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CBB Founder and President Craig W. Floyd is interviewed on “3 Cops Talk” podcast on rise in rural and suburban crime
On April 15, 2024, CBB founder and president Craig W. Floyd was the featured guest on the “3 Cops Talk” podcast. He discussed the important work of CBB in support of law enforcement, and a recent report that showed crime is rising dramatically in suburban and rural America.
The Washington Times publishes CBB op-ed touting an available remedy to America’s police shortage crisis
On March 27, The Washington Times published an op-ed authored by Art Gordon, a member of CBB’s Law Enforcement Advisory Council, saying thousands of retired officers are willing and able to assist our depleted police forces in the event of a public safety or national security crisis.
Former U.S. Capitol Police Chief Joins CBB Law Enforcement Advisory Council
On March 6, CBB announced that former U.S. Capitol Police Chief, Steven Sund, has joined their Law Enforcement Advisory Council. Chief Sund is also the best-selling author of the book titled, “Courage Under Fire: Under Siege and Outnumbered 58 to 1 on January 6,” which details the institutional failures that occurred on January 6.
CBB Law Enforcement Council Member Ted Williams reacts to three first responders killed in Minnesota
On February 18, CBB Council member and Fox News contributor, Ted Williams, spoke on Fox News about the two Burnsville (MN) police officers, Matthew Ruge and Paul Elmstrand, and Burnsville firefighter/paramedic Adam Finseth, who were shot and killed responding to a domestic violence call. He said officers who run toward danger when others run away must always be on alert, never knowing if they will make it home to their families.
Citizens Behind the Badge “Updates” Newsletter
On February 6, Citizens Behind the Badge released their latest “Updates” newsletter featuring an op-ed on “the most glaring unintended consequence of the ‘defund the police’ movement;” an announcement of CBB’s newest member of their Law Enforcement Advisory Council; and a report on nationwide effort to collect “Declarations of Support” for law enforcement.
Distinguished Law Enforcement Veteran Joins Citizens Behind the Badge
On February 5, Citizens Behind the Badge announced that Peter Ford, a former 32-year Special Agent of the U.S. Diplomatic Security Service, has joined their Law Enforcement Advisory Council…
The Daily Signal publishes CBB editorial about the “Unforeseen Consequences of ‘Defund the Police’: High Crime, Low Morale, Hiring Woes”
The Daily Signal—the news platform for the Heritage Foundation—published an op-ed written by CBB Law Enforcement Advisory Council member, Doug Scott, commenting on a crisis of trust and confidence within policing as a result of the “defund and defame the police” movement.