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An officer with the Vermillion (OH) Police Department made his final radio call Monday morning and in his prepared remarks "handed the family torch over to Unit 450," his son.
An NYPD deputy chief fatally shot himself while sitting in an unmarked patrol car Wednesday, just weeks before his scheduled mandatory retirement.
An officer with the Winslow (AZ) Police Department received a wonderful final reception from his three sons during his final 10-7 radio call on Friday.
Officers with the Jupiter (FL) Police Department are celebrating the successful career of one of its K-9s.
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.
Handlers and agencies should decide early on who will be taking on which costs and responsibilities for a dog retiring from law enforcement work.
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.
According to Laramie Live, 27-year-old Jacob Carlson is retiring to focus on his health and his family, saying, "Both my physical and mental health have steadily declined."
The officer with the Boston (MA) Police Department who was made instantly famous for his unbridled emotional response to a David Ortiz game-tying grand slam in the eighth inning of Game 2 of the American League Championship Series is scheduled to retire this month.
Ron McDonald passed the 50-year milestone in 2015, but has decided in 2018 that it's finally time to stop working.