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A Husband, A Father: Our Hero
Our names are Donna Francolino, Katie Francolino, and Kristea Francolino - the very proud wife and daughters of Officer Thomas ...
Heroes live forever
Working as a law enforcement officer, I devote my life to the community I serve ...
Deputy Michael David Ryan E.O.W. 12/31/2017 and Sergeant Robin Shepherd-Ryan
Hello, my name is Robin Shepherd-Ryan, a sergeant for the Broward Sheriff's Office, Florida. I am here to honor and ...
My Family Legacy
Hello, my name is Edward J. Akins; at the age of 25 I began my career in Law Enforcement as ...
A COP’S LIFE
John Plevell Detective/CPL Citrus County Sheriff's Office Hi, my name is John Plevell, I started in law enforcement on October ...
A Special Agent’s Story
The daily ritual of holstering a firearm, pinning on a badge, and stepping out the front door into a world ...
NYPD Detective Michael Hinrichs
Detective Michael Hinrichs, grandson of a NYPD Detective, was appointed to the NYPD in July of 1984 ...
A Journey- Blind
Sometimes in life we start down a path with eyes wide open yet have no clue that we are completely ...
Service to My Community
I’m Taylor Andersen, a Detective with the New Bern Police Department ...
Blessed Career
I was able to complete a personally truly satisfying 28-year career at the Green Bay Police Department. During those years, ...
A Life of Service
Since I was a small child, I was drawn to law enforcement. Looking back on it, I’m not completely sure ...
37 Years of Fighting Crime in America
Special Agent James R. D’Amelio conducted hundreds of undercover operations worldwide, as well as many protective missions including President John ...
Deputy Cameron’s Story
My name is Bryan Cameron and I am a Deputy Sheriff in Orange County, Virginia. My law enforcement career began ...
Joe’s life as a Police Officer
I’m writing this story of my dad’s life as a police officer because I am proud of him and he ...
Honor, Integrity, and Service
Hello, my name is Todd Putorti. I joined the New York Start Department of Motor Vehicles, Division of Field Investigation, ...
Police Career
My name is Harlan Hogue and I joined the MPDC on January 5,1970 ...
It’s Not a Career, But a Calling
A career in law enforcement cannot be classified as a job, but as a calling; for the motivations necessary to ...
Life Changing Career
My story starts with my Uncle Nick who was a police officer for Cicero, Illinois, Police Department. He used to ...
A Career That Few Will Ever Know
In 1987, I began my career as a police officer with the United States Park Police (USPP) ...
Detective Stephen Thibodeau
Officer Stephen Thibodeau started his Law Enforcement career by joining a Gainesville Florida Police Explorer post as a teenager. After ...
It’s my honor to serve you!
My name is Ret. Sgt. James T. Adams, Jr. I joined the Gloucester County Sheriff's Department/Department of Correctional Services in ...
Proud to have served the citizens of Florida
Hi, my name is Denise. I joined the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission in 1981 when I was 25 ...
Public Service Is An Honor And A Privilege
As a young boy, I watched "The FBI" starring Efrem Zimbalist Jr., on ABC most Sunday nights. My dream was ...
Greatest job I ever had!
I was appointed as Deputy Sheriff with the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, California, on March 20, 1987. I was ...
