I read an article over at PoliceOne.com where a mayor of a town in South Carolina made it policy that her officers not be allowed to pursue suspects – either by vehicle or on foot. Vehicle pursuits are a heated topic with many pros and cons to both sides of the argument on whether or not to [...]
There has been a flurry of activity on the political front in the last few days with the HST, Olympic funding, medical funding cuts and additional budget cuts, including cuts the RCMP are facing. The result is a number of new recruits will NOT be going through Depot. ———— I work the front lines. I see what happens [...]
One of the top stories on the news during the past week has been that of accused murderer Ryan Jenkins and his slain ex-wife. The story reached international status when Jenkins was thought to have crossed the border into Canada last week. Then, just an hour ago, the Surrey RCMP held a news conference saying [...]
Today marks the Opening Ceremonies for the 2009 World Police Fire Games, which will run from July 31st to August 9th. I went down to the new Vancouver Convention Center a couple of nights ago to register for my event and was greeted by a slew of volunteers, police officers and fire fighters from all over the world. At last [...]
There are those among us who would commit heinous acts against others. On April 8, 2009, eight year old Tori Stafford went missing after she left her school with a then unidentified woman. By the beginning of May, a woman and a man had been arrested and charged with the kidnapping and murder of the [...]
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