The New Undercover Narcotics Agent … SEWAGE?
Sewage. Now there’s a topic that typically wouldn’t pop up during intimate dinner tête-à-têtes, nor would we expect to hear grandparents, cousins, and aunts and uncles discussing it at a […] The post...
View ArticleTwenty-Nine Years Ago, I Looked Into the Eyes of a Serial Killer and Watched...
Have you ever sat in a room designed especially for killing people, looking into the eyes of a serial murderer, watching and waiting for some sign of remorse for his […] The post Twenty-Nine Years Ago,...
View ArticleUsing Light to Stop Mass Shooters
Short of stationing armed guards at each entrance and surrounding properties with moats stocked with aggressive crocodiles, protecting public buildings, such as shopping malls, schools, and churches,...
View ArticleCow-9 Units: Using Bovines to Track and Capture Fleeing Criminals
“Stop, or I’ll release the cow!” Officer Harold “Moo” Collins, the department Cow-9 handler, yelled as the burglary suspect headed toward a wooded area after breaking free from the two […] The post...
View Article6 Reasons Why a Detective’s Job Isn’t As Glamorous as You Might Believe
Many people secretly long to clip a badge to their belts and then set out on the never-ending quest to save, well, everyone. But, there are a few things you […] The post 6 Reasons Why a Detective’s Job...
View ArticleSheriffs: Who Are They and What Are Their Duties?
Many of us had our first real look at a sheriff’s office back in 1960 when Andy Taylor and his fearless deputy, Barney Fife, patrolled the roads in and around […] The post Sheriffs: Who Are They and...
View ArticleMiranda: I KNOW MY RIGHTS!
“I. Know. My. Rights!” Officers hear those four familiar words many, many times each and every day all across this great land of ours. It’s a phrase often spoken by […] The post Miranda: I KNOW MY...
View ArticleTina Mott’s Killer Released from Prison, Without Supervision
After serving 25 years in prison (a plea deal) for brutally murdering Tina Mott and mutilating and dismembering her body, Timothy Bradford was released this week into the public. Since […] The post...
View ArticleCops to Receive X-Ray Vision: Amaze Their Friends and Suspected Criminals
For years, comic book fans scanned the back pages to view ads telling them how they could, for a single dollar, receive a 7-foot-tall Frakenstein’s Monster with glowing eyes, or […] The post Cops to...
View ArticleDead Women Sometimes Cry in the Rain, And Baby Socks
Never start a story with the weather. I’ve heard this many times over the years. Even Elmore Leonard kicked off his “Don’t-do-it” list with a rule about the weather. Never […] The post Dead Women...
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