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As we stared at the sea of vehicles, the hair stood up on my arms and the back of my neck. Memories of the previous three weeks were replaced by a sense of pride, duty and honor. I wanted more than anything to be a part of what I saw, to belong among the people who were gathered to pay respect to a fallen officer.
Read More →Hispanic gangs are among the fastest growing gangs in the country today. Many of the Hispanic gangs that form today across the country claim Sureno or "Sureiio13" allegiance. Why the proliferation? Where did the Sureno gangs originate?
Read More →POLICE Magazine is finalizing our annual Buyer's Guide (this year our 13th issue!) and we want to ensure we have all the correct information on your company so your buyers can reach you. This data will be used in our print as online buyer's guides.
Read More →With an area of 375 square miles, the county, located southeast of the central park of Minnesota, is 25 miles southwest of Minneapolis, making it part of the seven-county metropolitan area. Though Scott County's population is 77,924, the racetrack, casino and the Renaissance Festival alone account for more than 5.3 million annual visitors.
Read More →The Columbine High School incident last spring seared itself into the American consciousness and while everyone has probably grown tired of hearing about it, the fact remains that mass incidents of violence have continued both on and off campus since then.
Read More →Police officers, like athletes, must perform in the "public eye" under tremendous stress and pressure. The self-proclaimed experts then scrutinize the decisions made, or not made. They sit back in their armchairs, not having to make split-second decisions. Many have never played the game, yet they are quick to criticize.
Read More →How many times in your career have you uttered the words, "It's dead out," or "There's nothin' goin' on," or any of a million similar phrases that basically say, "I'm bored?"
Read More →Police officers are asked to make split-second life-or-death decisions. We have to decide in a blink of an eye if we are going to shoot. Then over the next several years everyone will dissect, analyze and scrutinize our actions.
Read More →The extraction of unruly or even dangerous criminals from crowded, commercial airliners is not an everyday occurrence for an airport officer, although it happens all too frequently.
Read More →Having trained thousands of law enforcement officers in the proper response to and resolution of critical incidents, we watched the Columbine tragedy as courageous tactical officers executed a hurried but effective plan to safely "clear the school."
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