HONOLULU – A crime boss in Hawaii who was convicted in a revenge murder plot against his son’s friend was found dead inside his prison cell over the weekend, according to officials. Michael “Mike” Miske, 50, was discovered unresponsive inside his cell at the Federal Detention Center in Honolulu on Sunday, the Bureau of Prisons announced. Read More >

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In my law enforcement leadership training courses, I encourage officers and policing executives to embrace the power of truth. In life there is suffering, and evil is real. Suffering has many causes, but it is worst when it is the result of intentional acts – evil.  Bonhoeffer knew, preached, and acted based upon this fundamental Read More >

We have all heard that “a grand jury will indict a ham sandwich” (Wachtler, 1985) refers to the belief that grand juries tend to approve prosecutors’ requests for indictments overwhelmingly. This raises questions about the system’s fairness and whether it should be reformed or become more transparent. The grand jury process is not just a Read More >

The Wounded Blue announces its “Wounded Blue Christmas” campaign for injured law enforcement officers children. Lt. Randy Sutton, Founder of the national non profit organization that assists injured and disabled law-enforcement officers across America has shared with lawofficer.com the organizations Christmas campaign of helping the families of police officers injured in the line of duty, Read More >

“I’m very grateful for the excellent police work of these officers, the courage,” said Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick. “…They were strong, and they did what they had to do”

Officers found found a duffel bag containing an AK-47, six handguns and hundreds of bullets, a safe with nearly 2 kilos of cocaine and $107,000 cash

Cook County official Samantha Steele told officers she was an elected official while allegedly making crude comments and refusing to cooperate with officer requests

The man, who allegedly shot his brother, was killed when officers returned fire; a Jackson Police sergeant who was shot during the incident is expected to recover

“What’s in your jacket? I’m kind of nervous with your hand in your jacket like that,” the Santa Monica officer asked before the man said, “You’re nervous?” and attacked the officer