APB American Police Beat

Every sports fan has watched a game where the same thing keeps going wrong. The defense cannot stop the run. The quarterback keeps getting pressured from the same side. The […]

On October 1, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) announced that members of the Atlanta, Georgia, Police Department’s Fugitive Unit and an FBI special agent were selected as […]

The scene is secure. The reports are complete. Nobody violated policy. The supervisor says the officers did good work. Yet one of them keeps replaying what happened long after everyone […]

The domestic call is over. Nobody went to jail. Nobody was seriously hurt. But the screaming, the child in the doorway and the party who kept baiting you are still […]

I used to sit facing the door. Every restaurant, every waiting room, every family dinner. I still do, some days. I scanned rooms without deciding to. Any noise at night […]

There’s a version of a police officer the public sees: steady, composed, in control. It’s the uniform, the posture, the voice on the radio that doesn’t shake. It’s the expectation […]

It’s not unusual for kids to attend band camps in the summer, but campers aren’t usually cops, too. For eight weeks this summer, officers from the University Circle Police Department […]

Remembering how important high school dances can be to teenagers, a squad from the Mesa Police Department in Arizona made sure this year’s homecoming was extra memorable for one student. […]

The National Law Enforcement Museum announced on September 23 that it has been selected as a recipient of the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ (IMLS) 2026 Museums for America […]

From city to city, police departments are battling street racing and takeovers that create dangerous scenarios for drivers, pedestrians and law enforcement. Last year, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety […]

I was rubbing my chest when he walked in because, just 20 minutes earlier, a medical assistant had plucked a grip of those sticky EKG pads from the geography surrounding […]

Research shows that alcohol actively impedes trauma recovery by altering brain chemistry and disrupting emotional processing. Rather than supporting healing, alcohol can create a vicious cycle that reinforces fear memories, […]

First responder risks Peace officers, along with other first responders who have sworn their lives to protect their fellow citizens, not only put their physical safety at risk because of […]

There is an enormous and often tragic toll extracted from the lives of first responders by the work they are called to do. Police officers, correctional officers, firefighters, dispatchers, EMTs […]

Mandatory training on the first day off in two weeks. New guidance from administration with no context. Staffing shortages the night before. When officers walk into a training session already […]

If you’ve experienced thoughts of suicide as a police officer, you are not alone. Recent research estimates that 21% of officers — roughly one in five — report suicidal thoughts […]

Let me ask you a question. Have you ever shown up to work and thought, “I just don’t feel like putting my vest on today?” Probably not. Not because you […]

A patrol officer clears a fatal crash involving a teenager. Notifications have been made, the investigation is complete and the report is underway. Thirty minutes later, the same officer is […]

The numbers have long been whispered in roll calls and locker rooms, but recent years have forced them into the open. Law enforcement professionals die by suicide at a rate […]

A new chief rarely has a complete understanding of the organization on the first day in command. Even with careful preparation, research and extensive input from others, the full weight […]