Knoxville TN Sept 15 208 Shelden Davids is retiring after 30 years with the Knoxville Police Department — all as a volunteer. Davids’ regular job is teaching, but when he learned that a colleague was also serving as a reserve police officer he decided to become one himself. He spent a year as a trainee, and […]
TIVERTON RI Aug 22 2018 — The town is expected to have one police officer on the premises of the new Twin River-Tiverton casino at all times, meaning three 8-hour shifts must be filled by town police every day at the casino that will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, beginning Sept. […]
Meriden CT June 1 2018 The Meridian Police Department charged a former Meridian and current part-time officer of the Marion Police Department with embezzlement Tuesday. Robert B. Spangler, also known as Robbye, has been charged with embezzlement by an agent or trustee, according to the Meridian Police Department. Spangler, of Meridian, worked as a reserve […]
Marietta GA April 7 2018 With about six months of service under their belts, Marietta’s Public Safety Ambassadors appear popular with residents. The ambassadors drive around town in silver vehicles with amber lights on top. They wear uniforms with bright reflective yellow torsos. Their job is to assist Marietta Police in a wide variety of duties, […]
New York City NY Jan 2 2018 A former auxiliary cop claims her two NYPD bosses teamed up to pressure her for sex in the back of a police van. The complaint, filed with the state Division of Human Rights, comes just a few months after two other city cops allegedly raped a teen in their […]
Phoenix AZ Nov 25 2017 Beginning next week, the first responder to a minor Phoenix burglary or fender bender may not be a police officer. There’s a good chance it could instead be a police assistant — a civilian employee hired to help shoulder non-emergency service calls for their sworn counterparts. On Wednesday, Phoenix police graduated […]
ST PAUL, Minn. Nov 21 2017 Once a week, Mary Murphy and Valalee Weber hit the streets of St Paul, but these senior citizens are not your ordinary Golden Girls–they’re partners against crime for the St Paul Police Department. As reserve officers, the dynamic duo have been patroling Frogtown together for the last 5 years. […]
Bronx NYC July 20 2017 Gene Fastook, who helped make it possible for humans to walk on the moon and return to Earth to tell the tale, now begins most days in a McDonald’s on White Plains Road in the Bronx, gabbing with other military veterans. In the afternoon, Mr. Fastook drives over to the 47th […]
Lebanon May 14 2017 Police arrested a Lebanon reserve officer on theft charges after he allegedly stole equipment from the Lebanon Police Department. 30-year-old Juan Pimentel-Solano of Indianapolis has been charged with two counts of theft, a Level 6 Felony, and one count of theft, a Class A Misdemeanor. The LPD conducted an internal investigation […]