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WHY HONOR MATTERS
“To Serve and Protect” “On my honor, I will never betray my badge, my character or the public trust.” Oaths, mission statements and core...
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Apr 30, 20225 min read
Crime Problems are Community Problems
Law Enforcement in the 2020s is the ultimate “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” endeavor. When crime is down, folks enjoy their...
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Apr 30, 20225 min read
No Comment? : How to Deal with the 4th Estate
Over the course of my law enforcement career, I’ve witnessed countless acts of bravery. I’ve watched cops dive through windows and rappel...
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Mar 21, 20228 min read
Just Pick a Side?
Like most students who attend the FBI National Academy, I had the opportunity to spend a day at the Holocaust Museum. The National...
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Mar 21, 20226 min read
What Lebron Told Us
In case you live under a rock or (like me) simply deplore social media drama… there was recently an incident with a tweet by NBA...
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Feb 2, 20225 min read
A Republic... if WE can keep it
This article was featured in the Daily Post Athenian newspaper. It’s said that Ben Franklin was once asked what type of government the...
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Dec 30, 20217 min read
Local Government Corruption: What it looks like and how to stop it
This article was featured in the December 2021 Issue of American Police Beat Magazine “You’re at your new neighbors’ house. They’ve...
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Dec 21, 20218 min read
False Unity and Philosophical Catfishing
This article was featured in the Daily Post Athenian Newspaper. We’re fast approaching another election season. The oft repeated calls...
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Dec 2, 20216 min read
WHY TRUTH MATTERS
What is truth, and does it even still matter? Truth is a statement of reality, a reflection of things as they actually exist. But it...
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Nov 26, 20216 min read
Can Community Policing Save Us?
In 2014, a police shooting of a young man in Ferguson, MO was followed by protests and unrest across the country. As time passed,...
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Sep 18, 20216 min read
Why We Need Mentors
Featured in the September 2021 issue of American Police Beat Magazine. Larry Wallace was the first person I met when I moved to town. I...
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Jul 30, 20214 min read
Superheroes, Symbols and the Real World
Featured in American Police Beat Magazine Hero flicks give us stability. They make us feel like there are still simple truths out there....
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Jul 4, 20214 min read
Apathy: The Enemy of Freedom
"We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor." That's some deep stuff. The men who made this pledge...
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Jul 1, 20214 min read
Changing People's Worlds
FEATURED IN AMERICAN POLICE BEAT MAGAZINE. I used to love being a cop. There was a time when I couldn’t imagine doing anything else. When...
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Jun 22, 20214 min read
Alike After All?
My father and I haven’t always seen eye to eye. I’m hardly the proverbial “chip off the old block.” This was never more evident than when...
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May 30, 20214 min read
Honor and Courage
*This article was featured in the Daily Post Athenian Newspaper* "I hope that if I do go, that I went with honor and courage. I hope...
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May 9, 20215 min read
The FLSA Public Safety Exemption Needs to Go
This article was featured in American Police Beat Magazine. Timesheet day. It’s a dreaded event for supervisors and human resource...
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Apr 15, 20215 min read
Lessons from a Dog's Life
I recently, for the first time, had to put down a pet. The Duke was a hulking black Lab who’d been with me through thick and thin. I met...
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Apr 2, 20215 min read
Reform and Staffing
Featured in American Police Beat Magazine I was recently making my way through several bins in my basement. These particular bins...
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Mar 4, 20217 min read
Harder Than it Looks! Improving Understanding Amongst the Ranks
I’d been a chief for a few years and was catching up with a former coworker back home. During the time since I’d moved away, I’d been...
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