Cops

Anger – Keeping It In Check

Remember last December when there was so much hope and optimism about the new you in the new year? There was something magical about 2020!

March Madness: Day 8 | Had I Only Known…

March Madness: Day 8 Had I only known… Have you ever been thrust into a situation and figured, what the heck? Well, []

Freedom From Pain? Broken And Blue Is Required Reading For LEO & Family

Broken and Blue: A Policeman’s Guide to Health, Healing and Hope This is possibly the most important project I’ve ever worked on. []

Change Responsibly – Stretching the Police:

The occupational dichotomy between the enforcer and guardian ethos is a powerful pendulum swing in either direction.

Game Changers

Overnight, SWAT took a back seat to the Patrol Officer, as rapid response required immediate deployment to neutralize the threat.

Honor Law Enforcement’s Legacy

What is the 10-Code project? This is a first-ever collection of current & retired law enforcement officers who also happen to be published authors. Each donated their time and talent by creating original fictional stories based on a line of duty death. 10-Code is working with the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund to donate all proceeds to the Memorial. Every copy that you purchase goes toward honoring the legacy of officers killed in the line of duty. Please pass this along []

K-9 Interview | Readers’ Questions Answered #2

  ALEXANDER SIMPSON: I’ve heard that some officers have to pay for their dogs out of their own pocket. Is that true?   LT. EDDIE RODRIGUE: Yes it’s true. I have worked several of my own K-9’s. I donated my present K-9 Vic, so I would be allowed to work him.   Our department now buys green dogs for the other handlers and I complete the initial training to save the department the price of a fully trained dog. Our department pays $5,500.00 []

K-9 Interview | Readers’ Questions Answered #1

  K-9 QUESTION SHERRY TROOP “I saw recently on TV that dogs trained to sniff bombs in Afghanistan are now being used for the same job in Washington D.C. (The dog featured is 4years old). Is it difficult for both the dog & it’s handler to separate from each after working as partners for so long? I would think they would bond closely. Which gender is best suited?”   LT. E RODRIGUE “I find it very hard to separate once you have a []