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Will You Be On The Top or Bottom?

Your entire career will be a test of your professionalism and values. Will you end it on the top or on the bottom?

Article • April 6th, 2011
Cop Arrogance - The Flip Slide

The attitude of our citizenry toward our fallen is a direct reflection of the way they've been treated by those of us who are still able.

Article • April 6th, 2011
Are You 'Doing' Christmas?

In the final analysis, it's all about saving (and improving during the holiday season) just one life.

Article • December 7th, 2010
17 Dead In One Month

We want folks to care about us - and they should. We, in turn, must earn their respect and their caring one person at a time.

Article • April 8th, 2011
It Is How We Grieve

They are constantly scanning for possibilities to be a better cop and be a better person. They look for ways to improve the lives of those they care about.

Article • April 12th, 2011
Focusing Our Energy

Self-thought and self-talk are some of our most important weapons

Article • April 12th, 2011
Police Week - Just Invite 'Em!

Police Week is the experience of a lifetime. Please come. I would be happy to show you around.

Article • April 4th, 2011
User fees

A shot in the arm for ailing budgets

Article • January 1st, 2009
Leading & Loving

There are sharks at the top of the tank who got there often times by stepping on others. They are the bad leaders among us.

Article • April 6th, 2011
The Brotherhood: Police Week

A grieving child will tug at your heart strings like nothing else, and a grieving adult is at a whole different place.

Article • April 8th, 2011
Avoiding The Dog Response

We spend an inordinate amount of time training officers to act tactically, but maybe we need to go a step further and assign an officer to the role of safety officer.

Article • January 27th, 2011
Never Too Buff

The quest for the ideal lean and mean body can lead to an obsession/preoccupation that is disabling, dangerous and deadly.

Article • January 12th, 2011
Married to a Cop

I've never heard of a trash collector's wife listening as her stone-faced husband tells the story of pulling a 4 year old out of the mud after being run over by her father's tractor, her mother standing wailing beside him. A trash collector's wife...

Article • January 11th, 2011
A New You in The New Year

What are your chances of making a change?

Article • January 3rd, 2011
Protecting Your Wallet

With lean times ahead, it’s important to have a game-plan for your finances.

Article • December 27th, 2010

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