Frank Borelli
Editor-in-Chief
Officer.com
Well, presumptive GOP presidential nominee John McCain made his choice for VP announcement today and it certainly stirred a ruckus. What strikes me, though, is WHY the decision seems to stir such interest. It seems off base to me. You see, while people debate whether our country is ready for an American-African president and which party is going to raise taxes (isn’t THAT an old line), we seem to be ignoring the fact that the making of American history is inevitable. Read the rest of this entry »
Ronnie Garrett
Editorial Director
Law Enforcement Technology magazine
Mine is a relatively low-risk profession. The possibility of disaster striking my cubicle is relatively low, and the odds of being shot by a disgruntled coworker fairly small (at least I hope they are).
But, I have life insurance, accidental death insurance, and I have a will.
I’m prepared for death, though I don’t think it’s just around the corner. Read the rest of this entry »
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Carole Moore on Missing Persons on August 28th, 2008
Carole Moore
Missing Persons Contributor
Officer.com
…And Amber Pennell is living proof.
When Amber Pennell disappeared on her way home from work one night, her husband and family feared the worst. The 21-year-old mother of two wasn’t the type to pull up stakes and move on. She had a job in Lenoir, N.C., and worked hard to help support her two children, 3-year-old Gracelyn and 1-year-old Cameron. She had a strong marriage and no reason to leave. Everyone suspected the worst. Read the rest of this entry »
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Carole Moore on Missing Persons on August 27th, 2008
Carole Moore
Missing Persons Contributor
Officer.com
Has a peculiar connection to a North Carolina homicide.
The unsolved disappearance of a morning news anchor 13 years ago recently made the news in a very strange way when the woman’s journal was leaked to the media. In a bizarre twist, the case has an odd parallel to another high-profile case hundreds of miles away. Read the rest of this entry »
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Karen Bune - Victimology on August 25th, 2008
Karen Bune
Victimology Contributor
Officer.com
Got a problem with the way your sandwich is made? No problem– simply dial ‘911’ and expect the police to respond with red lights and siren to ensure that you get all the ingredients that you want on the sandwich. That’s exactly what Reginald Peterson did in Jacksonville, Florida. When a sandwich shop omitted the all important and “must have” sauce on his sandwich, he apparently could not figure out a legitimate way to communicate his dire need to employees of the sandwich shop so, instead, he called the police and explained his “emergency.” Read the rest of this entry »
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Carole Moore on Missing Persons on August 24th, 2008
Carole Moore
Missing Persons Contributor
Officer.com
Just might bring someone’s child back home.
Here’s an interesting idea: Make decks of cards with the names and faces of the missing and information about cold case homicides and distribute them in prisons. The inmates play with the cards and maybe, just maybe, a memory is triggered or somebody gets a case of guilty conscious. Read the rest of this entry »
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Carole Moore on Missing Persons on August 17th, 2008
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 »
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Carole Moore on Missing Persons on August 14th, 2008
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 »
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Karen Bune - Victimology on August 10th, 2008
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 »