This is part of my ongoing series Officer Down - in honour of police officers slain in the line of duty. The most dangerous call police officers ever respond to is the 'domestic dispute'. Passions are already raging out of control, hence the call to police for help, and responding officers are expected to douse those flames in short order. It's the hardest of jobs … [Read more...]
Officer Down: Calgary Police Service Constable Darren Beatty
In an age where politicians and gun control advocates, no matter how well intentioned, insist only the police and military should have guns, we must acknowledge the fact these brave men and women are still mere mortals – just like the rest of us. They are not endowed with any magical properties, nor are they somehow “better” than anyone else. Yet no matter how experienced or … [Read more...]
Officer Down: RCMP Constable Heidi Stevenson
This is part of my ongoing series Officer Down - in honour of police officers slain in the line of duty. RCMP Constable Heidi Stevenson’s courage and bravery are exactly what we expect from RCMP members. She epitomized our national image of an RCMP officer, both on and off duty, and is rightfully being remembered as a hero. On April 19, 2020, 23-year veteran … [Read more...]
St. Louis Cop Nathaniel Hendren’s Penchant for Russian Roulette Kills Fellow Cop Katlyn Alix
Occasionally, people who should know better do really stupid things. Those stupid things can leave a person dead, as they did in the early morning hours of January 24, 2019. St. Louis Police Department officers Nathaniel Hendren and Katlyn Alix played a game of Russian Roulette at Hendren’s home. Katlyn Alix lost. On February 28, 2020, Nathaniel Hendren pleaded guilty … [Read more...]
Remembering Mayerthorpe RCMP’s Fallen Four
This is part of my ongoing series on Canadian Mass Murders. On March 3, 2005, a violent man with a long criminal history and a lifetime firearms prohibition order against him used an illegal gun to murder four RCMP constables in Mayerthorpe, Alberta. Anthony Fitzgerald Orion Gordon Lionide Nicholas Johnston Brock Warren Myrol Peter Christopher … [Read more...]
Officer Down: Truro Police Service Constable Catherine Campbell
This is part of my ongoing series Officer Down - in honour of police officers slain in the line of duty. When Catherine Campbell didn't show up for work on September 14th,2015, she was presumed missing by her employer, the Truro Police Service. They notified Halifax Regional Police and, together, launched an intense missing person search to locate her. Police … [Read more...]
Justin Trudeau Slaps Constable David Wynn’s Widow in the Face
Updated: Added quote of wording from Bill S-217 Justin Trudeau metaphorically slapped Shelley MacInnis-Wynn across the face yesterday, then danced a jig on Constable David Matthew Wynn's grave. He did so while Shelley MacInnis-Wynn was in Parliament, watching every disgusting moment. Unbelievably, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau led the vote against proceeding with … [Read more...]
Moncton RCMP Shooting: Is the NFA’s wading into the fray the right thing to do?
As most already know, this past Wednesday evening saw 3 RCMP members shot dead, with more wounded. The entire city of Moncton, put on lockdown until police finally captured their intended target late Thursday, finally resumed more normal operation. Government buildings and schools closed for the manhunt reopened. Residents, prevented from returning to their homes due to … [Read more...]
In Memoriam – Constable Michael Pegg – York Regional Police Service
This is part of my ongoing series Officer Down - in honour of police officers slain in the line of duty. Constable Michael Pegg succumbed as the result of complications from a training accident he was involved in on November 12th, 2013. Constable Pegg was at the agency’s training facility in Vaughan when he broke his leg. He underwent surgery for the injury three … [Read more...]
In Memoriam – Constable John Zivcic – Toronto Police Service
This is part of my ongoing series Officer Down - in honour of police officers slain in the line of duty. Constable John Zivcic succumbed to injuries sustained two days earlier when he was involved in a vehicle crash at the intersection of Bloor Street West and Neilson Drive while responding to a call. After the initial collision, his vehicle struck a tree and he … [Read more...]
Benjamin Gabriel Sebena charged in capital murder of Wauwatosa Police Officer Jennifer Lynn Sebena
This is part of my ongoing series Officer Down - in honour of police officers slain in the line of duty. It appears the sympathy I expressed in the opening paragraph of my December 24th article for the husband of murdered Wauwatosa Police Officer Jennifer Lynn Sebena was misplaced. A husband is grieving the senseless loss of his wife this very minute. Instead of … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas!
[powerpress] May you and your family have a blessed and happy Christmas! That said, while I would love to be nothing but sweetness and light in the days leading up to Christmas, I must admit that’s a little difficult given the happenings of the past week or so. First, of course, is the tragedy in Newtown, CT, where 20 little gifts from God … [Read more...]
Police Officer Jennifer Lynn Sebena is shot and killed in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
This is part of my ongoing series Officer Down - in honour of police officers slain in the line of duty. [powerpress] A husband is grieving the senseless loss of his wife this very minute. Instead of preparing Christmas Eve dinner for his bride, Wauwatosa Police Officer Jennifer Lynn Sebena's husband must now prepare for a funeral … [Read more...]
Former RCMP member and bylaw enforcement officer Rod Lazenby murdered in Priddis, Alberta
Former RCMP member and Foothills Municipal District community peace officer Rod Lazenby was [allegedly] murdered by Trevor Kloschinsky, 46, in the town of Priddis, Alberta, on Friday, August 10, 2012. Priddis is a 15-minute drive southwest of Calgary. It’s horrifying to learn that a man like Rod Lazenby can survive his entire 35 year RCMP career unscathed, only to be … [Read more...]
Murderer’s mother blames Shawn Bryan’s shooting victim, Charlene Mitchell, for son’s crimes
I know grief can do strange things to people. I also know losing a son, no matter the circumstances, is horrendously difficult. There is a line that one should never cross, however, simply because it is both tacky and moronic to blame the shooting victim for the crimes of the lunatic who shot her. As bizarre is it seems to me, however, that's precisely what Shawn … [Read more...]
Officer Kevin Ambrose murdered by a corrections officer during domestic dispute
Springfield Police Department Officer Kevin Ambrose was murdered while doing the most dangerous job a police officer has: attending a domestic dispute call. Ambrose, a 36-year veteran of the department, is survived by his wife, two children and a granddaughter. My condolences and prayers go out to the family of Officer Kevin Ambrose as they try to come to terms with the … [Read more...]
Mount Rainier National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson gunned down
So much for “Happy New Year”… an Iraq war veteran goes nuts, shoots up Seattle before murdering Mount Rainier National Park Ranger and mother of two, Margaret Anderson. The facts are somewhat sketchy, but what is known is this: A park service employee tried pulling over the alleged shooter for a routine traffic stop. That person refused to stop. Margaret Anderson … [Read more...]
Officer Arnulfo Crispin: This Christmas try a little gratitude, and say a few prayers for those so much less fortunate than yourself
Gratitude: the state of being grateful. Grateful: appreciative of benefits received. Christmas is a time of year, not for seeing how many presents you can get from those around you, but to be grateful for what you have, even if you have almost nothing. It’s a time to remember all those who have sacrificed and gave of themselves to do something for you, even when they … [Read more...]
Deputy Marshal Stephen Brady is lucky to be alive
Waterloo, Indiana Deputy Marshal Stephen Brady, 47, is a very lucky man this Christmas. For doing what police officers do on a rainy and miserable night, helping broken-down motorists, Deputy Marshal Brady was shot in the face and left for dead. Responding to a call from a home where a man and a woman had supposedly gone for help, claiming their car was in the ditch, … [Read more...]
Bromont Police Officer Vincent Roy killed by passing vehicle
They say the two most dangerous activities for a cop are traffic stops and domestic dispute calls. The latter makes sense because cops are walking into a volatile and unknown situation. Handing someone a traffic ticket shouldn’t get you killed, but that’s exactly what happened to Officer Vincent Roy on Thursday, December 1, 2011. It was just a routine traffic stop during … [Read more...]
Corrections Officer Buddy R. Herron murdered for lending a helping hand
Late in the evening on November 28, 2011 Buddy Herron stopped to help what he thought was a stranded motorist with a broken-down vehicle. It was the last act of good will of his life. Shortly after stopping to help someone, Buddy Herron made a 9-1-1 call in the last dying moments of his life. The person he had stopped to help had stabbed him repeatedly, left him for dead … [Read more...]
Sgt. Janick Gilbert gave his life to save others
Today is a very sad day at the Canadian Forces Base in Trenton, Ontario. Sgt. Janick Gilbert returned there today after giving his life to save a couple of strangers near Baffin Island in Canada's Artic Region. Gilbert and two other soldiers parachuted into the frigid waters near Igloolik, Nunavut, in an effort to rescue two boaters who appeared to be in serious … [Read more...]
Richmond County Sheriff’s Deputy James D. Paugh: Gunned Down in Cold Blood
It's as tragic as it is horrifying... a disgruntled army soldier decides the best possible course of action is to shoot a policeman in cold blood. Unfortunately for Richmond County Sheriff's Deputy James Paugh, he had just finished a shift and was on his way home near Augusta, Georgia, when his path crossed that of Christopher Michael Hodges. Hodges was a member of the … [Read more...]
Walker Police Officer Trevor Slot: Killed in the Line of Duty
Today I'm writing to honour Walker Police Department Officer Trevor Slot, who was murdered on October 13, 2011 by a couple of scumbags who had just robbed a bank. I've been writing a lot about the kind of cops we do NOT want here in British Columbia recently, so I thought I'd give an example of the kind we do want. Officer Slot is, as far as I have been able to … [Read more...]
Officer Jeremy Henwood: Rest In Peace…
San Diego Police Department Officer Jeremy Henwood was, if he can be judged by his last recorded act, a good and decent man. His murderer seems all the more heinous simply because we know what that last recorded act was. That last recorded act? Buying a kid a meal at a local McDonalds restaurant. As you will see in the video below, Henwood was buying himself something … [Read more...]
Why does Suicide-by-Cop always end up with the Cop dead?
I will not be naming the piece of crap who murdered Deputy Kyle Pagerly. I don't believe I should. Jackasses like Pagerly's murderer don't deserve to be remembered. Decent young men like Kyle Pagerly, on the other hand, most definitely do. Deputy Kyle Pagerly is a veteran of the Iraq war. He served his country honourably, and when he returned, he joined the Berks County … [Read more...]
Tragedy strikes California Police Funeral Procession
It's tragic when any police officer dies, even if it is from the scourge of the 20th century, cancer. It's even more tragic when another police officer dies trying to make that officer's funeral procession safe for everyone involved. That's what happened in California the other day. Manhattan Beach Officer Mark Vasquez died from cancer earlier this month, and police … [Read more...]
Two Oregon Police Officers Shot trying to help a suicidal man
I’ve said it before and I’ll probably say it again. If you want to kill yourself, just do it already, and leave the rest of us out of it! It really annoys the heck out of me when people are distraught over their lives, and instead of dealing with that, decide the best course of action is to start shooting police officers. It’s stupid, and it’s dumping the problem onto … [Read more...]
Monumental stupidity orphans child, murders cop
An unidentified man decided his monumentally stupid plans were worth the lives of three people, and have left a baby orphaned in New York State. Poughkeepsie Police Chief Ron Knapp, deeply affected by the pointless murder of one of his veteran officers, released a statement yesterday. An 18-year veteran was shot and killed by a man who had murdered his wife earlier in the … [Read more...]
If you want to kill yourself, just do it already, and leave the rest of us out of it
I mean seriously. If you think your life is so bad that you want to end it, then just kill yourself already. But leave the rest of us out of it, okay? What sparked today’s rant is a case in Detroit, where an [alleged] sex offender got himself a gun, walked into a police station and started shooting cops. Suicide by Cop, they call it. Four Detroit police officers were … [Read more...]