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Video: Massachusetts Officer Retires with Emotional Final Radio Call
For 41 years, Officer Steve Zecco of the Leicester Police Department served his community. On Friday he entered into retirement with an emotional final radio call.
April 15, 2019
Mass Retiree
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(Video) Reducing the Mental Health Stigma Among Officers
Melissa Swailes discusses the mental health resources that are available to law enforcement officers through Blue H.E.L.P, a non-profit organization.
March 29, 2019
Melissa Swailes discusses with POLICE Contributing Web Editor Doug Wyllie the resources that are available to officers through Blue H.E.L.P.
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(Video) Police Suicide: Widow of Officer Discusses Day of His Death
Melissa Swailes—whose husband, Officer David Swailes of the LAPD, died by suicide in February 2016—discusses the day of David's death.
March 22, 2019
Melissa Swailes talks about her husband's PTSD, the circumstances of his death, and some of the events that led up to his dying by suicide.
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Video: MD Trooper Candidate with Cerebral Palsy Graduates to Become Third Generation of Officer in Family
Derek Harper will become a third-generation state trooper as his father Sgt. David Harper will be waiting for him at the end of the stage to pin a gold badge on his uniform. His father is a 28-year veteran of the state police.
March 21, 2019
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Fallen SC Officer's Son Gets Tattoo to Honor Father
Rashad got his father's likeness tattoed on his upper arm. It shows his father in his dress uniform.
March 21, 2019
Rashad Carraway honored his fallen father, Florence, SC, police Sgt. Terrence Carraway, with a tribute in ink. Sgt. Carraway was killed last October when he came to the aid of Florence County Sheriff's deputies who were ambushed while serving a warrant. (Photo: Rashad Carraway)
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Arizona Deputy Writes Lullaby for ADHD Son—Releases Music to Public
A Maricopa County, AZ, Sheriff's deputy has written a series of lullabies specifically to help children with ADHD fall asleep.
February 21, 2019
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Video: Retiring Tennessee Officer Makes Final Radio Call to Dispatcher Daughter
After 25 years of service with the Chattanooga Police Department, Officer Austin Garrett signed off for the final time on Friday. Austin's daughter, Haley, was the Hamilton County 911 Emergency Communications District Dispatcher on the other end of that emotional call.
February 11, 2019
His daughter, Haley, was the dispatcher on the other end of the line as Chattanooga Officer Austin Garrett signed off for the final time.
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University Awards Georgia Communications Officer Scholarship
Columbia Southern University recently awarded Georgia resident Joanne Southerland the "Hero Behind the Hero Scholarship."
February 8, 2019
Through her Hero Behind the Hero Scholarship, Joanne Southerland will now be able to complete her bachelor's degree in criminal justice administration at Columbia Southern University (CSU).
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Massachusetts Officer Arrested for Off-Duty Shooting that Injured Wife
An officer with the Boston Police Department has been arrested following an incident on Christmas Eve in which his firearm discharged, wounding his wife.
December 27, 2018
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Daughter of Slain Pennsylvania Trooper Takes U.S. Army Oath of Service
The 22-year-old daughter of a Pennsylvania state trooper who was killed in the line of duty nearly a decade ago is following in her father's footsteps, taking the U.S. Army Oath of Service beside her father's grave over the weekend.
December 4, 2018
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Husband of Slain Nebraska Officer Donates Horse to Department's Mounted Unit
Hector Orozco—the husband of slain Omaha Police Officer Kerrie Orozco—has donated the family's horse to the Omaha Police Department's Mounted Patrol Unit.
November 30, 2018
Hector Orozco—the husband of slain Omaha Police Officer Kerrie Orozco—has donated the family's horse to the Omaha Police Department's Mounted Patrol Unit. Image courtesy of Omaha PD / Facebook.
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Hawaii Officer's Wife, 9-Month-Old Daughter Perish in Tragic Fire
Neighbors heard a "loud boom" and saw a large plume of smoke at the time of the fire, according to reports.
October 19, 2018
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