APB American Police Beat

Making daring rescues comes with the job of a police officer, but even seasoned cops can be surprised by who needs the rescuing. Officers Whisler and Coughlin of the Upper […]

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) on May 27 announced Sergeant John Banner, Officer Christopher Wiseman and Officer Brian Leal of the White Settlement (Texas) Police Department as […]

Keeping kids safe from predators online is no easy task, and it demands that law enforcement get creative not only in investigative strategies, but through preventive messaging, too. That’s the […]

Earlier this year, the International Association of Chiefs of Police convened a meeting with members of the U.S. Conference of Mayors to discuss the effects of immigration enforcement actions on […]

Campton Police Department   This spring, students from several Mount Prospect Academy locations in New Hampshire were invited to attend MPA K9 Day to witness the multiple jobs assigned to […]

According to the Donor Alliance, one organ donor can save up to eight lives and a tissue donation can affect up to 75 individuals. Sheriff A.J. Smith of Franklin County, […]

Law enforcement professionals within New York City’s Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS), NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) and NYC Parks, along with their New York Police Department counterparts, have […]

You like Jordans or nah?” That casual question from a Sandy Springs, Georgia, police officer caught on body camera has stirred up a strong response. The unnamed officer is seen […]

On April 29, a crowd decked out in denim on the plaza outside San Francisco Police Department headquarters wasn’t there to honor the birthplace of Levi Strauss & Co., the […]

My 41 years in the police profession have taught me that a secret to enhancing effective policing is hiding in plain sight. It aligns with the ethos of elite achievers […]

You think you can do better?” I asked him. “Run for president and take my job. In the meantime, put that finger back in your pocket and get your sorry […]

A veteran patrol officer said something to me recently that stuck. “Chief,” he said, leaning against the hood of his patrol car after a long shift, “I don’t recognize the […]

Barely a year after the September 11 attacks, citizens in Washington, D.C., and neighboring communities in Maryland and Virginia once again found themselves living under a shroud of fear from […]

As I share my journey, my purpose is to let grieving parents know they are not alone. I am a Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) survivor and a surviving mother. […]

Someone once told me that when it comes to the job, you’ll remember your first, your worst and your last. When it comes to a line-of-duty death (LODD), it often […]

For me, the decision to dedicate this edition of APB to line-of-duty deaths (LODDs) could not have come at a more meaningful time. The remaining members of my 1966 LAPD […]

As we observe National Police Week and National Peace Officers Memorial Day, we honor the law enforcement officers across the nation who made the ultimate sacrifice in 2025. Their courage, […]

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) on April 30 announced Chief Aaron Edwards and Sergeant Luis Navarro of the New York City Police Department as the Officers of […]

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and designated the week in which it falls as National Police Week. Since then, agencies around […]

Occasionally, law enforcement officers actually know what they’re talking about. At least that’s what one intrepid motorist learned recently in Cortland County, New York. According to the New York State […]