OFFICER's Favorite Heroic Police Stories of 2025: Daring Rescues, Caring Help and a Tale of Survival
Valor and heroism come in many forms, and OFFICER spotlights our favorites in 2025, including a daring hostage rescue, help for a homeless couple and an officer's survival and recovery after a violent shooting.
Hillsborough County, FL, Sheriff’s Office | New Mexico State Police | Newton County, GA, Sheriff's Office
This episode of The Lineup looks at OFFICER's favorite stories of police heroism in 2025. That includes Hillsborough County, FL, sheriff's deputies making a daring rescue of a boy held hostage at knife point (left), a New Mexico State Police trooper's quick thinking to rescue a family in flooding and a display of compassion by a Newton County, GA, deputy and Covington police officer.
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 138: Our Favorite Heroic Police Stories of 2025
The end of the year is a perfect time for reflection, and News Editor Joe Vince and retired Lt. Frank Borelli using the change in the calendar to look back at our favorite stories of law enforcement valor in 2025.
Those examples of heroism that they are spotlighting include the following:
A dramatic hostage rescue by Florida deputies, who saved a boy who was being choked by a knife-wielding man in a helmet.
This special podcast episode looks back at the feel-good law enforcement stories of 2025, sharing examples of officers' compassion and kindness that will have you grabbing a tissue by the end. Check out what stories we featured.
Tampa, FL, Police Department | Upper Allen Township, PA, Police Department | Cabarrus County, NC, Sheriff's Office
OFFICER Magazine editors' roundup of their favorite heartwarming police stories of 2025 include (from left): Tampa, FL, police giving emotional support to a 7-year-old son rescued from a wrecked SUV in May; an Upper Allen Township, PA, police officer making the best out of an anonymous complaint about a girl's lemonade stand in July; and a Cabarrus County sheriff's deputy ending a contentious traffic stop in March with a hug and establishing a bond with the driver that lasted months later.
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Lt. Frank Borelli is the Editorial Director for the Officer Media Group. Frank brings 25+ years of writing and editing experience in addition to 40 years of law enforcement operations, administration and training experience to the team.
Frank has had numerous books published which are available on Amazon.com and other major retail outlets.
If you have any comments or questions, you can contact him via email at [email protected].
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.
