If there was any doubt left, last month’s elections sealed the deal. The nationwide experiment labeled “Defund the Police” was an abject failure. Our citizens made it clear that they are sick and tired of politicians who prefer coddling criminals to supporting our police. Sadly, though, it will take years to recover from the disastrous consequences of this movement that decimated and demoralized our nation’s police forces, ignited more crime, and cost thousands of innocent lives.

This devoted father purchased a Christmas tree for his six-year-old daughter in the morning before going to arrest a suspected rapist--he never made it home.

When he heard cries for help from a liquor store owner who had just been robbed, this 16-year police veteran leaped into action and engaged the robber in a frantic and deadly chase…

One brother was murdered by a former girl scout and high school valedictorian--the other was killed three years later responding to a pawn shop robbery

y all accounts, Sergeant George Sullivan, 43, was one of the most respected and likeable persons working at the University of Nevada, Reno Police Department. But his life ended tragically….

Today's featured member is Chris Collins, a retired police officer who served for 32 years with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department LVMPD. Chris was the long-time President of the Las Vegas Police Protective Association and a former Vice President of the National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO) , which represents more than 240,000 law enforcement professionals nationwide.

There are 487 female officers honored on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. One of the first to make the ultimate sacrifice was Mary T. Davis, 67, a police matron with the Wilmington (DE) Police Department.

Citizens Behind the Badge founder and CEO, Craig Floyd, was recently the guest on the Two Cops One Donut podcast hosted by Police Officer Erik Lavigne.

It was one of the darkest days in Baltimore police history. The funeral for Baltimore City Police Officer Harold Carey was being held on November 4, 1998. Known as the “gentle giant,” Officer Carey was killed a few days earlier when two police vehicles crashed into one another while responding to an officer’s call for help. As Officer Carey’s funeral was coming to a close, a Baltimore police helicopter piloted by Flight Officer Barry Wood experienced mechanical problems while chasing down a car thief and crashed into the parking lot at the B&O Railroad Museum.

She has favored defunding the police and does not believe that more officers will help to keep America safe

On April 23, 2005, Pittsburg (CA) Police Officer Larry E. Lasater, Jr., 36, was shot and fatally injured while pursuing two bank robbery suspects. He died two days later, leaving behind a wife, JoAnn, who was seven months pregnant with the couple’s first child, Cody.

McLean, VA (October 22, 2024) - On the evening of February 7, 2008, a man with a history of disrupting city council meetings in Kirkwood, Missouri, made his final visit to City Hall. He left a note for his brother, saying, “The truth will win in the end.”

There is a great police podcast worth checking out called, " Two Cops One Donut " hosted by a veteran police officer, Erik Lavigne! CBB founder and CEO Craig Floyd taped an interview with him yesterday. Full interview will be available soon, but check out the teaser clip below. Craig was able to share one of his favorite stories about who officers are when nobody is looking (or filming)!

McLean, VA (October 8, 2024) - Every year in May, hundreds of officers, survivors of the fallen and citizen supporters gather in Tallahassee, Florida, to honor and remember those across the state who have died in law enforcement service. In 2010, then National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund Chairman and CEO Craig Floyd spoke at that memorial service. He told the stories of several Florida officers who had left an impression on him and many others. One of them, Charles “Ray” Shinholser Jr., a sergeant with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, wrote a song, “When’s Daddy Coming Home?” as a tribute to a fallen colleague. His intention was to sell tapes of the song and raise money to build the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, which would soon be built in Washington, D.C. Sadly, the day after he finished recording the song, Ray died in the line of duty in a motorcycle crash on December 13, 1988. His family and friends went on to sell 10,000 of the tapes to help build the monument that would bear Ray Shinholser’s name. And Ray’s father, Charles, would later become a leader for C.O.P.S. (Concerns of Police Survivors), carrying on Ray’s devotion to helping others in need.

Here is the latest "Updates" newsletter from Citizens Behind the Badge. It features a summary of our work over the past few months in support of America's law enforcement officers. Highlights include an op-ed on the most important issue facing voters--public safety; tributes to law enforcement's fallen heroes; and U.S. Sen. JD Vance's resolution, S.Res. 218, stating that the United States Senate "highly respects and values the law enforcement officers of the United States." Please share with others you think might be interested!

Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested initially not for the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, but for the murder of Dallas Police Officer J.D. Tippit

The wife of a Florida sheriff was murdered in her driveway while on the phone with her husband--moments later the deputy who responded was also ambushed and killed

“Just consider that soon after George Floyd’s death in 2020, elected officials in cities across America reacted in knee-jerk fashion and voted to cut hundreds of millions of dollars from police budgets. The result was fewer police officers, a 5% or 40,000-officer decrease between 2019 and 2022, and more crime.”

Today's featured member is Steve Casstevens, a 46-year veteran of law enforcement and past president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. (IACP)