IACP Net Alert is a monthly electronic newsletter sent to IACP Net members highlighting resources for police chiefs and recent additions to the exclusive law enforcement network. The January 2018 edition included information on these and other topics: Investigating Sexual Assaults Announcement from the IACP and IACP Net New Survey: Military Surplus (1033/LESO Equipment) Referral […]

For more than 25 years, IACP Net has worked side by side with the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and thousands of law enforcement leaders with the shared goal of providing world-class information and resources. While many believed that IACP Net and the IACP were one in the same, we were actually two […]

On this date 45 years ago, then-Mayor Paul Redpath christened the first Eden Prairie squad car in front of his home. He poured champagne over the squad’s front bumper and Officer Bruce Wojack called it into service. That event marked the beginning of the Eden Prairie Police Department. Prior to 1973 the Hennepin County Sheriff’s […]

FEATURED BLOGGER Eden Prairie Police Department Eden Prairie, Minnesota

While you and your family celebrate the holidays together at home, we are patrolling your neighborhoods – checking your property, your yard, your streets, looking for anything or anyone out of place. We are the ones that venture into the dark, not knowing what if anything awaits us, often to protect many of you we […]

FEATURED BLOGGER Scott Rose Sheriff Dodge County Sheriff's Office, Minnesota

In the last few weeks, we have seen a surge of robberies involving people who thought they were meeting up to purchase something from an online marketplace. As these transactions are likely to increase with the holidays, I urge everyone to please exercise caution. Several victims went to a purported home address of someone they […]

FEATURED BLOGGER Richard C. Smith Chief of Police Kansas City Police Department, Missouri

IACP Net Alert is a monthly electronic newsletter sent to IACP Net members highlighting resources for police chiefs and recent additions to the exclusive law enforcement network. The December 2017 edition included information on these and other topics: Interactions with Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities New IACP Model Policies Share Your Policy Manual Happy […]

To be clear, I have no financial interest in the success of author, Daniel Pink, but I do want to discuss a way to look at motivation in the work place and at school. Several years ago, I read a fantastic book on motivation-Drive. Personally, I think it’s difficult to motivate adult workers. We can […]

FEATURED BLOGGER Rick Mathwig Chief of Police Roseville Police Department, Minnesota

Things you don’t need to tell the cops when you are in a public setting- 1. You do not need to tell us-“I didn’t do it.” We probably don’t think that you did do it. We probably don’t know what “it” is. We assume most people we run into during the average day didn’t do […]

FEATURED BLOGGER Bangor Police Department Authored by Sergeant Tim Cotton Bangor, Maine

“Without a doubt, it is getting harder and harder to get away with crime,” this from Trent Emigh, the Staff Sergeant of the SPS Forensic Identification Unit. Trent has worked in the unit for 2.5 years, but has been investigating crime scenes throughout his career. He became an officer with the Saskatoon Police Service in […]

FEATURED BLOGGER Saskatoon Police Service Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

IACP Net Highlights is an electronic newsletter sent every other month to individuals who are not yet members of IACP Net highlighting some recent additions to our service. The November 2017 Highlights includes information on these and other topics: How to Work With Fire Rescue Crowd Management and Civil Disturbances Grant – First Responders City […]