Police Magazine Logo
MenuMENU
SearchSEARCH
Enter keywords to search across all content
Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieAugust 31, 2018

Telling the Stories of American Police Officers' Courage and Compassion

When the Fort Worth (TX) Police Department proactively invited their local media to a press conference to show the dash- and body-worn camera footage of a recent incident in which two officers rescued a suicidal woman who was standing precariously atop the safety barrier on a very high highway bridge — and allow their officers to answer questions and talk about their experiences on that day — I was very pleased indeed.

Read More →
Articlesby David GriffithAugust 30, 2018

Making Superheroes

Phoenix Crimes Against Children detective Sean Reavie created the charitable effort Superhero September to provide toys and apparel as well as other comforts for the children his detective unit is tasked with protecting.

Read More →
Newsby Staff WriterAugust 29, 2018

Video: California Deputies Rescue Baby Not Breathing at Traffic Stop

Milton put out a radio call for help and began trying to resuscitate the child, the spokeswoman said. Deputy Alissa Farrington arrived at the scene within seconds and transported Milton and the boy to Long Beach Memorial Medical Center.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Newsby Staff WriterAugust 28, 2018

Video: Texas Police Save Woman from Jumping off Freeway Overpass

Officers Trae Cierzan and Justin Henry of the Fort Worth Police Department answered a call of a possible suicidal person on a very high highway bridge, and the entire incident was captured in dramatic video.

Read More →
Newsby Staff WriterAugust 23, 2018

Arkansas Police Officers Receive Commendations for Heroism on Duty

The event—sponsored by Interested Citizens for Voter Registration and held at the Pine Bluff Country Club—highlighted the actions of numerous officers for acts of valor and heroism.

Read More →
Newsby Staff WriterAugust 16, 2018

Officer Who Saved Drowning Boy Shirks "Hero" Label, Praises God Instead

Over the past several days, Officer LaDean Byrd of the Petal (MS) Police Department "has been called a hero, a savior and everything in between," the department said in a Facebook post. But Byrd is steadfastly rejecting those labels. Instead, he praises God.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Newsby Staff WriterAugust 6, 2018

New York Officer Leaps from Overpass to Save Boy

When Officer Jessie Ferreira Cavallo saw the boy jump from the overpass, she slammed her car into park, grabbed her first aid kit, ran to the railing, and leaped after him.

Read More →
Newsby Staff WriterJuly 27, 2018

Off-Duty NYPD Officer Saves Woman and Her Dog from Fiery Car Crash

Officer James Talbert came upon the burning Toyota lying on its passenger side on the side of the road. He used a glass breaker device on his keychain to shatter the sunroof and free the disoriented woman and her Yorkshire Terrier.

Read More →
Newsby Staff WriterJuly 26, 2018

New Jersey Officer Saves Man from Being Struck by Oncoming Train

A New Jersey police officer is being credited with "saving the life of a man who was unaware that an oncoming train was about to hit him."

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Newsby Staff WriterJuly 25, 2018

Video: Helicopter Used in Daring Police Rescue Lands in Law Enforcement Museum

A U.S. Park Police helicopter used to save five people after a plane crashed into the freezing Potomac River in 1982 has been saved from the scrap heap and will be preserved in the National Law Enforcement Museum soon to open in Washington, D.C.

Read More →