Written by: Officer Ryan Jonkman 15 years Law Enforcement Service / Fourth year SRO / Dare Instructor 22 years Active Duty Army / Army National Guard   Teaching the DARE program to the 5th-grade feeder schools and then being positioned as the SRO in the middle school has given me…

  The National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum’s monthly newsletter, The Rose and Shield Insider, just went out and it featured some wonderful news. Active and retired law enforcement officers can visit the museum for free on Saturdays during 2022.     Tickets are free for survivors for the first…

  Sometimes our lives get so busy that we forget to be present and to enjoy the moment. For that reason, the health coaches at UWAC want to talk to you today about mindfulness. It is our wish that you will have a fulfilling 2022. Please watch the following video…

  The National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum released their 2021 Law Enforcement Officers Fatalities Report, which marked 2021 as the deadliest year in history for Law Enforcement Officers. Fatalities increased by 55% in 2021 over 2020, with COVID-19 as the leading cause of death. Per NLEOMF, “as of December…

I.U.P.A. Locals from all over the United States went even more above and beyond this holiday season than they do all of the other days of the year.   Salt Lake, Utah Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake officers, including Salt Lake Valley Law Enforcement Assn., #77 members, raised…

Precinct Four constables and I.U.P.A. members attended the Crime Stoppers 27th Annual Crime Victims Holiday Memorial Remembrance Tree Lighting Ceremony. Parents of murdered children and surviving family members of homicides placed personalized ornaments and pictures of their loved ones on a tree, which will remain on display throughout the holiday…

Three Port Orange Police Department officers risked themselves recently to save a woman in a flooded car as water rose dangerously high and the car was sinking. It happened because rains were unusually heavy and the driver thought that she was driving on the road when she got confused and…

  Law enforcement professionals experience more far more stress than the general population. They see and hear things others could never imagine, having to force their feelings down as they go on to their next call where someone new also needs them to be at their best. Additionally, they work…

The Milwaukee Police Department’s Chaplaincy program is an outgrowth of a partnership that began with the Salvation Army in 2015. The Salvation Army Chaplaincy Program was created to provide emotional and spiritual support to citizens who have been affected by an incident and to coordinate the faith-based organizations in supporting…