By PoliceOne Staff MAUI — A Maui officer arrested five times in the past year has drawn criticism from the community as she remains on the force, HawaiiNewsNow reported. Rachel Garvin’s string of arrests beginning in January 2015 range from child endangerment to DUI. “Misuse and abuse of alcohol and drugs does not discriminate by […]
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Video: 6-year-old with rare cancer honored by Chicago police, dies days later
Chicago Tribune CHICAGO — A 6-year-old girl with a rare form of cancer died over the weekend, days after Chicago's top cop honored her wish to be a police officer by visiting her home and presenting her with a badge, a uniform and medal of valor. Madison Pruitt died Sunday, a year after she was […]
Dispatcher trauma: The unique stress of the job (and how to overcome it)
Author: Melissa MannThe kind of stress that 911 dispatchers experience is not the garden-variety stress the average person experiences. The stress experienced by dispatchers is what develops with listening to someone else’s absolute worst day — every day. Just like other members of any emergency response team, a dispatcher can handle a hundred situations effortlessly, […]