Arcadia Police Department Conducts Successful Distracted Driving Effort Safety Message Strongly Enforced During the month of April, motorists caught violating California’s distracted-driving law received a clear message from law enforcement during the high-visibility enforcement campaign. “Using a hand-held phone for calls, texting or apps while driving is something we all know is dangerous and wrong, […]

FEATURED BLOGGER Arcadia Police Department Arcadia, California

No, I have not been answering messages on FB. No, I am not locked in a hot car in Houston. Yes, I normally answer messages as soon as possible, but you try flying around the country while pleasant flight attendants use a plunger to drive your “SFYOBIASTSOASGSC” (Sorry Fifty-four Year Old Body Into A Seat […]

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

Use of Force at EPD As part of our policy to control the use of force, EPD performs an inspection that collects the data surrounding the circumstances, types and levels of force used by its officers. Captain Stephens read every report where force was used and watch the BWC video if clarification was needed. Presented […]

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

Open data is the rage in policing these days, spurred on by the White House Police Open Data Initiative, which sprang to life after the release of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing report. A handful of early adopters contributed some of their data to the portal, which is now hosted by the […]

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

During a recent week of viewing briefing notes, I had to pause to consider the modern-era challenges confronting our MPD officers. On a regular basis, my officers are investigating child sexual assaults, substantial crimes against persons, and “shots fired” incidents; responding to overdoses; attempting to locate individuals with dementia who go missing; “pinging” cell phones […]

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

It makes me absolutely insane when people come to me for advice or my opinion and when I provide it, they spend the rest of the conversation trying to convince me I’m wrong. I often find myself uttering in frustration, “Why did you ask for my opinion if you don’t like my answer?” Maybe they […]

FEATURED BLOGGER Kristen Ziman Chief of Police Aurora Police Department, Illinois

Relegated to my office, I was advised there was an individual who had just jumped off the Veteran’s Memorial Bridge. If you live or travel through Bangor or Brewer, Maine, you know the bridge is high, the Penobscot River is tidal, cold, and is currently sporting ice chunks the size of small boats. The response […]

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

On March 3rd we charged a young man from Rochester for 2nd degree and 3rd degree murder for selling Heroin laced with Fentanyl to another young man in Dodge Center – who died from an overdose. The message we want to send is clear – if you sell drugs in our county, we’ll come after […]

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

Our community of South Fayette Township is a wonderful place to live, work and enjoy family and friends, but that doesn’t make us immune to difficult issues that are facing most communities across the country. One of these issues is the rise in opioid use, including heroin and prescription painkillers. Opioids are most often used […]

FEATURED BLOGGER John R. Phoennik Chief of Police South Fayette Township Police Department, Pennsylvania

I have said publicly many times over the last several months how important it is that the members of KCPD are OK. And I mean OK physically, mentally, emotionally and many other ways. Because if they’re not OK in some way, it can affect their own safety and the service they provide. We want capable […]

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