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.
A champion of rural law enforcement, Dias is working to document violence against LEOs serving in rural and remote locations
“When I talk to our taxpayers, they ask, ‘Why didn’t we do this sooner?’”
By quantifying what is happening in rural places, there can be no excuse for failure to train, equip and staff rural police to modern, professional standards
Among their many benefits, devices designed to muffle the report of a firearm help preserve hearing, improve operational ability, and simply make the coppers safer
Conflict between officers and prosecutors is indicative of the inherent checks and balances in our criminal justice system
Communication between police and the citizens they serve is an essential part of the modern police mission — a company called Nixle offers a great conduit for communicating with the community
Many cops aren’t even allowed to attempt a pursuit of a perpetrator riding a high-speed motorcycle — the problem is that these criminals know it!
‘Legal’ pot dispensaries are springing up all over — to ensure the future safety of our communities, law enforcement should take an active role in the debate
The ‘search first’ and the ‘handcuff first’ theories have inherent dangers — the Grip-Protective Sweep (GPS) technique is a good ‘somewhere in between’ strategy
Do you have everything you need when the call comes in for the next manhunt, disaster, or active shooter?
Officer Erik Karney was injured by a bullet that struck a wall but disarmed and arrested the high school freshman
LaGrange Public Safety Director Lou Dekmar explains that anyone with a cell phone can send a tip to the PD
In most states, the proceeds your law enforcement agency gains from interdiction seizures can be used to fund the department
As the Chattanooga area becomes home to more people who don’t speak English, or don’t speak it well, law enforcement officials are adapting
At one event, the Oroville Partnership of Pastors will serve a tri-tip and chicken meal to first responders and their families
The Terrorist Screening Center and the TSDB enable law enforcement officers to find and apprehend terrorists in the U.S.
John McCluskey and Casslyn Welch were the focus of an international fugitive alert
Sgt. Tony Wallace and Officer Matt Tokuoka were ambushed by a 45-year-old Hoonah resident identified as John Marvin Jr.
The man’s two children were found safe with family in California
The shooting leaves the town of Hoonah, population 800, with just one officer
Like small, entrepreneurial, businesses, smaller police departments are sometimes best able to pioneer innovative training
Sea interdictions and arrests have spiked year-over-year for three years
Police officers say city council members have placed too low a priority on public safety
Don’t expect your family to always adjust to you — you have to make allowances for them as well
Facebook has proven its ability to aid in revealing criminals, threatening job security, and limiting (even eliminating) personal privacy
Michigan set to extradite suspect in tri-state stabbing spree next week
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- DOJ to help rural, tribal law enforcement buy body cameras