APB American Police Beat

If the title of this article makes you uncomfortable, we get it. Nobody likes an officer who asks why. It’s annoying, disruptive and usually takes a perfectly good plan off […]

When I was assigned to our department’s training academy more than 15 years ago, I felt like I had finally been invited into the room where the department’s best instructors […]

Editor’s note: This is Part 8 of a nine-part series reflecting on the September 11, 2001, terror attacks ahead of their 25th remembrance this year. Retired Port Authority Police Officer […]

Sit in enough command staff meetings about retention and the conversation follows a familiar pattern. Numbers are down, good officers are leaving and somewhere in the first 10 minutes someone […]

Mexican cartels, including the six designated as foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs), use adaptive organizational practices similar to legitimate companies. Much like organizations in any market economy, their leaders look for […]

If you are a patrol officer, deputy, corporal, FTO or first-line supervisor, you already know the job has changed. The public has changed. Technology has changed. Expectations have changed. The […]

From crowd control to parades and community events, seeing a mounted patrol out and about on urban streets is always a striking sight. However, not many city dwellers have the […]

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) is pleased to announce the winners of the Destination Zero National Officer Safety and Wellness Awards, which highlight agency-level achievements in the […]

Splash, a 2-year-old Asian small-clawed otter, is cute and full of personality, but he’s also an agile swimmer who can hold his breath for up to eight minutes and detect […]

On June 2, GOSAFE Technology, Inc., announced the delivery of a national public safety initiative focused on helping law enforcement agencies, public safety organizations and firearms professionals evaluate practical strategies […]

Law enforcement and other first responders remain the backbone of community safety, consistently stepping into unpredictable and often dangerous situations to protect lives and property. As communities expand and challenges […]

More than 13 years ago, the nation’s attention was glued to the unfolding events surrounding the bombings at the 117th Boston Marathon. A multi-agency manhunt led law enforcement personnel from […]

During the last week of July, the Blue Springs Police Department in Missouri put out a call on social media for assistance in identifying a boy who had been found […]

Since the days of the Gold Rush, ranching and farming have been key economic drivers in Lincoln, a city about 37 miles northeast of Sacramento, California. That heritage continues to […]

Last month, it appeared voters in Portland, Oregon, could decide in the November election whether the city’s police department would receive a funding boost for staffing through dollars originally designated […]

I put my name on the list. As the exam approached, I grew more nervous. Night after night, I studied department manuals, reviewed policies and questioned officers who had already […]

In the era when many families are discovering their roots through DNA testing, it’s affirming to hear how one extended family found each other across the Atlantic Ocean to remember […]

In late July, heavy summer rains drenched central Connecticut. While that’s usually a welcome relief from the heat, the wet weather hindered Vernon police officers’ search for an 8-year-old boy […]

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) on July 28 announced Officers Chris Sullivan, Nicolo DiStefano, Jason Jueckstock, Juan Valencia, Tanner Donnely, Jarrod Valdes, Erick Fuchs, Tyler Hernandez, Hugo […]

As a member of the Michigan State Police Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division, Lieutenant Michael de Castro doesn’t regularly drive patrol. After 31 years in law enforcement, however, he […]