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The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund's 2013 Candlelight Vigil on Monday evening celebrated fallen officers. This year, 321 officers' names were added to the memorial from 2012 to as far back as 1814. Read our coverage of the vigil here.
Read More →Directed, written, and produced by former Police Sgt. Thomas Marchese, the documentary "Fallen" examines the statistics of U.S. police officers killed in the line of duty and the untold stories behind them, through the eyes of the partners, families, and communities left behind. The film is narrated by Michael Chiklis and hits theaters and video on demand (VOD) September 8th via Gravitas Ventures. This is the trailer. More Here.
Read More →The Denver Police Museum is remembering the Denver Police Department's first female officer killed in the line of duty. 24-year-old Officer Kathleen Garcia was shot and killed 37 years ago Wednesday. More Here.
Read More →Fairbanks, AK, police officer Sgt. Allen Brandt was shot several times while responding to a report of shots fired downtown early Sunday morning, according to Fairbanks police spokeswoman Yumi McCulloch. More Here.
Read More →Chief La'Ron Singletary said in a statement that he was honored to serve the city in upstate New York for 20 years and commended his staff. However, he said the protests and criticism of his handling of the investigation into the March 23 incident "are an attempt to destroy my character and integrity."
Read More →Oregon's largest city is a locus of anti-police sentiment and calls for de-policing, which makes it an extremely difficult place to wear a badge.
Read More →Sometimes a schoolyard scuffle is just a simple fight. Sometimes it’s a clear cry for help from a kid battling bigger demons at home. And sometimes it portends more serious violence from a disturbed, future-felon-in-the-making.
Read More →In an op-ed piece published by the Philadelphia Inquirer, George Ciccariello-Maher—a visiting scholar at the College of William and Mary and the author of "A World Without Police" which has yet to be released—says that police should be replaced by "family, friends, and neighbors."
Read More →A sergeant with the Waynesboro (GA) Police Department used CPR to revive an infant that had stopped breathing in the parking lot of a store in January has now had the opportunity to reunite with him.
Read More →A 27-year-old police officer was killed Thursday night while responding to a call in northwest suburban Bloomingdale, IL. Police Chief Frank Giammarese remembered Officer Raymond Murrell as a "shining star." More Here.
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