I had a speaking engagement yesterday morning with a business association. One of the topics that came up was the proliferation of panhandlers in Lincoln. The attendees told me stories about annoying and aggressive panhandlers. Some of what they described was completely legal, some illegal. Illegal panhandling is a difficult offense to prove without a […]

FEATURED BLOGGER Tom Casady Director of Public Safety Lincoln Department of Public Safety, Nebraska

I’m sure everyone who is reading this can remember where they were and what they were doing 13 years ago today. I was on the fifth floor of Headquarters serving as acting deputy chief of the Patrol Bureau because the regular deputy chief was on vacation that week. I was looking out the window when […]

FEATURED BLOGGER Darryl Forté Chief of Police Kansas City Police Department, Missouri

A few weeks ago I was watching a “dash cam” video from one of our cars. The video came from a sergeant’s car as he was in route to intercept the pursuit of an armed robbery suspect. The sergeant’s role is to supervise the pursuit — it is his/her responsibility to make sure our policies […]

FEATURED BLOGGER Doreen Olko Director of Public Safety Auburn Hills Department of Public Safety, Michigan

IACP Net is pleased to announce the winner of this year’s Quest-Response Recognition Program: Chief Dominick Blasko from the Crawford, New York, Police Department! Chief Blasko will be attending the IACP Conference in Orlando, Florida compliments of IACP Net. Congratulations, and thanks to everyone who participated in the 2014 Quest-Response Recognition Program! Sign in to […]

I attended a meeting on the state of heroin in Minnesota yesterday and believe there are still too many people that do not understand how we got to where we are today with this serious public health issue. Heroin and opiate based prescription pain pills continues to have a terrible impact on families in every […]

FEATURED BLOGGER Gordon Ramsay Chief of Police Duluth Police Department, Minnesota

Each day, emails are sent out to our Department by the Officer-in-Charge giving a summary of the calls that occurred throughout Madison on each shift. Unfortunately, it has become rare that we don’t read about a heroin overdose or death on a regular basis. Heroin addiction is plaguing our City and the extent of heroin […]

FEATURED BLOGGER Michael Koval Chief of Police Madison Police Department, Wisconsin

Take a look at the new IACP Net public website. Welcome to the new IACP Net public website, CommandAnswers.com! We’re very excited to have you take a closer look at the new features, including: Member Log In: Members can still log on as before by going to www.iacpnet.com or clicking on the button at the […]

As it approached midnight on December 31, 2012, I was eager to count down to the midnight hour so I could ring in the New Year. Like most people, I was ready to celebrate — but for a slightly different reason. I was watching the clock, listening to my police radio and holding my breath […]

FEATURED BLOGGER Kristen Ziman Commander Aurora Police Department, Illinois

Pursuits is the vital, database-driven resource for law enforcement agencies, empowering command staff and supervisors to make a better pursuit-related decisions based on hard data. This secure, online database standardizes pursuit reporting across 30 data fields including speed, suspect information, and termination reason. Pursuits allows participating agencies to identify trends on local, state, and national […]

By Kelsie Fraser The display of an Operation ID sticker can act as a strong theft deterrent to criminals. This is because they know that marked items can be positively identified by the owner. Criminals are also aware that ‘fences’, or receivers of stolen property are reluctant to buy marked items, for the same reasons […]

FEATURED BLOGGER Saskatoon Police Service Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada