Friday’s Heroes: Remembering The Fallen
Deputy Sheriff Anne Jackson, 40
Skagit County Washington Sheriffs Office
On the night of September 2, 2008, Deputy Anne Jackson was shot and killed after she had responded to a disturbance where three people had been…
A Show of Hands and Other Cop Stuff
Recently, a writer asked me why some cops wear gloves. Many people think officers wear them to look cool, as accessories to those nifty mirrored sunglasses. Well, not so. Here's a few examples of the many types of duty-specific police…
Police Canines: The Bite Is Worse Than The Bark
Dogs used for law enforcement are trained to perform a variety of duties. One of those assignments is patrol. Patrol dogs are the canines used to apprehend criminals, assist with crowd control, track fleeing suspects, and search buildings…