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

Harold Vitale suffered a horrific death nearly 40 years ago--his family refused to let him be forgotten and channeled their grief into a force for good

"Heroes Live Forever"--the story of Alexandria (VA) Police Cpl. Charlie Hill

A hostage-taker shot two Virginia police officers--they both died, four years apart

The rapper who has spewed hatred toward police in his songs carried the Olympic torch in Paris and is part of NBC's Olympics coverage

The darkest day in Washington, D.C. law enforcement history occurred nearly 30 years ago when three officers were gunned down in their office at police headquarters

Tom Strunk was killed by a drunk driver--with his wife and three young sons watching in horror