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Behind every soul in law enforcement is an untold story of honor, and we want to share these stories with the world. Submit your most memorable story for an opportunity to be featured in an interactive Museum experience.

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Scariest Moment In My Career

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

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 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 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

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

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

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 Father’s Legacy

A retiree tells how his career is a tribute to his late father, a Chief ...
Crossing Paths

Crossing Paths

A call to assist a woman in childbirth comes full circle later in life when the officer learns his son ...
The Unimaginable

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

Serving The Community

After 25 years of service, a sergeant shares his experience in serving the community and why he finds it rewarding ...