Vt. State Troopers Partner with Special Olympics for fundraiser

Yes! Yes, I HAVE wanted the police to pump my gas! It would be a dweam come twue…..

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This weekend troopers, along with Special Olympics athletes and volunteers are pumping gas and washing windows to raise money.

“Swimming is my favorite sport, I’ve loved swimming ever since I was a little girl,” said Caroline Gillen, a Special Olympics Athlete.

Gillen is a competitive free-style swimmer.

“I’ve been doing first place, second place maybe some ribbons,” she said.

But on Saturday, she was a volunteer.

Special Olympics parent Darcie Allen said the fundraiser is important, “We’re just here to offer our services to pump some gas and wash some windows and hopefully get some information out on our group and Special Olympics itself,” Allen said.

Allen is a parent and volunteer of the Rutland Eagles Special Olympics team, the team pumped gas and washed windows at the Circle K in Rutland on Saturday, the group received donations on site and will benefit from every gallon Circle K sells. It’s Irving oil’s largest New England Fundraiser called Irvings fueling dreams.

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Saving Lives, Doggy Style

It may not be as fancy as an Armani suit, but the German Shepherd, Ronin, the newest member of the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department’s K-9 Unit, may just be the town’s most expensively dressed resident.

Seriously, do you know anyone else with a personally tailored $2,300 vest?

Lest you think Ronin is a clothes hound or some pampered pooch, the vest in question is actually not designed to make a fashion statement. Instead, it’s the doggy version of a law enforcement officer’s Kevlar bullet-proof vest, and it might someday save Ronin’s life — and perhaps even that of his handler.

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Police academy graduates 40 officers

For the first time in more than two years, a new class of Tulsa police officers graduated from the academy Friday.

Starting this weekend, the 40 newly sworn officers will begin 16 weeks of field training with other officers before they start patrolling on their own.

“Their addition will go a long way toward fulfilling our mission of providing a safe and secure environment for the city of Tulsa,” Police Chief Chuck Jordan said in his speech to the class and their families.

Including the rookies who graduated Friday, there are now 756 sworn officers on the force, Officer Leland Ashley said.

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Fort Wayne policeman, wife win $1 million from lotto

Good for them! Congrats! I hope they enjoy every bit of that money.

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A 28-year-veteran of the Fort Wayne Police Department and his wife have won $1 million playing the Hoosier Lottery.

Jack and Debra Woodruff, both lifelong city residents, matched the first five numbers, but not the Megaball, in the July 1 Mega Millions drawing, according to a statement from the Hoosier Lottery.

When the couple went to claim their winnings Thursday in Indianapolis, they thought their ticket was worth $250,000. But lottery officials explained that they had won $1 million because Debra had increased their winnings from $250,000 to $1 million by by spending an extra dollar to add the Megaplier.

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All Pontiac police officers to become deputies

The fear of losing steady employment has ended for the Police Department after the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office offered jobs to every officer currently working for the city.

“Every single sworn person in this department … are all hired by the Oakland County Sheriff’s,” Pontiac Police Chief Wendy Keelty said. “Every person who  currently has a job here is going to be working with the sheriff’s department.”

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State Trooper Shares Tips On Talking to Kids About Stranger Dangers

There are reports that a pair of child predators are looking for victims in our area, but what can you do to keep them from getting their hands on your child. Police across the region are on high alert. They’re keeping a lookout for a pair of men who reportedly tried to abduct children in two separate incidents in Fayette County. Experts say it’s possible to give your child the tools they need to help them stay safe without scaring them half-to-death. Sergeant Melissa Clemons is a member of the West Virginia State Police Crimes Against Children Unit. Clemons is partially based out of Princeton. She says kids need to be prepared in case they encounter the reported predators. “The people that are doing this obviously know what interests children and how to attract children, I guess, I hear that it was either ice cream or candy or the puppy,” said Clemons.

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State trooper promoted

The Illinois State Police District 17 recently promoted Robert Cessna to the rank of master sergeant.

Cessna was honored at a ceremony on July 1 in Springfield.

Cessna graduated from Illinois State University in 1985 with a degree in criminal justice and prior to that he attended Annawan High School, graduating in 1981. Cessna was invited to attend the Illinois State Police Academy in December 1985 and was assigned to patrol duties in District Chicago upon graduation.

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SGT Says

I’ve read a lot of police officer blogs over the years, and I have to say that hands down, in my opinion SGT Says is the very best.

He doesn’t try to wow people with flashy posts like  “wait till I tell you what happened to ME last night!” type stories.  He doesn’t us foul language to “impress” readers. And he stray from the topic at hand–officers and their jobs.

He stays true to what he’s writing and he offers insights that I’m sure help officers in their job. He’s pointed out a lot of things that I’ve seen officers do–but didn’t know why they did it–and his explanations make a lot of sense to us non-LEO’s. He always answers the comments he gets, which tells me he appreciates his readers, and that is a big plus in my book since a lot of LEO writers either ignore posters or try to out-snark them.

I don’t know him as an officer, but I’m betting he comes across as professional and intelligent because that’s exactly how he comes across on his blog.

PositiveLEO says “read SGT Says“!