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Not Destined to be a Police Officer
Peter Ford Diplomatic Security (State Department) I grew up at West Point, New York, where I learned early about the ...
A Legacy of Service
Tyler Brown Public Safety Worker 1, The Kauai (HI) Police Department Aloha, my name is Tyler Brown, and I am ...
My Hero
To the man who showed me how to be a man, father and police officer: Johnny Welch went into the ...
Best Job in the World
I started my career at the Western Kentucky University Police Department in 1998. After a few years I relocated to ...
Just A Guy
I joined the Bastrop Tx Police Department in 1992, I started out in patrol and worked through as a gang ...
My Soulmate Was Taken Too Soon
Sergeant Pepper had served with the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office for 15-1/2 years and had served in law enforcement for ...
Living the American Dream
Son of a retired United States Air Force Master Sergeant. I grew up at multiple Air Force Bases overseas and ...
Michael Munck’s 27 Years in Law Enforcement
Michael Munck began his law enforcement career enlisting in the U.S. Army Reserves as a Military Police Officer in 1992 ...
A Dream Come True
I joined the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund's Stand With Honor in June of 2022 when I was 37 ...
A Rewarding Career in Law Enforcement
I was not on the ‘traditional’ path to becoming a law enforcement officer as I started college to become a ...
A Career of Collaboration
I had a very lucky career in federal law enforcement. I started as a special agent in 1984 with the ...
James Dinkins’ 28-Year Law Enforcement Career
Jim Dinkins began his 28-year law enforcement career with the federal government in 1986, as a co-operative education student the ...
My Calling
I began a career of law enforcement after being in a Catholic Seminary for eight years and graduating college with ...
Honored to Serve
I am honored to have had the opportunity to serve the citizens of the State of Florida for the past ...
Standing With Honor – One Leg Short
Matt Swartz Trooper New York State Police Matt Swartz has always been active in law enforcement growing up with both ...
Working Together
Troy Liquin Sergeant Cache County (UT) Sheriff's Office by Cayton Gefre Herald-Journal - Logan, UT Sergeant Troy Liquin has spent ...
A Career of Service to the Community of Garland, Texas
Mitchel Bates Chief of Police Garland (TX) Police Department Mitch Bates began his career with the Garland Police Department as ...
A Satisfying Third Career
Richard Moak Lieutenant Los Angeles County (CA) Sheriff's Department I didn't originally plan on a law enforcement career. My original ...
Joshua Koen
Joshua Koen Police Officer Denver (CO) Police Department Hello, my name is Joshua Koen. I joined the Denver Police Department ...
My Journey
“I am Me... I am Now... I have been given a Second Chance… I don’t feel Planted yet... I know ...
I had a great career working with great people
I am David Mihalik. I started in Law Enforcement as a non-sworn Police Aide and later a Community Service Officer ...
The professionalism of your career in law enforcement is what you bring to it
My name is Mark Langford, and my seventeen years in law enforcement span three separate agencies, starting in 1990 with ...
Sergeant Matthew Hand
He grew up in a small country town playing golf as often as he could and dreaming of joining the ...
Serving Others, Paying It Forward, Making A Difference Every Day
I was raised in Bogota, New Jersey beginning in 1968 at 5 years old. My father, Raymond J. Burke, was ...
