MS Officer Wounded in Rifle Ambush, Suspect in Custody

Officer Alan Mayes was wounded in the attack. He was rushed to the University of Mississippi Medical Center for surgery, according to Jackson Police Department Chief James Davis. Mayes is reportedly in stable condition.

Freelancing for Fugitives

If you think bounty hunters are mythical characters of the Wild West or figments of the imaginations of Hollywood scriptwriters, you'd better think again. The bounty hunter is alive and well in contemporary America.  The average fee for bringing in a bad guy runs between $400 and $600. Some par­ticularly high-profile cases can net $10,000 to $87,000 for an arrest.

Point of Law: First Amendment Audits and The Law

Every law enforcement officer needs to know what the courts have said about the public’s right to video you performing your duties.

Video: A Book Review, Dumbass Video, and Two Rants

Today's cops must deal with jackasses baiting them into taking reasonable actions and old-guard officers bent on telling them how much harder it was in earlier times.

Searching for an East L.A. Gang Fugitive

Smiley Saenz is no soldier for his barrio. He has brought no glory to his gang, only shame. His brutal murders were cowardly acts of wild uncontrolled violence and his victims are as likely to be women, children, or random citizens as they are gang rivals.

Bernard Kerik

Sheriff Clarke Blames President for "War on Police"

“I am too pissed off tonight to be diplomatic with what’s going on and I’m not going to stick my head in the sand about it,” Clarke said. “I said last December war had been declared on the American police officer led by some high profile people, one coming out of the White House...” More Here.

Murder Ink

One afternoon about five years ago, I was summoned from my desk at the detective division of a major Southern California urban sheriff's department and asked to meet one of the staff drill instructors at our academy gymnasium.

AG Holder Tells Ohio Agency To Lower Passing Test Score

The city of Dayton, Ohio, has agreed to a lower passing score for the police recruit exam, after the U.S. Department of Justice rejected its test because not enough blacks passed.