CA Deputy Pulls Woman from Wreck Before Car Bursts into Flames October 24, 2016 A San Diego, CA, Sheriff’s Deputy saved a woman trapped inside a smoking car in the early hours of Sunday morning, the Sheriff’s Department confirmed. Deputy Steve Gusman, of the North Coastal Station, was driving in the 3300 block of Manchester Avenue when he saw what … Read More
Off Duty, Part-Time Officer Stops Knife-Wielding Terrorist at Minnesota Mall
A stabbing attack of nine people at a St. Cloud, Minnesota mall could have been much worse. A reluctant hero, an off-duty police officer named Jason Falconer stopped the knife-wielding terrorist. September 19, 2016. More on Falconer: Falconer was the former police chief of Albany, Minnesota. Now, he works as a part-time officer with the Avon Police Department. He is a firearms training instructor … Read More
Operation Gratitude – Saying “Thank You” To All Who Serve
Operation Gratitude annually sends 200,000+ care packages filled with food, entertainment, hygiene, and handmade items, plus personal letters of appreciation to Veterans, First Responders, New Recruits, Wounded Heroes, their Care Givers, and to individually named U.S. service members deployed overseas and their families waiting at home. Our mission is to lift the spirits and meet the evolving needs of the Military and … Read More
Officer Narrowly Survived Deadly Philadelphia Shooting Spree
Officer Narrowly Survived Deadly Philadelphia Shooting Spree as 2 Officers Hurt The shots rained into the patrol car one after the other, striking a sergeant multiple times in the arm, lodging in her ballistic vest, and ricocheting off her own weapon, reports NBC News. In total, 18 shots were fired at close-range at Sgt. Sylvia Young from a 9mm Luger, marking … Read More
2 Fort Worth Officers Shot While Responding To Call; Suspected Shooter Dead
2 Fort Worth Officers Shot While Responding To Call; Suspected Shooter Dead by Naheed Rajwani September 16, 2016 FORT WORTH — Two Fort Worth police officers were injured in a shooting Friday night while responding to a suicide call. They are expected to survive. After several hours of uncertainty, the Fort Worth Police Department confirmed that a person suspected of shooting the … Read More
Hero Citizens: Man Gives Charlotte Police Hugs Not Hate, Another Intervenes to Assure Peace During Citizen Protest
Hugs Rather Than Hate; Peacefulness Not Violence In the midst of a sometimes violent protest of the police shooting of Ken Nwadike, an African American man wearing a “Free Hugs” shirt and is with a group that travels to cities during unrest, WSOC TV reports. Amidst the demonstrations and marches Channel 9 witnessed several people helping protesters and police officers better understand … Read More
NJ Chief “Very Proud” of Officers Who Captured Bombing Suspect
NJ Chief “Very Proud” of Officers Who Captured Bombing Suspect September 20, 2016 The police chief of Linden, New Jersey, is “very proud” of his officers’ preparedness after they engaged in a shootout and captured the suspect in the New York and New Jersey explosions this weekend. Ahmad Khan Rahami was taken into custody and hospitalized Monday after the shootout with … Read More
Off-Duty Massachusetts Police Officer Lauded as Good Samaritan
There Are Good People Out There Michael Szawlowski, an off-duty police officer in Northampton, Massachusetts, made the day of a man who was about to be reported to police for being unable to pay for gas he had pumped into his car and won praise for being a good person”. The beneficiary of the good deed was Paul Zabawa who … Read More
Arkansas Police Officer Praised for Community Policing Initiative
Tommy Norman, an Arkansas police officer was identified a rapper and activist, named Michael Render (AKA Killer Mike) as a “good cop” and a police officer that is “doing it right.” during an interview with CNN’s Brooke Baldwin on May 2015.
Slain Baton Rouge Officer: “I swear I love this city but I wonder if this city loves me. In uniform I get nasty hateful looks and out of uniform some consider me a threat.”
Montrell Jackson, slain police officer: ‘If you need a hug … I got you’ By Emanuella Grinberg, CNN July 19, 2016 In a post accompanied by his holding his newborn son, Baton Rouge Police Officer Montrell Jackson described himself as “tired physically and emotionally” but swore he’d not give in. By Victor Morton – The Washington Times – Sunday, July 17, 2016 A … Read More