Yesterday, a Hennepin County judge found drug dealer Beverly Burrell guilty of third-degree murder in the death of 21-year-old Max Tillitt who died of a heroin overdose on Sept. 25, 2015 in Eden Prairie. Two months ago Burrell was found guilty of third-degree murder in the 2016 death of Luke Ronnei of Chanhassen. She has […]

FEATURED BLOGGER Eden Prairie Police Department Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Auburn Hills Police Department is pleased to announce that we have pledged to take action in support of the One Mind Campaign, with the intent to unite local communities, public safety organizations, and mental health organizations in such a way that the three become “of one mind.” The One Mind Campaign seeks to ensure successful […]

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

Last fall, the KCPD engaged in a 12-week pilot project to determine the cost and infrastructure required to implement body-worn cameras on all patrol officers. We presented the results of that project to the Board of Police Commissioners this week. I also wanted to share those results with our community. The pilot project was a […]

FEATURED BLOGGER David Zimmerman Interim Chief of Police Kansas City Police Department, Missouri

The annual Point in Time (PIT) count is out. In Eureka, there was a 60% drop in those reporting unsheltered homelessness to the surveyors. (206 in 2017 vs. 513 in 2015) The methods used to conduct the survey are virtually the same every year: the results are as accurate as possible. Let’s remember the state […]

FEATURED BLOGGER Andrew Mills Chief of Police Eureka Police Department, California

It’s Pride Week in Saskatoon and all types of people are coming out to celebrate. That includes the Saskatoon Police Service. It may seem normal to see a police presence at pride parades and events, but our city’s LGBTQI2SA+ community (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, 2-spirited, asexual, plus) says the SPS is there not […]

FEATURED BLOGGER Saskatoon Police Service Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

I have the pleasure of supervising the Special Enforcement Team at the Bangor Police Department. Officer Evan Haskell is one of the two fine officers that comprise that team. In other words-he works for me and does a great job. I received this note about 10 minutes ago and I really think it deserves to […]

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

Today is today. Today we do not live as we did yesterday, last week, last year, five years ago or twenty years ago. Our lives and the way we live change by the minute. No longer can we just sit and wait for something to happen good, or bad. Everyone, you included, has a responsibility […]

FEATURED BLOGGER Robert Vincent Chief of Police Gulfport Police Department, Florida

Last Saturday I was afforded the opportunity to attend the second discussion of an ongoing dialogue fostered by Do Good Roseville entitled, “Ask a Black Man, Part 2-the Black and White Conversation.” This discussion included three black men along with three white men who talked about their experiences in life. A great amount of the […]

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

Submitted by James G. DeMann, Eden Prairie Police Chief This week my family and I visited Washington, DC for National Police Week, a time that is set aside to remember law enforcement officers across the nation who were killed in the line of duty. Attending a memorial service and visiting the National Law Enforcement Memorial […]

FEATURED BLOGGER Eden Prairie Police Department Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Thoughts from Chief Sjolander… “Don’t mean to interrupt your lunch”… We have been very busy lately, so that means eating when you can, and sometimes, that means eating in the squad while typing a report. This was my lunch yesterday. I was sitting in my squad, eating when a person walked up and said, “Excuse […]

FEATURED BLOGGER Lee Sjolander Chief of Police Kenyon Police Department, Minnesota