The prediction comes on the day a 12-page Record pullout celebrates 100 years of women fighting crime. Police Scotland deputy chief Rose Fitzpatrick is a candidate to replace Chief Constable Sir Stephen House when he retires in September next year. And Fitzpatrick – who cut her […]
NYPD On Hunt For Samuel Thornton 21 In Beating Of Female Cop Gun Theft
The NYPD says it is hot on the heels of a 21-year-old man who brutally beat an off-duty female cop in the Bronx and stole her gun. Cops have identified the man as Samuel Thornton. At about 5 a.m. on Wednesday, he attacked the 41-year-old woman […]
Before Sanjukta Parashar, There Was Another Gritty Female Cop From Assam
Since last week, there has been a flurry of news items in social and mainstream media about Sanjukta Parashar, the superintendent of police in Assam’s Sonitpur district. They gave instances of her bravado, heaped richly-deserved praises on her, and many of them described her as the […]
Women Police Officers Express Passion For Male-Dominated Field
The law enforcement field has been an intense topic of discussion, more specifically police officer accountability and the use of excessive force. In many cases women officers’ perspectives have been silenced pertaining to violence and their contributions to the changing landscape of this country have been […]
Alice Bachison, Yakima’s First Female Officer, Dies At 94
In 1951, Gen. Douglas MacArthur was relieved of command in the Korean War, Mickey Mantle hit his first home run for the Yankees and the Yakima Police Department hired its first female police officer. While Alice Bachison spent the bulk of her 32-year career in administration, […]
Miami – Dade’s First Black Female Police – Thelma Harris Dies At 88
As a teenager new to her neighborhood, Thelma Gaitor Freeman Harris was enthralled in two passions: going to the library and participating in amateur shows with her sisters at the Harlem Square hotspot in Overtown. A chance meeting with seaman Walter Freeman in 1945 while she […]
Man Accused Of Throwing Axe At Female Cop
A BLACKBUTT man who was tasered after he allegedly threw an axe at a female police officer is expected to apply for bail at Ipswich Magistrates Court today. Bodie-James Amos, 24, faces eight charges, which include going armed to cause fear, injuring an animal, dangerous operation […]
Galloway Names First Female Police Chief
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP— There’s a new chief in town and she’s the first female police chief in Atlantic County’s history. Donna Higbee, a 13-year veteran of the Galloway Township Police Department was sworn in as police chief Wednesday evening. Higbee was named acting-chief last month after Pat […]
RCMP Sgt. Kenneth James Taker To Plead On Sex Assault Charge In September
Nova Scotia RCMP officer is scheduled to appear in Liverpool provincial court in September to enter a plea on a sexual assault charge involving a female civilian employee. Sgt. Kenneth James Taker, 47, of Dartmouth was charged after an investigation by Nova Scotia’s Serious Incident Response Team. In late March, SIRT received a complaint […]
Gander RCMP Officer To Carry Torch For World Special Olympics Games
Gander RCMP Officer To Carry Torch For World Special Olympics Games – For someone who lives in Newfoundland and Labrador and has to tolerate the unpredictable east coast weather, a visit to California in July sounds like a dream come true. For Gander’s Nancy Howell, the […]