With regards to the killing of Jersey City Police Officer Melvin Santiago, Fox News TV reporter Sean Bergin no longer has a job after editorializing on-air: It’s important to shine a light on this racist mentality that has so contaminated policing and America’s inner-cities. … The underlying cause for all of this, of course, is…
Read more
I received the following email today from D.A. Brian Rickman in regards to this poston the 2009 killing of Rev. Jonathan Ayers (you can read all I’ve written about the horrible killing of Ayers). Professor Moskos, Someone sent me a link to the February article you posted regarding the Ayers case. There were a couple…
Read more
From the Detroit News: The incident was the latest in a string of homeowners opening fire to defend themselves, although after a flurry of such shootings early this year, before Monday there hadn’t been a reported incident since May 4 — an indication that criminals are thinking twice about breaking into people’s houses, Craig said.…
Read more
Melvin Santiago, a rookie Jersey City cop was killed — ambushed while sill inside his police car — responding to a 4am call for an armed robbery. Sometimes, after a cop is killed, (just between you and me) I think, “man, that cop messed up” (knowing full well that we all mess up some time).…
Read more
Man, if you read the NY Post, you might think the city is going to hell. And all because a liberal is mayor and cops’ hands are tied: “The attack raised fears of a new wave of anti-cop violence — with a police union president blaming the assault on Mayor Bill de Blasio and his…
Read more
The mighty flex-cuff… Anybody know when they first appeared? I do not. And I just get a query from MOMA asking me them and I’ll be damned, I have no idea. I’d like to know the answer. I write to you with the hope that you might help with our research. We are featuring Flexicuffs…
Read more
A stun grenade exploded in a baby’s face. According to the BBC: The Swat officers had used a stun grenade, called a flash bang, as they entered the residence. The device, which creates bright bursts of light and noise to temporarily disorient its targets, landed in 19-month-old Bounkham “Bou Bou” Phonesavanh’s playpen, where it burned…
Read more
I was just spell checking Thomas Frazier’s last name for something I’m writing and learned, though the wonders of google, that Frazier is now running the Oakland Police Department. And he’s running it in a way I’ve never heard of: The former Baltimore police commissioner, who rose up the ranks in San Jose, is accountable…
Read more
The good people over at How-to-Become-a-Police-Officer.com have just informed me that by some fancy measures they use, I have the second most popular law enforcement blog. How ’bout that? I wouldn’t complete trust that list since it doesn’t include Second City Cop which is quite good and has many more readers, judging from the number…
Read more