Retirement Planning & Resources
With over 500 published articles on Police1, retired officer Dan Marcou’s voice continues to guide and inspire the law enforcement community
A career in law enforcement is a training ground for the rest of your life
Learn how one officer rediscovered her identity and found a new purpose after an injury forced her into early retirement in her 30s
The proposed legislation is being touted as one way to address hundreds of vacancies in the police department
How an age-old challenge and a new generation are chipping away at defined-benefit pensions
The law lowers the retirement age from 60 to 55 for certain law enforcement officers
Police said it was clear that K-9 Haso did not die of dehydration or exposure
Cops often let the job define them, but establishing an identity outside policing is essential for planning for law enforcement retirement
A Florida police sergeant poses with fellow officers on his final shift
The new unit will help get closure for victims’ families and take some of the workload off other investigators, police said
An FBI agent returned fire, killing the suspect
Chief Rodney Bryant joined the department in 1988 and has led the agency since 2020
Officers can use the network to improve their professional development and search for career opportunities – both during their policing career and post-retirement
Chief Carmen Best, who resigned from the Seattle PD in 2020 after a series of budget cuts, will head the global security risk operations team
While the reasons for leaving vary, experts warn that the large number of senior staff members departing has broader implications
The bipartisan bill aims to update existing legislation to make it easier for retirees to access benefits
Girmala, long considered a trailblazer for women in policing, is the only woman in LAPD history to have held all three assistant chief positions
Nine of the top 10 officers are eligible to retire as of July 1
“New Yorkers, including current and retired police officers, stand in solidarity with Ukraine,” the city’s comptroller said
Marc Coopwood, a 27-year law enforcement veteran, is committed to keeping the public sector safe, stable and secure in a different way than he did as an assistant chief of police
“I have an oxygen tank with me 24/7 and I need assistance with everything,” said Lt. Yvan Pierre Louis
Proponents say that stable benefits are needed to recruit new police and firefighters
Police historian Zane Ziegler found the badge while at the National Police Collectors Show
Dermot Shea, 52, was expected to step down as Mayor-elect Eric Adams chooses his own police commissioner
Urged to join the NYPD by his father, he has worked as an officer in every borough during his 30-year career
Lt. John White, 97, is the last living member of “The Original Nine,” Georgia’s first sworn Black officers
Born four days apart, Fire Chief Jeff Blanchard and Police Chief Walter Sweeney have been friends since middle school
Lt. Arthur Fremer and Lt. Christine Fremer served for 31 and 32 years, respectively
The retired trooper may have been trying to stop the gunman, who also killed a woman in the incident, authorities said
Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese came face to face with the bombers in a gunfight in 2013
Some suspect that Chief James Craig will seek political office, but Craig says he hasn’t made a decision. “I’m not ruling it out,” he said
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