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Training

Retired Portland Officers Show Little Interest in Returning

The Portland Police Bureau’s attempt to bring officers back amid record-low staffing levels is reportedly receiving a lackluster response.

January 27, 2022

Patrol

Retired CA Officer Killed Guarding News Crew at Smash and Grab Robbery

Kevin Nishita,  who retired in 2018 after serving with the Hayward, San Jose, and Colma police department, was shot in the abdomen during an attempted robbery of KRON-TV’s camera equipment near downtown Oakland, police said.

November 29, 2021

Patrol

Live Long and Prosper: Planning for Retirement from Policing

Regardless of where you are in your law enforcement career, there's no better time than the present to give at least a little bit of thought to the future—a future following your time in policing.

September 24, 2021

Investigations

Body of Retired CA Detective Found in Her Freezer

Police went to the home and spoke with the woman's 64-year-old daughter who also lives there. The conversation reportedly made police suspicious due to inconsistencies in what she told officers.

September 21, 2021

Patrol

Retiring Officer: "I Am Leaving Colorado For Less Communism"

“I am leaving Colorado for palm trees and less communism,” wrote Daniel Bertelson, who spent 16 years with the Aurora Police Department.

May 25, 2021

Patrol

Retired Connecticut Trooper Killed by Punch in Las Vegas

Thomas Driscoll, 57, of Chicopee, Mass., was walking on a pedestrian bridge between the Cromwell Hotel & Casino and Bally's around 4:30 a.m. when he and a woman companion walked past a group of men. One of the men made a comment about the two, then ran toward the pair and down a set of stairs as they rode an escalator down from the bridge.

March 4, 2021

Command

Lieutenant Explains Why She Left Minneapolis PD

While our leadership held us back and we remained unsupported by our state, our city and our police administration, our neighborhoods burned. We felt helpless. And to add insult to injury, they gave up our home [station], and called it "just bricks and mortar."

February 5, 2021

Weapons

NRA Supports Retired Federal Officers in LEOSA Lawsuit Against New Jersey

LEOSA allows current and retired qualified officers with identification issued by their agency to carry a concealed firearm nationwide, regardless of state law. The plaintiffs here meet those qualifications. Yet the state of New Jersey, in violation of federal law, is still requiring them to get state-issued concealed carry licenses.

September 8, 2020

Patrol

Widow of Retired Officer Speaks at Republican National Convention

Ann Dorn—whose husband was David Dorn—used the time before the audience to support President Donald Trump's call to use federal officers to fight crime in cities.

August 28, 2020

Patrol

Retired California Officer Running Again for City Council

Jack Berry believes that he must return to office to address matters he feel need the attention of someone who has law enforcement experience.

August 18, 2020

Patrol

Retired Virginia Officer Killed in Wisconsin "Hate Crime"

Phillip A. Thiessen, 55, was riding his motorcycle in Fond du Lac County when investigators say a man intentionally swerved his truck into the motorcycle because he believed all Harley riders to be "white racists."

July 9, 2020

Special Units

WI Community Raises $18K to Buy K9 Partner for Retired Officer Handler

Pushback from the village's residents was immediate. Petitions started floating around online to keep the pair together -- and a GoFundMe account was created to raise money to hep Patla purchase the dog.

July 8, 2020