You Cannot Pour from an Empty COP
As a cop, I live for my days off. And when I finally get to my first off day—the day that I had planned to take on the world, Walmart, the gym, and that moldy stuff in the back of...
Read moreJonathan Hickory is an active duty Master Police Officer in Virginia and the author of the award-winning book, Break Every Chain. In his 16 plus years of police experience, Jonathan mentors and instructs other officers in police driving methods and has also served as a Field Training Officer. Jonathan spent seven years investigating the reconstruction of fatal vehicle crashes and three years as a motorcycle officer. Jonathan proudly serves as a member of the Police Department’s Peer Support Team providing Critical Incident Stress Management to fellow officers. Jonathan developed and teaches a DCJS approved Resilience and Suicide Prevention class at the police academy. He also leads a Life Safety team with The Point Church in Charlottesville and recently trained to become a Chaplain. Jonathan has been married to his wife Stacy for over 15 years and has two beloved children.
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