Officer Roll Call

Command Q&A: Connecting With the Community

Cheshire County (NH) Sheriff Eli Rivera talks to OFFICER Magazine Managing Editor Paul Peluso about community-oriented policing strategies and how agencies can better engage with their residents. 

The Lineup: Hurricane Milton Valor and a (Not-So) Deceptive Drug Bag

OFFICER Magazine News Editor Joe Vince and co-host retired Lt. Frank Borelli as they talk about some of the week's top police and law enforcement news, including:
heroic efforts by Florida law enforcement during Hurricane Milton (here, here and here)
a Pennsylvania police department's Open Gym program that keeps kids out of trouble by keeping them off the streets
the New Orleans Police Department's struggles with cadet dropouts
St. Louis' police chief detaining a carjacking suspect after the funeral of a fallen officer
a couple stopped in a stolen car whose deceptively labeled bag didn't fool Oregon police about the drugs inside

Officer Roll Call: Police Headwear and Footwear, Then and Now

OFFICER Magazine Managing Editor Paul Peluso and retired Lt. Frank Borelli, the Editorial Director of Officer Media Group, talk about the evolution of headwear and footwear for law enforcement and take a look at some of the current trends.

The Lineup: When the Standard Is No Longer the Standard

OFFICER Magazine News Editor Joe Vince and co-host retired Lt. Frank Borelli as they talk about some of the week's top police and law enforcement news, including:
Maryland State Police relaxing physical and written test standards in response to a discrimination settlement and a federal consent decree
the Seattle Police Department's plans to disband its long-running mounted unit
a South Carolina police officer and a sheriff's deputy performing an amazing rescue to pull a man from a fiery crash before flames consumed his vehicle
new medical emergency training by the New Orleans Police Department that's saving lives
a shotgun-toting Maine man participating in a civilian roadblock who took a shot at a fleeing suspect in a high-speed chase with New Hampshire police
three Illinois police officers working to subdue a naked man who tried to break into a state police cruiser
Florida deputies caught in "possibly the slowest chase" in local history when they pursued a hit-and-run suspect on a flat tire
a conscientious Oklahoma man who boosted a vehicle in order to make a court date on a stolen car charge.

The Lineup: When the Police Station Isn't a Safe Place

OFFICER Magazine News Editor Joe Vince and co-host retired Lt. Frank Borelli as they talk about some of the week's top police and law enforcement news, including:
a Florida deputy who was run down by a woman in the parking lot of the agency's headquarters
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's veto of a bill that would have prohibited weaponizing drones and robots
a new policy by the Seattle Police Department when it comes to responding to residential and burglary alarms
the hijacking of a Los Angeles bus
activists targeting an NYPD officer's Brooklyn home for a protest
Texas police officers cheering up young patients with a "super" display
Miami-Dade police responding to an early Halloween call of a man dressed as a clown with a mallet pacing on a pedestrian bridge.

Officer Roll Call: OFFICER Labs Reviews

OFFICER Magazine Managing Editor Paul Peluso and retired Lt. Frank Borelli, the Editorial Director of Officer Media Group, talk about the OFFICER Labs program and cover the products reviewed and featured this year.

The Lineup: Calling All (Police) Cars for Amazing Rescue, Awful Crashes

OFFICER Magazine News Editor Joe Vince and co-host retired Lt. Frank Borelli as they talk about some of the week's top police and law enforcement news, including:
Connecticut's first statewide officer recruitment fair
the Pennsylvania State Police's efforts at positive exposure by teaming up with Penn State during football games
a daredevil rescue by two Michigan deputies after a driver suffered a medical emergency behind the wheel
a collision involving two New York police cruisers that injured four officers
two California police officers struck by an alleged drunken driver as they were putting down road flares to assist a motorist
a Colorado State Patrol corporal's frightening body camera footage that captured a drive-by ambush as the officer completed paperwork in his cruiser
a St. Louis fitness mogul's rant against female police officers that got him in hot water with local law enforcement.
 

The Lineup: New Guidebook Tells Police How to Watch the Skies

OFFICER Magazine News Editor Joe Vince and co-host retired Lt. Frank Borelli as they talk about some of the week's top police and law enforcement news, including:
a police group's new 11-page guide on how to report unidentified aerial phenomena or UFOs
the ambush of a Colorado State Police trooper who was shot while he was sitting in his cruiser doing paperwork
Honolulu lawmakers approving a plan to set up pre-tax spending accounts for police officers to use on certain gear and equipment
raises for Houston police cadets
a kidnapping suspect leaping from a moving SUV during a Mich. police chase
a handcuffed man wanted on a felony who was apprehended a second time after breaking into a home and stealing a truck
two Colorado police officers freeing a massive moose from a backyard swing 
a Florida sheriff's deputy stopping a wrong-way impaired driver by putting his cruiser directly in the vehicle's path.

Officer Roll Call: Remembering September 11, 2001

OFFICER Magazine Managing Editor Paul Peluso and retired Lt. Frank Borelli honor those who lost their lives in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. This year marks 23 years since that tragic day in which 72 law enforcement officers and 343 firefighters perished in the attacks.

The Lineup: Parents Sharing Blame for Kids' Shooting Rampages

OFFICER Magazine News Editor Joe Vince and co-host retired Lt. Frank Borelli as they talk about some of the week's top police and law enforcement news, including:
the tragic Georgia school shooting and the emerging trend of arresting parents in these incidents
a tense incident between Indianapolis police and a suspect holding a woman at gunpoint after shooting another woman and led officers on a chase
the quick response by a San Francisco police sergeant who helped save the life of 49ers first-round draft pick Ricky Pearsall, who was shot and wounded while struggling with an armed robber
the fatal clash between Dallas police and a gunman who allegedly shot and killed an officer and wounded two others
the release of findings of a Colorado police department's six-moth pilot program that used AI to review officers' body camera footage
Nebraska officials considering changing police officer standards after the company that creates its English test changed its passing grade score.