Tag: Family

In July 2015, 40 wives of police officers around the country met together for the first annual Wives Behind the Badge Conference in West Virginia. It was a rich time ...

Having unsubstantiated fears and misunderstandings dispelled should be equally important.

I lost a friend Monday. My son, Dave, Jr. called me from upstate N.Y. yesterday morning to let me know that one of my old buds from the PD passed ...

Have you ever showed up to a domestic disturbance call on Thanksgiving Day to find a family in the midst of a food fight? If the answer is yes, you ...

Congratulations on your graduation from the Police Academy and on your aspirations for your chosen career.  It has been said that of all the occupations, a police officer is the ...

Field Training Officer (FTO) programs have been around for decades; the San Jose, Calif., model is probably the most recognizable. Ranging from 14-16 weeks, most FTO programs focus on recruits ...

Cappy was short for Captain, the nickname given to him after that horrible, straight-to-DVD movie starring Kurt Russell.

Police suicide is never easy to talk about, but with the two-year anniversary of the Hurricane Katrina-related suicides of New Orleans police Sergeant Paul Accardo and Officer Lawrence Celestine approaching, ...

When large-scale emergencies arise, natural or man-made, citizens rush home to their families. Police officers are expected to do the opposite and report to their job.

On Sept. 2, Illinois law enforcement personnel responded to an Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) request from Louisiana officials for assistance "as soon as possible." One hundred and fifty officers ...