Officer Roll Call

The Lineup: Mass killings, Roadside Dangers & Shoplifting with Santa

This week, News Editor Joe Vince and retired LT Frank Borelli discuss stories about mass killings (not all of them shootings), dangers on the roadside for officers as they do their duties, and that dumb (smart?) criminal attempting to shoplift during a Shop With A Cop event.

Roll Call: What’s Next for LE Patrol Vehicles?

Editor Paul Peluso and retired LT Frank Borelli discuss contemporary law enforcement patrol vehicles as well as electric and special use vehicles in the field today... and tomorrow.

The Lineup: Budgets, Staffing, Saving Lives & Honoring Lives

This week, News Editor Joe Vince and retired Lt. Frank Borelli discuss the NYPD's creative drone solution to subway surfing, budgeting and staffing issues in San Francisco and a South Carolina law enforcement agent's show of thanks for a young man's painting of a fallen K-9.

Active Shooter Event & Response Evolution 6: Sponsored by FirstNet, powered by AT&T

In this sixth and final episode of our special series on Active Shooter events and response, News Editor Joe Vince and retired Lt. Frank Borelli discuss equipment needs from the most basic to "wishful thinking" for responding personnel, as well as those immediate responders in or on the scene when the attack starts.

Roll Call: Reviewing Technology Coverage in 2023

Editor Paul Peluso and retired LT Frank Borelli discuss a few of the hotter topic articles OFFICER magazine has covered this year. From digital forensics to robots and facial recognition, technology evolution certainly isn't slowing down and we need to make sure we leverage it properly.

The Lineup: Officers & Citizens Helping Each Other and Crazy Moves in NYC

News editor Joe Vince and retired LT Frank Borelli discuss the week's most interesting stories. This week that includes officers saving lives, a convict helping to save an officer, OH funding police training with marijuana tax revenue, NYPD seeing challenges and cuts, and that one guy who tried to convince police that they weren't supposed to chase him.

Active Shooter Event & Response Evolution 5: Sponsored by FirstNet, powered by AT&T

In this fifth episode of our six-episode series, retired Lt. Frank Borelli and News Editor Joe Vince examine the potential interaction between uniformed officers arriving on the scene and non-uniform legally armed "good guys" in or near the scene. No one wants a friendly-fire casualty.

The Lineup: On-Going Recruiting Challenges, A Lifted Apprehension & That Feel-Good Hug

This week, News Editor Joe Vince and retired LT Frank Borelli talk about a few stories including at least three agencies facing recruiting challenges, a thief who finds himself picked up... 20' off the ground to wait for the police and a little boy who dials 9-1-1 because he needs a law enforcement given hug.

Roll Call: Contemporary Challenges of Recruiting & Retention

Managing Editor Paul Peluso and retired LT Frank Borelli discuss today's challenges in recruiting and retention and what some agencies are doing to address them. From finding recruits to filtering through them in the full process, what's your agency doing to keep staffing at sufficient levels?

The Lineup: Hidden & Naked Criminals, Feel Good Stories & The Self-Service Warrant

News Editor Joe Vince and Editorial Director Frank Borelli discuss the week's top news stories for the law enforcement community. From criminals hidden in secret rooms under trap doors to a potential active shooter who took himself out before attacking anything and on to the criminal who left his own arrest warrant at a crime scene, we discuss the good, the potentially ugly and the fun.