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.
Exposing the startling lack of consistency in police policies and standards across different states, from training requirements to pay scales
Join a veteran police officer, who not only shares his own stories but weaves in the captivating stories of his father, a former K9 handler
Small-town police departments turn to grant funds to address the challenges of limited resources, personnel shortages and technology gaps
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
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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
The cow charged at a man, who was taken to the hospital, from under a tree
Rod Lazenby was a municipal officer who enforced bylaws
A Weber County Sheriff’s deputy found himself face to face with the moose whose antlers were wrapped up in a backyard swing
Authorities said the suspect used a large farm tractor like a monster truck and drove over seven police vehicles
Officers spent several hours lifting up the fawn, then released it into the woods
Police say 34-year-old Roger Pion, angry about his arrest last month, destroyed more than half the department’s fleet