An article recently appeared in the Wichita Eagle focusing on information and data sets released by the Wichita Police Department. The Police Department began releasing more data last year as part of local government’s transparency goals and to spur community conversation and solutions.  The article headline read “Wichita Police More Likely to Use Force against […]

FEATURED BLOGGER Gordon Ramsay Chief of Police Wichita Police Department, Kansas

“Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.” – Maya Angelou April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), and like many organizations on campus and across the country, UWPD again joins this annual call to action to raise awareness about the prevalence […]

FEATURED BLOGGER Kristen Roman Chief of Police Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, Police Department

The past few years I have written about coyotes in Roseville and how people can co-exist with Mother Nature’s creatures. Most coyotes are born in April and May, and that is when the coyote parents are most protective of their dens containing the pups. It makes sense to revisit the topic of coyotes so readers […]

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

The good news: Downtown Kansas City is growing and thriving. More and more people are choosing to live, work and play in our city center. This has led to an influx of residential units, businesses, entertainment options and more. But as more people come downtown, most bring their cars with them. More people equal more […]

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

We are very pleased to announce that two of our officers are newly trained Drug Recognition Experts! Officers Riedy and Sears completed 72 hours of classroom training and will now head to the 3rd phase of the program which is a field practical in Phoenix testing drugged people in the Maricopa County Jail. All of […]

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

The week of April 8-14, 2018 is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Appreciation week, also known as Dispatcher Appreciation Week.  Our dispatchers are the ones who answer most of the incoming calls to the department, answer all the 911 calls, and relay important information to our officers in the field. Dispatchers are the ones behind the scene, […]

FEATURED BLOGGER Arcadia Police Department Arcadia, California

Week 4 was incredibly busy! We had the FBINAA (FBI National Academy Associates) Dinner on Monday night. The steak was great. 5.11 Tactical sponsored this event. We had our first of two International Student Panels with the whole session. My roommate Pedro will go in the next panels in Week 7. We had our third Fit […]

FEATURED BLOGGER David Westrick Chief of Police Hollister Police Department, California

Theodore Roosevelt once said, “The best executive is the one who has enough sense to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.” As Sheriff, I believe it’s important to lead with a positive reinforcement-based leadership style that edifies and fully […]

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

In the past five days, EPPD officers have responded to three opioid overdoses in Eden Prairie. All three people received naloxone, a medication administered through the nose that reverses the effects of an overdose, and all three survived. There has been one additional overdose in Eden Prairie this year, bringing the 2018 total to four. […]

FEATURED BLOGGER Eden Prairie Police Department Eden Prairie, Minnesota

He came into the house and immediately he could smell the stale odor of cigarettes. No one smoked in this house, the odor was stowed away invisibly on his dark blue uniform. He went directly to the basement, scuffed across the cold floor, and pulled the chrome beaded chain to turn on the incandescent bulb […]

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