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.
When it comes to managing the violence visited on rural officers, we have to refuse to accept the way things have always been done
While everyone is acutely aware of the risks necessitating court security and the liability implications of security failures, actual progress toward security remains highly variable
I don’t think I have ever met anyone else so internally motivated by the call to serve others
Ranger Nick Hall was helping to prepare the climbers to be taken from the 14,411-foot Washington state peak when he fell shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday
Alderman Mark Payne, who made the motion to donate the patrol cars, said he thought it was the right thing to do for the two financially strapped towns
After Ronald Lee Boltz was treated for non-life-threatening wounds, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office picked him up for allegedly trying to rob an antique store
For the past eight years, law enforcement needs in Lubec have been met under a contract with the Washington County Sheriff’s Departmen
Police would write tickets as they would for traffic violations
tribe has been pressing for its own police to replace state troopers inside its Foxwoods Resort Casino
Boxford police responded to a call for loose cows and spotted them in the front yard
70 deputies and civilian personnel pink-slipped, along with 4 of 9 prosecutors; no more road deputies or detectives
Imagine patrolling a city where the ‘residents’ change on a daily and weekly basis
Fire contract could also be in jeopardy
Sacrificing your safety for the sake of comfort, cutting corners, saving time, or going fast simply because you can will not assist you in performing you duties
Storytelling in law enforcement has a rich history of learning through laughter
Despite budget cuts, this year was the second-most-highly attended, with around 800 participants
UASs may have the wingspan of a Boeing 737 or be smaller than a radio-controlled model, but a pilot on the ground is always in charge of operations
Seattle-area tactical officers who slogged for hours over dangerously steep, muddy ground set off explosives along the top of the bunker
Colorado wildlife officials tranquilized the 200-pound animal after it wandered onto a college campus
Transported bear after kill, another wounded prior during bow hunt
Both were travelling westbound responding to a call for backup
Everyone should work closely with the local fusion center to make sure all intelligence gets to the right people and out to the field at the speed of light
Although The Calling is a fictional novel, it gives readers a sense they are climbing into the squad or walking the beat with the book’s main character, Officer Dan McCarthy
Chief Jay Varney said he truly enjoys being chief in a relatively little, rural PD, where he’s got great officers who keep plenty busy both in crime fighting and community policing
In our constitutional republic, there is a critical distinction between law enforcement officer and soldier
This month, Police1 examines the sensitive issue of police officers who suddenly become deadly threats to other cops - we begin with the threat posed by impersonators
Move could save up to $90K in six to 10 years
Itasca County Sheriff’s Officer Troy Ugrich described how his sister, Corrections Officer Darlene Troumbly, was serving breakfast to inmates when one lay in wait, determined to kill her
Drift may be defined as what occurs when there is a shifting of norms — or standards — over a period of time, causing new norms — or standards — to form
Police used a TASER to subdue a 9-year-old boy who neighbors had issues with before
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