A Profession of Honor
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Cynthia Brown on being recognized by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund and receiving their “Distinguished Service Award.” Cynthia...
View ArticleFall Guys
Fall guys There aren’t many places that cops can speak out against injustice like we can in American Police Beat. You all have my profound thanks as a former police and corrections officer and longtime...
View ArticleWanting More or Less
Wanting more or less The article “Donning and doffing suit to proceed,” in the May issue, confirms my notion that some Americans can be pretty corrupt. These people always want a little bit more for a...
View ArticleTaking Exception
I would like to take exception to Jim Donahue’s article on fitness. As an instructor for our academy, I run into attitudes like Donahue’s all the time. The mere idea that running has nothing to do with...
View ArticleToy Gun
I’m a retired Detroit police officer who tried 15 years ago to have the Michigan Legislature force toy manufacturers to color all toy guns red, yellow, green, orange or neon colors, so there would be...
View ArticleYour Stats Stink!
I would like to point out that semi-automatic firearms have been around for a hundred years and military-looking semi-automatic rifles were still available during the 10 years of the “Assault Weapons”...
View ArticleSetting the Record Straight
During the past several weeks, numerous questions and articles have arisen in the media regarding the ability of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to share firearms trace data...
View ArticleStop the Outsourcing
Last time I looked, American police officers work in America. The majority of us are members of a U.S.-based police union or organization. We get paid with American dollars. When we equip our police...
View ArticleStand Against "Pension Reform"
Here in California, we all remember the time when public employee pension reformers only wanted to end the so-called “pension spiking” of high-ranking public safety executives. The headlines generated...
View ArticleEditorial Board Stirs the Pot For Its Own Profit
The New York Newsday editorial board has always been a strong advocate for bipartisan rather than partisan government, and cooperation rather than confrontation between labor and management. The recent...
View ArticleSecurity guards are taking our jobs
There is a move afoot to eliminate 249 police officers from the Federal Protective Service. The FPS used to be under the General Services Administration. The GSA collected fees from other government...
View ArticleAttention police officers who are U.S. veterans
The National Veterans Coalition is looking for 'a few good police officers' who are U.S.Veterans, to join a political veteran action group to fight back at the ballot box in 2008.
View ArticlePeace Officers Memorial Day
On Tuesday May 15, 2007 we celebrated National Peace Officers Memorial Day. Ceremonies across the country included the reading of 145 names of fallen officers lost in 2006
View ArticleBravery needs a just reward
There is a police officer with the City of Tampa who did something really heroic to protect me a little while back. For the longest time I couldn't remember a lot of details, but slowly my memories are...
View ArticleAward to Cynthia Brown well deserved
About five years ago I saw a publication for police officers. I was impressed with how the magazine was organized to make it reader friendly and decided to advertise my product in it.
View ArticleDoes anyone care about disabled police officers?
I'm an avid reader of American Police Beat and the wife of a police officer. I just read Ron Ouellette's piece, "Disabled officers forgotten" which I agree with completely. A few weeks ago, I went on...
View ArticleLegacy of accomplishment
I wanted APB readers around the country to know about a true law enforcement advocate who has served my community for over a decade - Bernard S. Giliberti. Giliberti was the founding president of the...
View ArticleListening works
Several years ago, I started wearing 5.11 Tactical pants, tactical shirts, holster shirts, socks, boots and jackets on and off duty. After contacting the company, I was invited to participate in some...
View ArticleDon't dial 90#
I received this e-mail from a newsletter for security professionals. I wanted to alert cops around the country about it. – Ted Hunt (LAPD-Ret.) I received a telephone call last evening from an...
View ArticleFLSA suit won
I recently was the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit against Big Horn County for violating FLSA regulations. I wanted you to know that American Police Beat played a big role in helping me put this suit...
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