Officer Roll Call

In a special year-end episode, OFFICER Magazine's editorial team—retired Lt. Frank Borelli, Editor Paul Peluso and News Editor Joe Vince—looks back at the laughable lawbreakers amd foolhardy felons who provided a chuckle in 2023. From a fleeing suspect trapped in a port-a-potty on a Wisconsin golf course to a driver who intentionally sped and launched her car off a tow truck ramp "Dukes of Hazzard" style, we look at the just plain stupid—and in some cases, just plain unlucky—criminals of the past year.

The members of OFFICER Magazine's editorial team—retired Lt. Frank Borelli, Editor Paul Peluso and News Editor Joe Vince—discuss eight of their favorite heartwarming stories of 2023, including a Florida boy who called 9-1-1 to give a deputy a hug, a very special thank you from a South Carolina K-9 handler for a very special mural, and an Indiana deputy going the extra mile for a grocery run.

Editor Paul Peluso and retired Lt. Frank Borelli discuss some of the trends observed during the Station Design Awards program this year.

St. Petersburg Assistant Police Chief Michael Kovacsev recently spoke to OFFICER Magazine about planning for the future and the challenges that lie ahead.

In this week's episode, News Editor Joe Vince and retired LT Frank Borelli discuss seven of the week's top stories. Included are stories of officers saving children, outnumbered in crowds and even two retired NYPD brothers who save a national landmark.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.