Officer Roll Call

Officer Roll Call: September 11th, 2001 Commemorative Episode

Editor Paul Peluso and retired LT Frank Borelli talk about the events of Nine-Eleven, some of OFFICER's coverage of it and what's going on today as far as lessons learned and how law enforcement has improved since those attacks.

The Lineup: It Has Got To Stop, And Where Not To Buy Your Coffee

This week, News Editor Joe Vince and retired LT Frank Borelli talk about the escalation of anti-police outlook from prohibiting armed uniformed officers in your place of business to ambushing them with a shotgun. Still, officers are heroic, as in the hostage rescue story we discuss, and creative, like the one who barked like a dog, encouraging some suspects to surrender.

The Lineup: Close Calls, Staffing Challenges Continue, and a lot of Bull

News Editor Joe Vince and ret. LT Frank Borelli take a look at some interesting news pieces this week. Two officers who survive close calls, staffing challenges, and that one guy with a lot of Bravo Sierra in his passenger seat.

Officer Roll Call: Drones, Body Cameras and Perspective

Editor Paul Peluso and retired Lt. Frank Borelli discuss the power of drones, the strength and challenges of body worn camera videos, and how all captured video has to be properly interpreted for use as evidence. 

The Lineup: Unexpected Gun Battle, AI Checking On Us, a Traumatic Rescue and Filling Up

In this week's episode of The Lineup, News Editor Joe Vince and retired Lt. Frank Borelli discuss some interesting events of the week. A tenant decided he was not going to be evicted, and Twitter posters claimed "hundreds of rounds fired," along with "thousands of SWAT officers." A woman being held captive was rescued, AI is being tested to check our professionalism (in our language) and that one guy who stopped for gas during a fast chase.

The Lineup: Quick Thinking, Immediate Threats, Heroic Efforts & Being a Mentor

In this week's episode, News Editor Joe Vince and retired Lt. Frank Borelli talk about how using a patrol SUV to save a suicidal and publicly threatening individual was quick thinking and good work. Following that, they discuss a heroic water rescue, on-going staffing challenges and a great friendship story out of Chicago that saw a police officer mentoring a teenager all the way to college.

Officer Roll Call: The Duties & Value of School Resource Officers

With the '23-'24 school year either having already started, or getting ready to start, across our country, Editor Paul Peluso and Editorial Director Frank Borelli discuss how things have changed for School Resource Officers (SROs) since their inception and what the big focuses are in their duties today.

Command Q&A: Recruiting & Retention Challenges

Branch County, Michigan, Sheriff John Pollack recently spoke to OFFICER Magazine Editor Paul Peluso about how finding new deputies has become harder and what his agency is doing to cope with the new normal.

The Lineup: Societal Perception, Helpful Citizens and a Freshly Baptized K9

Assistant Editor Joe Vince and retired Lt. Frank Borelli talk about six of the week's most interesting stories: A citizen helps an officer when a suspect tries to take the officer's gun, politicians (gasp!) call for more respect for the police, staffing, police suicide, new policing concepts and a dog who swims in a baptismal font.

The Lineup: When the Job Means Stopping a Runaway Boat

Assistant Editor Joe Vince and guest host Paul Peluso, OFFICER Magazine's editor, talk about how law enforcement was saving lives and preventing tragedies this week, and they look at Tennessee police averting a possible mass shooting, a Florida deputy stopping a speeding, out-of-control boat and other headlines.