Author: Doug Wyllie, PoliceOne Editor in ChiefBy Andrew Selsky Associated Press BURNS, Ore. — Winter and spring have passed since an armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge ended, but its aftershocks are still shaking this high desert region of Oregon, with activists setting up "Camp Freedom" where an occupier was killed and organizing a […]
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How to prevent PTSD from leading to police suicide
Author: Doug Wyllie, PoliceOne Editor in ChiefStarting in 2010, Congress named June 27th PTSD Awareness Day and in 2014, the Senate designated the full month of June for National PTSD Awareness Month. Sadly, PTSD has all too often led officers to commit suicide. According to a study done by Badge of Life, 141 cops took […]
Man gets 15 years for arson, looting during Baltimore unrest
Author: Doug Wyllie, PoliceOne Editor in ChiefAssociated Press BALTIMORE — A Baltimore man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for arson, looting and assault during the riots following the death of Freddie Gray last year, and for later shooting a gun in a $20 drug dispute. Donta Betts was sentenced Friday after pleading […]