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When nothing happens: The invisible work of effective police supervision apbweb.com/2026/10/when-noth…
When nothing happens: The invisible work of effective police supervision

When nothing happens: The invisible work of effective police supervision

The quiet tour with no complaints, no unnecessary force and no viral video may not be luck. It may be the direct result of supervisors leading early enough that a […]

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How small departments can prepare for rural disasters apbweb.com/2026/10/how-small…
How small departments can prepare for rural disasters

How small departments can prepare for rural disasters

When emergency preparedness is discussed at the national level, the conversation often centers on large metropolitan jurisdictions, agencies with full-time emergency managers, expansive budgets and...

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Retired Kansas City police officer celebrates 100th birthday with surprise celebration kctv5.com/2026/10/04/retired…
Retired Kansas City police officer celebrates 100th birthday with surprise celebration

Retired Kansas City police officer celebrates 100th birthday with surprise celebration

At 100 years old, retired Kansas City police officer Richard Graff got the surprise of his life Saturday.

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WATCH: Virginia cops crawl through burning house to save man trapped in fire foxnews.com/us/watch-virgini…
WATCH: Virginia cops crawl through burning house to save man trapped in fire

WATCH: Virginia cops crawl through burning house to save man trapped in fire

Body-worn camera footage captures four Culpeper, Virginia, police officers crawling through heavy smoke to drag an unresponsive man to safety.

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After the shift: A police officer’s dreams apbweb.com/2026/10/after-the…
After the shift: A police officer’s dreams

After the shift: A police officer’s dreams

During my years as a Detroit police officer, I had a recurring dream. What surprised me most was what happened when I began talking about it. Other police officers told […]

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Father and teacher hailed for preventing further tragedy in Bend, Oregon, school shooting cnn.com/2026/10/16/us/live-n…
Father and teacher hailed for preventing further tragedy in Bend, Oregon, school shooting | CNN

Father and teacher hailed for preventing further tragedy in Bend, Oregon, school shooting | CNN

Authorities say a father and teacher intervened to stop the gunman who killed three children and a teacher at a Bend, Oregon, elementary school.

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Pasadena Police Introduces First Tracking K-9 coloradoboulevard.net/pasade…
Pasadena Police Introduces First Tracking K-9

Pasadena Police Introduces First Tracking K-9

The Pasadena Police Department has introduced Seeka, its first tracking K-9, to help locate missing children and adults. By News Desk The two-year-old female black Labrador retrie

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Every great sports team has a playbook Shouldn’t every police department? apbweb.com/2026/10/every-gre…
Every great sports team has a playbook

Every great sports team has a playbook

Every sports fan has watched a game where the same thing keeps going wrong. The defense cannot stop the run. The quarterback keeps getting pressured from the same side. The […]

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Policy can tell you whether your actions were justified; it can’t tell you what your conscience has to carry afterward apbweb.com/2026/10/the-call-…
The call you handled right can still hurt you

The call you handled right can still hurt you

The scene is secure. The reports are complete. Nobody violated policy. The supervisor says the officers did good work. Yet one of them keeps replaying what happened long after everyone […]

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Longtime ECU police officer retires after years alongside Pirates football wcti12.com/news/local/longti…
Longtime ECU police officer retires after years alongside Pirates football

Longtime ECU police officer retires after years alongside Pirates football

GREENVILLE, Pitt County — After 22 years with the East Carolina University Police Department and six years traveling with the Pirates football team, Master Patr

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A happier homecoming apbweb.com/2026/09/a-happier…
A happier homecoming

A happier homecoming

Remembering how important high school dances can be to teenagers, a squad from the Mesa Police Department in Arizona made sure this year’s homecoming was extra memorable for one student. […]

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Alhambra Police K-9 helps officers in over 400-lb cocaine bust ktla.com/news/local-news/alh…
Alhambra Police K-9 helps officers in over 400-lb cocaine bust

Alhambra Police K-9 helps officers in over 400-lb cocaine bust

The Alhambra Police Department’s “good boy,” a K-9 named Otis, assisted officers in discovering over 400 pounds of cocaine being illegally transported by a single driver, the department announced S…

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The hidden weight: Suffering in silence as a police officer apbweb.com/2026/10/the-hidde…
The hidden weight: Suffering in silence as a police officer

The hidden weight: Suffering in silence as a police officer

There’s a version of a police officer the public sees: steady, composed, in control. It’s the uniform, the posture, the voice on the radio that doesn’t shake. It’s the expectation […]

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Police Dog Helps Rescue 3 Missing Children After They Wandered Away from Their Family’s Campsite people.com/police-dog-helps-…
Police Dog Helps Rescue 3 Missing Children After They Wandered Away from Their Family’s Campsite

Police Dog Helps Rescue 3 Missing Children After They Wandered Away from Their Family’s Campsite

A Colorado K-9 named Archie helped Search and Rescue teams locate three missing children hours after they wandered away from their family’s campsite.

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LAPD puts brakes on bike takeover apbweb.com/2026/09/lapd-puts…
LAPD puts brakes on bike takeover

LAPD puts brakes on bike takeover

From city to city, police departments are battling street racing and takeovers that create dangerous scenarios for drivers, pedestrians and law enforcement. Last year, the AAA Foundation for Traffic...

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Atlanta police officers honored for life-saving bravery at annual breakfast wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta…
Atlanta police officers honored for life-saving bravery at annual breakfast

Atlanta police officers honored for life-saving bravery at annual breakfast

The event brought together police officers, city and business leaders to celebrate public safety achievements and recognize acts of extraordinary courage.

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Infinite possibilities for wellness apbweb.com/2026/09/infinite-…
Infinite possibilities for wellness

Infinite possibilities for wellness

First responder risks Peace officers, along with other first responders who have sworn their lives to protect their fellow citizens, not only put their physical safety at risk because of […]

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Operationalizing your mental fitness apbweb.com/2026/09/operation…
Operationalizing your mental fitness

Operationalizing your mental fitness

Let me ask you a question. Have you ever shown up to work and thought, “I just don’t feel like putting my vest on today?” Probably not. Not because you […]

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Portland Police Bureau mourns loss of K-9 Kylo in line-of-duty death katu.com/news/local/portland…
Portland Police Bureau K-9 Kylo shot, killed on last shift before retirement

Portland Police Bureau K-9 Kylo shot, killed on last shift before retirement

Portland police mourn Kylo, a K-9, shot and killed during a planned arrest on his last day before retirement. The suspect also died.

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The burdens they carry apbweb.com/2026/09/the-burde…
The burdens they carry

The burdens they carry

There is an enormous and often tragic toll extracted from the lives of first responders by the work they are called to do. Police officers, correctional officers, firefighters, dispatchers, EMTs […]

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