Rural Law Enforcement
In the Rural Law Enforcement section you’ll find news reports and expert articles about what it means to be a police officer in rural America.
Policing looks different when the guy you arrested at the bar fight last Friday asks if you need help today
In rural areas where a beat can cover hundreds of square miles and backup is far away, a cop’s patrol rig is a shelter, shed and toolbox
Police1’s 2024 State of the Industry Survey reveals that rural officers face similar stressors to their urban peers but with fewer resources to combat them
Students can anonymously text police about violence, drugs, and other issues
A lot of sheriffs are now standing up and saying, ‘Follow the Constitution’, but their actual powers to defy federal law are limited
Police say the daughter took the gun from her father and escaped after he shot his wife
The 13-year-old was dropped off at a Wal-mart without her jacket, shoes, and glasses 2 days after disappearing
Police found a notefrom a family member, among the rats and rabbits, explaining they took the baby
In the case of Sandy Hook, social media technology compounded the scope — and the whopping number — of reporters’ errors in the lemming rush to ‘break’ a news story
Let ‘em call you Tackleberry if they like, because when the ___ hits the fan, you are The One they’ll look to for help!
Officer Jennifer Sebena of the Wauwatosa Police Department was killed in the line of duty, not because she was a police officer, but in spite of the fact that she was a police officer
The technology has come at a perfect time, as stalking cases are rising
Authorities assured the public that a serial killer was not on the loose; suspects in custody for months
One trooper was struck by gunfire but escaped serious injury because the shot struck his body armor
The remote town is 30 minutes from the nearest police station, so school board voted to let teachers bring guns to school
As you reflect on the past 12 months and plan for the upcoming year, ask yourself life’s most powerful question
Police have arrested a high school student for allegedly planning a mass shooting
Should at least one teacher on every floor of every school in America be armed, trained, qualified, and ready/willing to end a deadly threat in their school?
Woman was asked to leave for trying to buy too many iPhones
Suspect had armed himself with an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle and had several fully loaded magazines when he arrived at a Portland mall on Tuesday
The 5 attacks just over a year ago were an attempt to shame straying members
State police are launching a criminal investigation of a company after finding the explosive material was stored illegally
Users can see the date, time, location and description of cases with just the click of a mouse
Man believes actions haven’t been taken to protect college image
Officer said rural neighborhood didn’t matter, still public urination
Covers sheriff’s volunteers in 11 of state’s 15 counties, cites ‘a group of gentlemen with weapons out in the desert at night’
Some folks in Josephine County are taking matters into their own hands
Incident is just the latest place to enlist public shaming as a preventive measure
Criminals tearing up expensive equipment to retrieve copper, other metals; scrap values have increased in recent months
This is something to be given by the off-duty officer to an on-duty officer, not the other way around
Defense attorneys had acknowledged that Johnson fatally shot Wildlife Conservation Officer David Grove in November 2010
Suspect allegedly destroyed a line of squad cars with his dad’s tractor
