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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 ...

Pride, Integrity, Dedication, Loyalty, Hard-Working

This is a story about my father, Raymond J. Burke, Sr. Prior to serving as a NY City Transit Police ...

He’s my hero

I’m honoring my husband, Chris McDonough, a retired Oceanside, California Police Department homicide detective, who spent his law enforcement career ...

Police Officer Kevin A. Minor

I am honoring my husband, my hero, Police Officer Kevin Minor. In 1991, Kevin answered God’s calling to serve and ...

DJL – One of a Kind

My name is Jeff Dovigh and I have been working for the New York State Police since October 30, 2000 ...

Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea

Kory Honea is the Sheriff-Coroner of Butte County, which is in Northern California. He has served in that position since ...

A very proud wife

Lester Swick of Springfield, NJ is a first-generation police officer who was hired by the Union County (NJ) Police Department ...

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 ...