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“!
Quitman trooper awarded Purple Heart
At today’s Public Safety Commission meeting, awards were presented to several deserving and heroic DPS officers and civilians. Director Steven C. McCraw thanked all of the award winners and said, “Your exceptional service and sacrifice is in keeping with the proud tradition of the Texas Department of Public Safety and the State of Texas.” Public Safety Chairman, Allan Polunsky, gave special thanks to the non-Department employees who received awards. “It is rare to witness such acts of bravery from non-law enforcement officers. These civilians who risked their lives to help people in need should truly be commended,” Polunsky said.
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Dozens promoted, honored at New Mexico State Police ceremony
Congrats to all the officers honored Wednesday at a ceremony at the Department of Public Safety headquarters at Cerrillos Road and Jaguar Drive in Santa Fe. I was downtown covering the Greg Solano plea hearing, but thank you to Sgt. Tim Johnson for putting together a list of the honorees so I could post it here on the blog.
(By the way, the State Police Agent of the Year, Jesse Williams, was the lead investigator in the Solano case and was at court Wednesday as well).
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Officer Lyons, the policeman you want to get pulled over by
Go, Officer Lyons, you rock!! I have to admit, I think the guy he stopped was deliberately being a dick by not giving his full name.
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All too often we see the terrible caught-on-tape videos of a police officer crossing the line. Here at The Feed we would like to shine the spotlight on the reverse, a video of an officer staying entirely calm, cool and collected. Check out this video of the hero that Oceanside deserves (and needs) in action. Officer Matt Lyons with the Oceanside Police Department definitely deserves a shout out for this almost 3-minute encounter. Officer Lyons, we salute you, not only for your incredible professionalism, sense of humor, and great on camera demeanor, but also your dedicated 22 years of service in the United States Marine Corps.
Fund set up to help injured Cary officer
Local police officers are raising money to help a Cary officer who was injured last week in a motorcycle crash.
The Cary chapter of the N.C. Police Benevolent Association set up a text-message donation system, a website and a Wachovia bank fund to support Chad Penland and his family as the officer recovers from serious injuries sustained during the Friday crash.
“We’re a close-knit family,” said Randy Byrd, president of the Cary PBA chapter. “When one of our own is hurt, injured or killed, we always rally.”
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