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Joanna Putman

Associate Editor

Joanna Putman is an Associate Editor and newswriter at Police1, where she has been covering law enforcement topics since August 2023. Based in Orlando, Florida, Joanna holds a journalism degree from the University of Florida and spent two years working in nonprofit local newsrooms, gaining experience in community-focused reporting. Married to a law enforcement officer, she brings a personal perspective to their work, highlighting the challenges and triumphs of those who serve and protect. Have a news tip? Email her at jkeen@lexipol.com.

LATEST ARTICLES
Bobby Swartz
Legal
‘Failure of the system’: Family of ambushed officer slams dismissal of suspected killer’s charges
Charges were dismissed against Benjamin Plank, accused of ambushing and murdering Oklahoma County Deputy Bobby Swartz in 2022, due to mental incompetence
October 17, 2025 12:21 PM
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Joanna Putman
Police Lights
Officer Down
Miss. deputy killed in collision with horse while driving home from shift
Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputy Joshua Brashears died following an early-morning crash involving horses on the roadway
October 17, 2025 11:24 AM
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Federal law enforcement
ICE arrests Ill. officer accused of living in the U.S. illegally for 10 years
DHS pointed blame at the Hanover Park Police Department for hiring Radule Bojovic, accused of overstaying his visa; the agency said that Bojovic held federal work authorization
October 17, 2025 10:06 AM
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Officer-Involved Shootings
BWC: Hammer-wielding man approaches N.M. officer in Chili’s parking lot before fatal OIS
The man ignored the Las Cruces officer’s instructions as he closed a distance of about 60 feet before the officer fired shots
October 16, 2025 01:40 PM
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Arrests and Sentencing
SCOTUS declines to hear N.C. cop-killer’s Eighth Amendment case
Kevin Golphin is serving life in the murders of State Trooper Ed Lowry and Corporal David Hathcock; he has tried to argue that his sentencing at age 17 violated the Eighth Amendment
October 16, 2025 12:24 PM
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Arrests and Sentencing
Texas nurse fired after telling officers ‘I’ll let you die’ if they were treated at her hospital
The nurse, who was arrested for a DWI, also told the officer he couldn’t “speak straight” because he had “an accent from another country” and “hadn’t been picked up by ICE yet”
October 16, 2025 11:22 AM
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Pursuit
Ala. officer, son of ‘Dog the Bounty Hunter’ reinstated after appealing termination
Priceville Officer Garry Chapman was terminated after a vehicle pursuit that resulted in the death of a passenger in an uninvolved vehicle
October 15, 2025 11:12 AM
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Joanna Putman
US Immigration Facilities Security
Federal law enforcement
DHS: Cartels offering up to $50K bounties to harm or kill ICE, CBP officers
Cartels have issued bounties ranging from $2,000 to dox and surveil ICE and CBP officers to $50,000 for assassinating government officials, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said
October 15, 2025 10:50 AM
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Police Recruitment
How Cincinnati PD recruits future officers through paid internships for college students
Participants in the program serve as paid interns as they rotate through multiple specialized teams until they are old enough to join the police academy
October 14, 2025 01:12 PM
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Joanna Putman
Pennsylvania Daily Life
Police Recruitment
‘It’s been my life dream’: 50-year-old recruit joins Pa. PD after career in military, public service
“I look at your badge as it isn’t yours to keep,” said Army veteran Chris Feder, Temple University’s newest police recruit. “It’s on loan from the community you serve.”
October 14, 2025 12:52 PM
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