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.
Six years of tracking officer shootings has made one thing clear: in the smallest towns, violence comes fast, backup is far and too many cops die before help arrives
From school massacres to cross-country kidnappings, some of America’s most brutal crimes happen far from city lights — where officers are outnumbered, under-resourced and overlooked
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Software-defined storage allowed the Orchard Park Police Department to deploy body-worn cameras
As part of an effort to increase staff at some of its most remote border crossings, CBP is offering hiring bonuses and job security for people willing to make the move
Reaching speeds up to 100 mph, the F-150 Police Responder is engineered for high-performance capability and durability for both on-road and off-road situations
The llama was returned to his llama friends unharmed
Owner Frank Martino said Bruno has escaped three or four times
Todd Kohlhepp pleaded guilty two weeks ago to avoid the death penalty and was sentenced to life in prison
Proposed legislation sets aside nearly $6 million a year in Colorado marijuana tax revenue to reimburse police for their investigations of black-market marijuana activity
Looking at the per capita data, these counties have the highest homicide rates in the country.
A man accused of killing eight people, including a deputy, swapped cars several times as he fled the crimes, eluding officers tracking him across the rural county
The man suspected of gunning down a tribal officer on the nation’s largest American Indian reservation was found hiding on a ridge not far from his rural home
Two bodies found on the property of a man linked to five other deaths were a couple who had a history of panhandling
The things you’ll do for your community.
Being a small town cop offers unique opportunities
Smaller city police have some interesting realities that our bigger city brothers/sisters just don’t experience
Authorities said the shooting began Wednesday afternoon at the teen’s house about 2 miles from rural Townville Elementary School
Regional SWAT teams aren’t for every agency, but they can provide a great service to those who need it
The story of two 19th century towns prove that in any community where “police are the public and the public are the police” no criminal can long endure
In training, ambushes are detected early by the flankers when utilizing the “Y” formation
It took a police K9 unit to track them down in Birmingham, Ala. woods
Cartel assassins have been ambushing rivals and stealing drugs and money
While there is always support for having a compass and a paper map, let’s not ignore how the technology of our smartphones can be a priceless aid in investigations
Given the right conditions, you can use tracking to find or eliminate areas where a suspect may be hiding
The rifle has a battle-proven lineage and stopping power
I borrowed the ‘Watch Out’ concept from the wildland fire-fighting community and have adapted it to woodland manhunts and find them to be an excellent tool
The United States Park Police — one of the nation’s oldest and most historic agencies — is an easily overlooked law enforcement agency with roots dating back to our first president
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