Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Helping Others

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We in American are extremely blessed, overabundantly, exuberantly and impossibly blessed. I often catch myself worrying over some trivial ...
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I am still around

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I know that I have posted this type of post in the past, but I have not given up on this blog.  I just have so few hours left to me that wh...
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Sunday, August 14, 2016

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Playing hooky...I am in a PhD program that is expiated so rather than 16 weeks long it is 8.  So when one class ends on Sunday at 1159am, t...
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Monday, November 16, 2015

Doing it right-Law Enforcement Appreciation Day

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Very cool to see what Northwest Bible Baptist Church is doing.  With all the negative press our profession is getting its good to see peo...
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Thursday, November 5, 2015

Disavowed, Dishonored and Disgraced Lt Joseph Gliniewicz

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This blog has long been about promoting all the good that Christian Police Officers spread throughout their communities and to educate the ...
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Tuesday, November 3, 2015

The media

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I am asked frequently what I think of the media and why, in general, does there appear to be animosity between the two. I like exemplary ...
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Sunday, November 1, 2015

The L-Word

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I was telling a story at roll call and used the word "literally" about a dozen times.  The good Sargent then made note of that an...
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Thursday, October 29, 2015

I'm Back

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I took a break from the blog for a number of reasons. First, at my department I was going through a tough time with the administration an...
Friday, July 11, 2014

Team work

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Police work is by its very nature quintessential team work.  The roles require a level of creativity yet maintain dedicated role boundaries...
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Monday, June 30, 2014

Finally Illinois get's something right...well sort of...

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The Illinois General Assembly passed Public Act 098-0650:  The no police quota act.  So on the plus side they can no longer have the list...
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Friday, June 27, 2014

How to Become a Police Officer dot com (We made top thirty)

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I was recently notified by the associate editor at  How to Become a Police Officer site  that this blog had made their top thirty. I to...
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Thursday, June 26, 2014

Kevlar-May she rest in piece

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Most of my twenty year working life, from security guard to police officer, I have been encapsulated by a Kevlar bullet proof vest.  It...
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Thursday, April 24, 2014

Motivation Part 3

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We had a major incident that occurred almost two decades ago in which our town was linked to the crime but we were never able to discove...
Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Motivation Part 2

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     Anyone that has read this blog for any amount of time quickly realizes that I hate traffic enforcement. Unless I need a reason to st...
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Sunday, April 6, 2014

Christmas Time-Motivation Part 1

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 I am still here. I took some time off from the blog in order to achieve some fresh prospective on law enforcement. In other words, I go...
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Thursday, August 22, 2013

Love the Police...Kiss a Cop...Wait Don't

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There are two, among many, unique aspects of the law enforcement profession.  The first is that police officers over time slowly withdraw a...
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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Blauer Clash Boot

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I recently had the opportunity to try out Blauer's new 6 inch Clash Boot (Style FW016) for these last two weeks.  My department issue...
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Increase costs for Police only Raise your Taxes

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I just saw this Op-Ed piece from the New York Times.  There are always costs with every new policy, policy change and the training that goe...
Monday, July 22, 2013

Law Officers Combat Kinetics, Unarmed Panoply - L.O.C.K.U.P.

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I just went through a one day defensive tactics refresher and our trainer brought a number of new maneuvers that he had just learned throug...