’s […] Read More

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Mental health checks … in the training room?

Mental health checks … in the training room?

November 25, 2025

Crime doesn’t take a vacation

Crime doesn’t take a vacation

November 21, 2025

The power of mediation

The power of mediation

November 20, 2025

Therapy isn’t just for the broken

Therapy isn’t just for the broken

November 14, 2025

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