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Weekend Road Trip: The Pacific

Mar 6, 2010 3:40am

Take a drive along the coast of California and you’ll see lots of footpaths leading from the roadside into tall weeds and thickets. Do yourself a favor sometime and venture down a few of those trails. We did, and these are photos of what we found on the other side. * ...

Friday’s Heroes: Remembering The Fallen

Mar 5, 2010 4:34am

Sergeant Alan J. Haymaker, 56 Chicago Police Department February 22, 2010 - Sergeant Alan J. Haymaker was killed in an automobile accident while responding to a burglary-in-progress call. He leaves behind his wife (pictured above holding flag), three daughters, his parents, three brothers, and two sisters. Deputy Sheriff Joel Wahlenmaier, 48 Fresno County California...

It’s A Jungle Out There: Booby Trapped Marijuana Plots

Mar 4, 2010 5:07am

Sure, you hear the argument nearly every day that pot is harmless. It just makes you laugh and eat a lot. Well, that may be true on the consumer’s end, but not so much for the police officers assigned to marijuana eradication duties. I know, I know, many of you...

Southland: Phase Three - A Review

Mar 3, 2010 5:43am

I haven’t carried a gun or worn a badge in years, but last night while watching the season opener of Southland I felt that I was back working a shift. And I was exhausted when the credits began to roll. Why? Because I backed up every single officer on each...

Southland: A Sneak Peek At The New Season On TNT

Mar 2, 2010 4:13am

The Graveyard Shift has some new friends - the folks at TNT and Southland. It seems they’d been following our Castle reviews and asked if we’d have a look at their new series that’s premiering on TNT tonight. Well, I watched what they sent me, and believe it or not,...

The Smoking Gun…Literally

Mar 1, 2010 4:35am

Once in a while (okay, almost every week), I receive questions about unusual firearms and other weapons, the kind that are easily concealed by bad guys in those perfect mystery stories. So, today I thought I’d show a few examples of just how creative people can get when it comes...

Weekend Road Trip: Birds Eye View Of San Jose, Ca.

Feb 27, 2010 4:36am

The world looks different when seen from the rooftops. Here’s a view of San Jose, Ca. while standing on a downtown rooftop near the airport. Geez…the things I do for a photo… Just for fun, here’s a little squirrel enjoying the ocean view in Santa Barbara....

Prisoner Face Smashing: A New, Fun Sport For Guards?

Feb 26, 2010 4:12am

Sure, prison inmates have done wrong. They’ve chosen to break the law and to go against the grain of society. Many of them have done things that are simply too reprehensible for words. There’s no doubt that each of them should be punished. But there are men and women in...

How Many Cops Does It Take To Make You Safe?

Feb 25, 2010 4:56am

The crime rate in Notsosafe County is up. Houses are broken into on a regular basis. Assaults are on the rise. There’ve been two murders already this year and it’s only February. Citizens flock to the next county government meeting. Frank Neverhappy stands up and shouts, “We never see a...

Police News

Feb 24, 2010 7:51am

Providence, Rhode Island - Detective Robert DeCarlo has been charged with assaulting a handcuffed suspect. A surveillance video shows the detective dragging the man from beneath a parked car and then kicking him and beating him in the head with a police flashlight. New Orleans - A former New Orleans police...