April 2023 to December 2023 Senior Investigator Nicholas Georgeadis Lieutenant Richard Weber Captain William J. Gawron, Sr. Police Officer Are’anah M. Preston Deputy Sheriff Kaitie Leising Police Officer Robert Shisler Detective Jacob Arthur Beu Port Police Officer Kimberly Sickafoose Sergeant Joshua Lee Clouse Deputy Sheriff Brett Harris Sergeant Michael Kunovich Deputy Sheriff Caleb Conley Deputy …
As a retired police officer, I volunteer for a local organization that supports first responders and provides resources during critical incidents across five counties with a total population of about 570,000. Officer-involved critical incidents have seen an alarming increase since August 2023, prompting widespread concern. One factor contributing to the rise in officer-involved shootings is …
Is the nation’s capital descending into a crime-ridden dystopia? Washington, D.C., now finds itself in the middle of a teenage crime wave, with adolescents engaging in serious crimes such as murder, robbery, and carjackings — all while public officials swat away public concerns. As The Washington Free Beacon notes, more than 63 percent of car …
by Mike Wissink “I feel like we need some space to breathe. Everything is coming at us, and it feels like it is closing in. I just want to be able to turn my brain off.” I cannot tell you how many times my family and I had this conversation over the last three-and-a-half years. …
by Bob Adelmann The third self-defense death in as many months finally has awakened some New York City Democrats from their slumber. City Councilwoman Kamillah Hanks, a black Democrat from Staten Island, said, “Failure to enforce and mitigate shoplifting as a crime only leads to it becoming a more pervasive problem.” Truer words were never …
by Courtney Levin It’s no secret that working in law enforcement has become increasingly difficult in the last several years. Between the stress of the pandemic and the public’s growing distrust of police officers, people aren’t exactly lining up to join their local police department. Unfortunately, officers have had it tough for decades. It’s stressful …
by Peter Rykowski The United Nations has published a report accusing local law enforcement in the United States of “systemic racism,” and recommending multiple radical and unconstitutional measures in response. On September 26, the International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in the Context of Law Enforcement, a subsidiary of the Office …
by Selwyn Duke Interesting fact: Under the Mexican constitution, a naturalized citizen may never, ever be a police officer, even if he’s lived and paid taxes in the nation for decades. Yet under a new law passed by the Illinois General Assembly, a Mexican — or any other foreigner — could enter the United States …
by Kris Hauser Our law-enforcement officers are often taken for granted — or worse, demonized. Yet, every day they wake up, get dressed, eat, say goodbye to their loved ones, and go out into the world to protect and serve their communities. They lay their life on the line for us. They have a job …
by R. Cort Kirkwood Federal prosecutors in Massachusetts have charged three Asian men in connection with running a network of brothels in the Bay State and eastern Virginia. Operating since July 2020, the men used two websites to solicit clients under the guise of offering nude Asian models for professional photography sessions. The charges, filed …