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Inside the Badge by Dean ScovilleDecember 20, 2012

A Whole Village to Raise…Only One Madman To Destroy

I often wondered if the school would begrudge my occasionally sitting in some unoccupied office as I wrote for POLICE. And I had every reason to suspect that other officers would be willing to stop by the school and lend an unsubsidized vigil.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 16, 2012

Conn. School Shooter's Uncle a N.H. Sheriff's Deputy

The uncle of the 20-year-old who killed 26 people in a shooting rampage Friday morning at a Connecticut elementary school said the family expresses "our heartfelt sorrow" to the victims' families and community of Newtown.

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Inside the Badge by Dean ScovilleDecember 6, 2012

What Will You Regret?

There are things that I have wondered about such as those occasions when I found myself second-guessing a last second decision not to stop a car near the end of my shift: What might I have missed out on? Invariably, there is no answer to this question.

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Inside the Badge by Dean ScovilleNovember 16, 2012

Dreams, Schemes, and Other Interesting Things

Recently, I had a dream in which I was once again working patrol. But rather than writing or dictating our reports, we were drawing them.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 4, 2012

Retired NY Cop Says Officer Was 'Aggressor' In Shooting

A retired policeman says he shot at another officer in 2010 because he believed the officer was "the aggressor" in the shooting that killed a college football player from Massachusetts.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 11, 2012

Ky. Man Accused of Killing Lawman Had Mean Streak

Charles Hammer, 81, is accused of killing the former police chief and sheriff, who arrested him in 2002 on charges of harassment, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 30, 2012

Retired Police Chief Gunned Down In Revenge Killing

A retired Kentucky police chief was fatally shot Tuesday in what friends called a revenge killing. Herbert Proffitt had arrested his accused killer several times over his 40-year law enforcement career.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 2, 2012

Video: 'World's Wildest Police Videos' Returns

New episodes of the police reality series "World's Wildest Police Videos" will begin airing on Spike TV on May 7 as it returns to prime time for the first time in more than a decade.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 18, 2012

Video: Retired NYPD Lt. Stops Pharmacy Robber

A retired NYPD lieutenant fatally shot a Bloods gang member who attempted to rob a Harlem pharmacy with two accomplices, who are still being sought by police.

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Inside the Badge by Dean ScovilleApril 12, 2012

Put It in Writing

Your written product is often the single most tangible evidence of the work that you do, and if your readership falls off, it will result in unfiled cases, lackluster evaluations, and a generally all-around crappy reputation among your co-workers.

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