<h1 class="entry-title">Category: NEPBA Police Updates</h1>

Video: Inmate tries to grab Fla. jail deputy's gun

Author: P1 Lifestyle StaffBy Austin L. Miller Ocala Star-Banner MARION COUNTY, Fla. — The Marion County Sheriff's Office has released video showing inmate Michael Sonneman, 34, trying to grab a corrections officer's gun after a visit to a doctor on Monday. The officer, Matthew Bowen, quickly wrestles Sonneman to the ground, then calls for backup. […]

4 ways to stave off the 'Ferguson effect'

Author: Tom Wetzel“The nobility of policing demands the noblest of character.” This quote from Dr. Stephen Covey should be an overriding theme throughout this article as our profession is faced with a unique challenge right now. That challenge is derisively referred to as the "Ferguson effect," which developed in part from the 2014 police shooting […]