“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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Over the course of my law enforcement career, I’ve witnessed countless acts of bravery. I’ve watched cops dive through windows and rappel...

Like most students who attend the FBI National Academy, I had the opportunity to spend a day at the Holocaust Museum. The National...

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...

This article was featured in the Daily Post Athenian newspaper. It’s said that Ben Franklin was once asked what type of government the...

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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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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Featured in American Police Beat Magazine Hero flicks give us stability. They make us feel like there are still simple truths out there....

"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...

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...

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...

*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...

This article was featured in American Police Beat Magazine. Timesheet day. It’s a dreaded event for supervisors and human resource...

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...

Featured in American Police Beat Magazine I was recently making my way through several bins in my basement. These particular bins...

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...