Mich. Police Trade Cars for Cycles

Sgt. Chris Jahnke is one of seven Royal Oak (Mich.) PD officers involved in the department's fledgling bike patrol, established last summer. With the weather warming up, he hopes to spend about 16 hours a week in the saddle, cruising his town silently and swiftly on a specially-designed Trek police mountain bike.

Atlanta PD Test Drives Segway Scooter

Atlanta's finest unveiled a battalion of Segway Human Transporter vehicles Tuesday. The battery-powered, two-wheeled scooters can top out at 15 mph.

Chambers named First Female Police Chief for National Park Service

Chief Teresa Chambers, who has served as police chief for the Durham (N.C.) PD for almost four years, is leaving to become Chief of the U.S. Park Police for the National Park Service. Chambers becomes the first female head of the park police in its 210-year history.

Models and Missing Children

Police Service Dogs: The Unheralded Training Tool

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.

Police Productivity: A State of Mind, An Approach to the Job

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?"

Above and Beyond

As one of the first operators, I can say that driving a Volvo 240 DL as a cruiser present­ed a very unique experience, which in­cluded the looks of amazement and dis­belief from motorists.

Nations at War Within Windy City Limits

These Chicago-­based gangs follow strict dress codes and use body language as a nonverbal form of communication. A gang member can simply cross his arms to "announce" his gang affiliation.

Cops' Kind Gestures Win Civilian's Admiration

The Orlando PD is fortunate to have such a conscientious field training offi­cer, whose sincerity and attentiveness will go a long way to mold new recruits into officers who know what it means to serve the community. It's a small gesture with big returns.

Officer Michael P. Bauman, Evans (Colo.) PD