Command Staff - Chiefs / Sheriffs
The Command Staff - Chiefs / Sheriffs topic gives police leadership news and information to help them lead their troops. This topic also gives the patrol officer an avenue to prepare themselves for a rise through the ranks.
Although teamwork is a natural element of publicsafety, it’s easy for leaders to become complacent and fail to pay sufficient attention to team dynamics
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Gordon Graham on facilitating the sharing of knowledge by and between police departments
Mingo County Sheriff Eugene Crum was shot and killed; the suspect was also shot and is in custody
Colorado has gone further than any state outside the Northeast in passing new gun laws
The majority of law enforcement agree that weaponizing the unmanned drones is a bad idea
Some officers have come forward saying that there are certain numbers they have to meet, while others reject the claim
He is in custody and awaiting arraignment on charges including terroristic threats, witness intimidation and obstructing an investigation
His foot was run over before he was knocked to the pavement and the vehicle took off
Simpson County Sheriff Kenneth Lewis tells media Rep. Jessica Upshaw appeared to have shot herself in the head Sunday
Former city police Chief Nate Harper will plead guilty to charges that he conspired to steal city police funds deposited into unauthorized police credit union account
Sheriff Sam Parker’s attorney says the sheriff got tripped up by confusing regulations but did nothing criminal
The chief has released surveillance video of the two vehicles hoping that someone will identify the suspects, who threatened to run him down
Police Chief Randy Boykin, 50, was hit while directing morning traffic in front of a school
He told sources on Tuesday the uproar over an old joke is ‘absurd’
A male called 911, claiming there was a shooter with an AK-47 and multiple victims, but would not give his number
The man was detained for 3 days when he arrived at the police station to clear the confusion up
The city has seen a string of officer-involved shootings — 18 of them fatal — since 2010. The department also has been plagued by a number of high-profile cases alleging excessive force
From line officers to chiefs and sheriffs, cops are making their opinions known on issues related to the Second Amendment, gun control, and violence in the United States
William Bratton is being counted on to help the city’s undermanned police force beat back a surge in violent crime
The warrant offers no details about what is the target of the investigation, and it makes no allegations of wrongdoing by anyone
Panetta stated that military officials ‘looked the other way’ rather than punish a troubled soldier who became a killer
He states that only in life-threatening situations should police be typing while driving
“I do love my children, and I could only imagine what it would be like if that would have been my child. That’s why I tried to do everything possible I could to make sure we had a safe return”
People will follow you not because of your rank or position — they will follow you because you will have become the creek, and the creek knows where it is going
If you want to be a good police leader, you may consider some suggestions about what your average line officer — the cops at the heart of the outfit — think you should do
U.S. Rep. John Lewis was brought to tears by the apology for the lack of action during the 1961 attack
Chief John McGuire has been on paid medical leave since July 2012, the result of an on-duty injury sustained in a motor vehicle acciden
Santa Cruz police detectives spent about 20 minutes interviewing Jeremy Goulet before he ambushed them, shooting and killing them before they could call for help
The senator’s question set off a testy exchange with the police chief on a proposed assault weapons ban
The decision to reopen Christopher Dorner’s case is unprecedented and “has left many of our members in absolute limbo”
The sheriff has formed a special squad to track fugitives, despite a similar group that was eliminated for budget reasons
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