Webster Parish Sheriff's Deputy William 'Billy' Earl Collins Jr. was laid to rest after being fatally shot in the line of duty last Friday, July 9th while responding to a domestic disturbance while working as a reserve officer for the Village of Doyline.
The Thin Blue Line. The symbol has been around for a long time, but do you really know what it means? I wanted to understand more about this image that is appearing more given the recent tragic events. Curiously, there are several ideas about its meaning.
U.S. Stephanie Finley says her office works to assist local public safety officers by offering safety, survival and other training throughout the year to the 42 of Louisiana's 64 parishes in the district.
The mayor and council are mulling the offer while also reviewing the possibility of keeping the town's police department and securing a new insurer willing to insure the police department at a cost the town can afford.
Your childhood fantasy (or fear?) of seeing an officer of the law who is part man/part machine may be coming true soon, thanks to Researchers at Florida International University's Discovery Lab and a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Reserves. These folks are working to build "telepresence robots," which would patrol the streets while being controlled by disabled police officers and military v