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.

KAMALA HARRIS IS WRONG WHEN IT COMES TO POLICING

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

"Heroes Live Forever" - the story of Kirkwood (MO) Sgt. William K. Biggs Jr. and Officer Thomas Ballman. A crazed gunman burst into a Kirkwood, Missouri City Council meeting and killed five people, including two police officers.

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)

2,996 lives were lost on 9/11, including 72 law enforcement and 343 firefighting heroes

A total of 16 law enforcement officers died in the three deadliest shootouts in law enforcement history

Officer Joseph Brodnik was shot and killed when he and his partner stopped two suspicious youths at 431 Alvarado Street. Officer Brodnik and his partner were working a burglary suppression unit in plain clothes and were operating an unmarked car in the Mission District. 

Wesley Brown grew up in a crime-ridden neighborhood, but became a Maryland State Trooper and a mentor for at-risk youth--until his life was taken by a drunken coward

Chris Eney was tragically shot and killed during a training exercise 40 years ago, but his department never forgot, and his wife became a leading advocate for the families of fallen officers

Tough on crime? Breaking down Kamala Harris' abysmal record on crime. Harris claims to have been tough on crime as a District Attorney in San Francisco but her actions have proven otherwise... Aug 17th, 2024 - Interview with Citizens Behind the Badge founder and President, Craig Floyd and Las Vegas Metropolitan PD Lt. Randy Sutton (Ret.) on Newsmax's 'America Right Now with Tom Basile'.

Law enforcement officers had the highest Covid death rate of all American workers, with more than 800 of them dying of the disease over a three-year period

David Berez, Citizens Behind the Badge Law Enforcement Advisory Council