Experiencing the candlelight vigil during Police Week is a powerful experience. Counting the cost of lives maimed, murdered, and marooned is the least we can do. We honor the wounded and remember the lost. It is a time to heal,...

“The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world,” said American poet, William Ross Wallace. And at times that hand carries a badge or is married to one. In either case, moms connected to the shield...

In a case of "damned if you do, damned if you don't," I was bothered when reporting on the termination of Officer Charles Starks of the Little Rock Police Department this week. (He has 10 days to appeal his firing.)...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Police in Little Rock, Arkansas, on Monday fired a white officer who killed a black motorist by shooting at least 15 times through the windshield as the car was moving. Officer Charles Starks has 10 business days...

The bond connecting peace officers is our common fight to take on adversaries of the badge and everything they represent. It is a shield which forges through carnage to secure safety for citizens. As we combat those who harm others...

A cop returned fire after being shot in the face during an undercover operation. Thirty-five years later his son was involved in a deadly shooting on the same calendar day. What are the odds of a father and son being...

Have you stopped a driver for failing to obey a traffic sign to simply hear in defense, “But officer, I’ve lived here for 10 years and never noticed it, I swear!”? The statement could be deceptive or legitimate. Yet before...

The late news commentator Paul Harvey eloquently honored the law enforcement profession many years ago as he narrated his inspiring words titled, “What Are Policemen Made of?” At the time Harvey said, “Don’t credit me with the mongrel prose: it has...

After retiring from law enforcement, I planned to breed and train German shepherds. I love police K9s and all they offer the profession, so I desired to remain connected through this part-time hobby. But God had other plans! As I...

I am grateful for the wonderful professionals who have chosen a career in law enforcement. Ours is one of the most difficult professions made more complicated by a changing culture that expects perfection from imperfect people working in high stress...