Officer Roll Call

The Lineup: Terrorist Attacks Get New Year Off to Deadly Start

Join 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. For this first episode of 2025, that includes:
a look at the horrific New Year's Day terrorist attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas and what investigators will be doing in the coming days.
Texas deputies making an unusual discovery during a vehicle search when they uncovered three large pythons
 Missouri police stopping a speeding driver who said he hadn't realized how fast he was going  … because he was playing a video game.

The Lineup: OFFICER Magazine's Favorite Dumb Criminal Stories of 2024

Not every lawbreaker police encounter is a criminal mastermind. For every Hans Gruber from Die Hard with ambitious schemes that can only be stopped by an overachieving off-duty police officer, there are twice as many Harry and Marvs from Home Alone, who can be foiled by an abandoned kid with a chip on his shoulder. The final installment of OFFICER Magazine's end-of-the-year episodes takes a look at our favorite stupid criminals of 2024 and the exploits that found a place in our hearts. Or at least our funny bones. Our biggest lesson from 2024 to pass along: Bathrooms and crawl spaces are terrible hiding spots. 
Other end-of-the-year episodes:
Favorite Shows of Police Valor in 2024
Favorite Heartwarming Law Enforcement Stories of 2024

The Lineup: OFFICER Magazine's Favorite Feel-Good Police Stories of 2024

The second in OFFICER Magazine's trio of special end-of-the-year episodes looks at some of the heart-warming stories involving law enforcement in 2024, stories that rarely get the spotlight they deserve. News Editor Joe Vince and retired Lt. Frank Borelli spotlight their favorite stories from the year that show the kindness and caring police and law enforcement officers exhibit daily.
RELATED: Our Favorite Shows of Police Valor of 2024

Officer Roll Call: Station Design Awards 2024

OFFICER Magazine Managing Editor Paul Peluso, who oversees the Station Design Awards program for the OFFICER Media Group, and retired Lt. Frank Borelli take a look at the winners from this year's entries.

The Lineup: OFFICER Magazine's Favorite Shows of Valor in 2024

As part of OFFICER Magazine's special end-of-the-year episodes, News Editor Joe Vince and retired Lt. Frank Borelli, editorial director for Officer Media Group, take a look at their favorite examples of valor in the line of duty by police and law enforcement officers in 2024. Did your favorite story make the cut?

The Lineup: Finding Creative Answers to Tough Calls on the Fly

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:
Ohio lawmakers consider a constitutional amendment that would eliminate qualified immunity
Illinois deputies stopping a runaway vehicle with a pregnant driver behind the wheel
New York troopers making sure a heart transplant could get through a snowstorm to reach her flight so she could travel to get her life-saving operation
Virginia police stopping a brazen shoplifter who tried to take off with merchandise during a "Shop With a Cop" event.
a Wisconsin police officer making possibly the easiest DUI arrest
Atlanta police nabbing a burglary suspect with some unusual, colorful accessories
Colorado deputies rescuing two children trapped outside a burning home
a Colorado police getting creative and grabbing a kid's bike to pursue a suspect on a motorized scooter

Officer Roll Call: Trends in Police Vehicles and Fleets for 2025

OFFICER Magazine Managing Editor Paul Peluso and retired Lt. Frank Borelli, the Editorial Director of Officer Media Group, talk about the Michigan State Police 2025 Model Year Police Vehicle Evaluation results and dive into Joe Vince's article on electric patrol vehicles.

The Lineup: Torching a Trooper's Childhood Home over a Ticket

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:
an attack on a Florida sheriff's deputy and school resource officer by the parents of a boy charged with beating another student
a man setting fire to a New York State Police trooper's childhood home after the trooper ticketed him last year
a Massachusetts State Police recruit facing a hatchet-throwing suspect as one of the face encounters he faces on the job
a stabbing victim who came out of surgery and confessed to California police that he killed his mother
an incredible, determined rescue by an Ohio police officer who battled a raging pickup truck fire moments before the vehicle explodes
good NYPD budget news as the department restores two previously canceled classes, adding 1,600 officers by this time next year
a Michigan police department trying to make Thanksgiving a little easier for some by giving away 500 turkeys
this week's "dumb criminal" spotlight falls on an armed suspect who tried to flee a Michigan deputy on a lawnmower but ended up shooting himself in the hand.

Officer Roll Call: Christmas Wish List, the Holidays and Trump as President

OFFICER Magazine Managing Editor Paul Peluso and retired Lt. Frank Borelli, the Editorial Director of Officer Media Group, talk about the holidays, Frank's "Christmas Wishlist" feature slated for the November/December issue of OFFICER Magazine and what the election of Donald Trump as president could mean for law enforcement in 2025.

The Lineup: Capturing a Community Coming Together after the Storm

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 North Carolina police department's 10-minute video that documented how officers worked with the community in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene
a Phoenix police officer's amazing rescue of a driver trapped in a car submerged in a pool
a Connecticut appeals court hearing opening arguments on whether shining a police cruiser's on a person constitute detaining them
New Mexico lawmakers considering the creation of a law enforcement unit for its cannabis division
a Michigan sheriff reducing road patrols after a tax increase ballot measure failed
a Washington deputy using a Grappler device to end a vehicle chase involving an armed fugitive
a Minnesota police who was honored for saving the life of a Purple Heart recipient