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Carole Moore
Missing Persons Contributor
Officer.com

For closure on their lost loved ones.

Although many of you are too young to remember the bracelets worn by some Americans to keep alive the memories of prisoners of war or missing in action during the Vietnam conflict, I remember them because I wore one. Now, decades after that war ended, many families still hope to one day be allowed to bury their lost family member. Read the rest of this entry »

Carole Moore
Missing Persons Contributor
Officer.com

Isn’t the same as losing your keys. I don’t usually go off on people, but in the case of missing toddler Caylee Anthony, I’d like about 10 minutes alone with the child’s mother, Casey. What a self-absorbed, immature piece of work she is. And I’m not so sure that the rest of her family is much better. Who waits a month to report a missing two–year-old? Read the rest of this entry »

Frank Borelli
Editor-in-Chief
Officer.com

“I would think you… would appreciate the difference between knowledge and wisdom.” Dax (Star Wars: Attack of the Clones) Okay; so it’s a fictional character talking to another fictional character in a sci-fi movie. But think about it and realize just how true it is. There is a huge difference between knowledge and wisdom. Read the rest of this entry »

Karen Bune
Victimology Contributor
Officer.com

Passengers aboard a Canadian Greyhound bus were subjected to a grisly scene when they witnessed a passenger, Vince Weiguang Li, suddenly and wildly attacking Tim McLean, another passenger, by repeatedly stabbing and, ultimately, decapitating him. Exiting the bus as rapidly as they could, the other passengers wanted to secure their own safety and escape from the chaotic events that surrounded them. For the witnesses and all the passengers on the bus, the impact was traumatic and the aftermath of that event will linger over time with recurring memories that will, undoubtedly, invoke trauma and unrelenting emotional distress. Read the rest of this entry »

Carole Moore
Missing Persons Contributor
Officer.com

The Federal Bureau of Investigation recently announced that VICAP, the Violent Criminal Apprehension Program, is about to debut online. It’s about time.

Developed in 1985 to give law enforcement a vehicle for tracking and, hopefully, identifying, serial killers and murderers on the move, VICAP now functions as a central repository for information on many different types of cases, including missing persons, child abductions and unidentified recovered remains. Read the rest of this entry »

Frank Borelli
Editor-in-Chief
Officer.com

Let’s face it, as wrong as stereotyping people can be it still occurs all the time. Quite frequently it’s a joke. Heck, Jeff Foxworthy has gotten rich off of stereotyping rednecks. I laugh hard even though many of his redneck stereotype statements apply to me! So when one of the Officer.com feature articles was about Cop Stereotypes I found it both humorous and enlightening. Read the rest of this entry »

Karen Bune
Victimology Contributor
Officer.com

Chief Melvin High had a tough job in county with significant violence.

It’s not an easy job being a police chief under any circumstances in any jurisdiction. Some geographic areas may be tougher than others, and some may present different and, perhaps, more diverse challenges, but the bottom line is that it is a demanding job. If anyone knows that to be true, it is Chief Melvin High of the Prince George’s County Maryland Police Department. High, with 40 years of experience in law enforcement, has been around. He served as former Assistant Chief of the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department, Chief of the Norfolk Virginia Police Department, and for the past 5 years, he has been the Chief in Prince George’s County, Md. Read the rest of this entry »