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To Fellow Police Officers on the Street: This Moment Is Yours!

As many of you know, I spent more than 30 years as a police officer, including serving as chief in … More

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Only One Institution Can Stop Federal Overreach: Your Local Police

This is the Moment! What Happens When They Come for You? Ask History I am sensing a growing danger in … More

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A New Kind of Courage: Why Police Must Confront Federal Overreach.

Something extraordinary just happened in Minneapolis — something we have not seen from a major-city police chief in years. Chief … More

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The Dismantling of Our Department of Justice

What Happens When Our Guardrails Fail? In the past few weeks, we Americans have been given a rare window into … More

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Speak Up! This Isn’t American Policing!

Picture: Masked federal immigration officers take the elevator at immigration court in Manhattan. David Dee Delgado/Reuters We Must Not Let … More

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Police Leaders: Do Not Become Trump’s Pawns

“Stop Attacking Our Cities to Hide Your Administration’s Failures.” — Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Mayor Michelle Wu was speaking to … More

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A Moral Challenge to Police in America

Will You Stand Between Your Community and Injustice? In a free and democratic society, the mission of police is clear: … More

Code of ethics, community-oriented, Constitution, ethics, ICE, immigration, moral-challenge, police, politics, Trump

Weaponizing the Polygraph

Weaponizing the Polygraph: Betraying Law Enforcement Principles As a longtime police chief who has dedicated his life to improving law … More

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FBI Under Attack

It’s Time to Stand Up for Justice — Before It’s Too Late I’ve written before about the political dismantling of … More

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No Kings and No Unrequested Soldiers!

As many Americans here and our supporters around the world prepare for a (prayerfully) peaceful day of civic protest called … More

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