The Lineup: How Helicopters, 'Human Pyramids' Helped Police Save Lives
Officers in California and Michigan used a little imagination and a lot of daring to rescue a hiker clinging to a cliff and a man with dementia hanging from a second-story window. Plus, other law enforcement news.
Canton, MI, Police Department | Riverside County, CA, Sheriff's Office
(Left) Canton, MI, police form a "human pyramid" with neighbors to help save a man with dementia hanging out a window. Riverside County, CA, used its aviation unit to save a hiker who had been "death gripping" the side of a cliff.
OFFICER Magazine has a law enforcement podcast that talks about what's going on in the world of law enforcement each week.
Every Friday, The Lineup podcast rounds up the week's most intriguing law enforcement news and goes behind the headlines. Editorial Director Frank Borelli and Assistant Editor Joe Vince will look at the stories that have people talking, and they'll give their own takes on the topics, from discussing a police department's latest recruiting and retention efforts to putting a spotlight on a daring arrest.
Episode 104: How Helicopters and 'Human Pyramid' Helped Police Save Lives Rescues
Join OFFICER Magazine News Editor Joe Vince and co-host, OFFICER Magazine Managing Editor Paul Peluso, as they talk about some of the week's top police and law enforcement news, including:
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Officer Roll Call: Our flagship podcast covers a vast range of subjects in the law enforcement community, from news to equipment to policy topics and more
Undercover Dad: Assistant Editor Joe Vince talks with his dad about his time an ATF agent working undercover in Detroit and Flint in the 1970s.
Command Q&A: Editor Paul Peluso interviews law enforcement leaders from around the country.
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Joining Endeavor Business Media in 2018, Joe has worked on the company's city services publications. He began working at OFFICER.com as the assistant editor. Before starting at Endeavor, Joe had worked for a variety of print and online news outlets, including the Indianapolis Star, the South Bend Tribune, Reddit and Patch.com.
Paul Peluso is the Managing Editor of OFFICER Magazine and has been with the Officer Media Group since 2006. He began as an Associate Editor, writing and editing content for Officer.com. Previously, Paul worked as a reporter for several newspapers in the suburbs of Baltimore, MD.
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