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.
The lack of mental health support in small law enforcement departments can lead to long-term issues for officers and their families — it’s time for a cultural change to address these challenges head-on
Tradition and local power keep 18,000 police agencies alive, but small departments are collapsing under financial strain. It’s time to talk about bold solutions that could fix the system, and improve both officer and community safety
Exposure to the cold can kill us as fast as any bad guy
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
Investigators tracking two murder convicts who escaped from a northern New York prison scoured a rural area Sunday near the Pennsylvania border
When the woman got lost on her way home, police escorted her back
Residents in rural New York were on edge as the manhunt for two killers stretched into a ninth day
At 85 years old, Deputy Roy Drago is one of the oldest working law enforcement officers in America
Threatened to detonate propane tanks and claimed to have “thousands of rounds” available to shoot police
Small-town politician engaged a SWAT team in a six-hour standoff after threatening his son with a bat and barricading himself in his home
A sheriff’s deputy and a police officer were shot Thursday by a suspect who was then killed by police
Gil Datan died in rugged terrain on timber lands after county officials believe he rolled his ATV
Incident highlights the danger that tribal officers can face when patrolling the huge reservation — sometimes alone
One law enforcement group called it America’s most dangerous park for two years straight after drug smugglers gunned down a ranger
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