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Follow Your Dream
I wanted to be a Deputy Sheriff since I was eight years old. Growing up, I held on to that ...
A Deserving Hero: Sgt. Wayne Mann
My FTO and friend who taught me how to survive on the streets—His greatest impact, though, was the lesson on ...
Embracing the call of God
Ever since first grade I had dreamed of being a police officer. So many things as a child enthralled me ...
My life as a Law Enforcement Officer: Sergeant Linda Cerniglia
I did not grow up wanting to be in law enforcement, but wanted to serve my country and my community ...
Exploring…. My career in Law Enforcement
My interest in law enforcement started with a need to do something, something outside of my home and school. Enter, ...
My Life as an African-American Law Enforcement Professional
I grew up in Somerville, New Jersey, and had befriended a couple of members of my hometown police department. I ...
30 Years in Law Enforcement and I lived to tell about it!
I started out at Ohio State thinking I wanted to join a federal law enforcement agency. I was majoring in ...
A day in the Patrol
I joined the Border Patrol because my Father had a deep and abiding respect for the Border Patrol and its ...
A little boy’s dream…
Hi, my name is Gregory S. Anderson. I started my career as a volunteer in the Alliance Police Reserve unit ...
My favorite law enforcement memory
My favorite memory from being a police officer is working with people who I consider to be my family ...
From Ridealong to Lifelong Career
As a college student I participated in a ride-along with the Orange County Sheriff's Office. I loved the interaction between ...
Scariest Moment In My Career
At 1:00am on January 7, 2015, I responded to a call of a fire and learned there was a woman ...
It was an Honor and a Privilege to Serve
I joined the Middletown Township Police Department in 1977 when I was 25 years old after serving two years with ...
I Wouldn’t Change a Thing
I feel privileged and honored to have been born and raised in the City of Arcadia, California, and to have ...
A Change Of Course
A 39-year vet explains how a simple twist of fate led to a lifetime of service in his hometown and ...
Remembering Franny
Standing With Honor hits home for this officer who could only watch as her off-duty colleague paid the highest price ...
Facing The Worst
A retired officer looks back at a career of seeing the worst—yet he is somehow holding onto the best that ...
Denying Tragedy
Tragedy hits a strong man when an officer tells a fellow officer that his son has been wounded in the ...
A Father’s Legacy
A retiree tells how his career is a tribute to his late father, a Chief ...
Crossing Paths
A call to assist a woman in childbirth comes full circle later in life when the officer learns his son ...
The Unimaginable
One officer shares how he made it through the hardest assignment any officer can face, and why he still puts ...
Serving The Community
After 25 years of service, a sergeant shares his experience in serving the community and why he finds it rewarding ...
