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Do you know this week is National Police Week? According to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund:"In 1962, President Kennedy proclaimed May 15th as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week in which May 15th falls, as National Police Week. Established by a joint resolution of Congress in 1962, National Police Week pays special recognition to those law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty for the safety and protection of others."  The men and women of our police force often receive little or no recognition for their daily efforts, yet each...

For these six men and women, fitness is a calling, a lifestyle, a sport, and a survival strategy. Learn from people who risk their lives to protect ours. 1. ARMED FOR BATTLE: OFFICER DANIEL BANKS As Officer Daniel Banks tells it, every bar in America is littered with guys who think they're MMA fighters because they watch it on TV while sucking down beers. But the police chief in Tripoli, Iowa, knows all too well that not every adversary is a big-talking wannabe. He takes no one for granted. "Many prison inmates weight train two or three times per day, 365...

  Law enforcement officers must be physically fit for many reasons including for job performance, reducing the risk of future diseases, stress reduction, and shift schedules. A healthy lifestyle for law enforcement officers should include exercise, proper nutrition, stress management, substance-abuse prevention, and health-risk management. Police work takes dedication and a commitment to excellence in every aspect of an officer’s career and life. Physical fitness and health is a significant factor in achieving that excellence. Following are some of the issues regarding the health of police officers and examples of physical fitness routines that can help reduce the problems associated...

Five years ago, Jennifer Owens couldn’t manage to do a single pull-up. It kept her from passing a fitness performance test all police officers must complete as part of the police academy. But now she breezes through more than a dozen pull-ups. Last week she ripped off 18 of them. The 27-year-old Roanoke police detective can also do 70 sit-ups and can bench press 140 pounds, more than her body weight. Owens’ physical abilities have helped out her out at work, where she occasionally has to chase down criminals and restrain men whose size can dwarf her small frame, but...

  Over a decade of law enforcement work has given me great opportunities.  Great disappointments and great friendships.  I would like to share some of my experience with you so that you can learn from my mistakes and benefit from my successes.  You may not agree with everything that you read, but given a long enough time, you will see that only truth is listed here. 1. Be nice, until there’s a time not to be nice.  When that time comes, be mean, but appear to be nice.2. When you pull over a person and are going to write a...