“The RCMP Veteran Women’s Council was the first to call for an independant body as an avenue to improve leadership accountablity and retore faith in the RCMP’s complaints process. Please review the four recommendations in this summary.” – Jane Hall The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Veteran Women’s Council (RCMPVWC) was created […]
Saunders: Durham Hire Brings Another Female Police Chief To The Triangle
Know thyself. That’s one advantage I have over y’all. I know me. I know what I’m capable of – not a whole lot – and what I’m not. The main thing I know is that someone with my propensity for messing up should never, ever date […]
Muttaburra’s First Solo Female Police Officer Thrilled With Award For Outback Service
The community welcomed her with open arms, and by the time she left five years later she had made many lifelong friends. “The Muttaburra community is the most astounding community and it’s been the most rewarding time of my career working in Muttaburra,” she said. “It’s […]
Rockie Bellevue Cop Deals With Troubled Kids And Unwelcome Flirting
We caught up with her again recently. Schendel has worked patrol in Bellevue for about five months. On a recent night, one of her first stops is a burglary scene. The resident tells her his rifle and pistol have been stolen. “If you could do your best to […]
Ports’ New Top Cop Brings 27 Years Experience To The Job
Tonya Chapman is a member of a very small and elite group of law enforcement professionals. She is one of 200 women in this nation who are Chiefs of a police department. Chief Chapman was the first African-American woman to be named a month and a […]
Women Account For Just 12 Per Cent Of Senior Police Officers In Canada
As a growing number of women work their way up the ranks of policing across Canada, new statistics suggest those in Southwestern Ontario are hitting a rock-hard glass ceiling. While Statistics Canada found women accounted for an average 12 per cent of senior officers on police […]
Waco: First Black Female Police Sergeant PD Retires
The Waco police department celebrated the retirement of Sergeant Sherri Swinson Thursday afternoon. Sgt. Swinson will officially retire in April after being with the department for 35 years and 7 months. She’ll make sure you include those seven months. “After 35 and a 1/2 years, it’s […]
Female Cop Tipped For One Of PSNI’s Top Jobs, But Fears Of Gender Disparity Remain
Chief Superintendent Barbara Gray, an expert in public order policing, has just successfully completed a national senior command policing course, which makes her eligible to apply for the high-ranking post. If appointed, she would become the second woman to reach chief officer rank. Retired Deputy Chief […]
Naming Of Stoughton’s First Female Police Chief ‘A Big Deal’
STOUGHTON – The town has its first female police chief, but it will be up to selectmen whether the lieutenant serving as acting head of the department remains in that position. Lt. Donna McNamara was named the acting police chief Friday by Police Chief Paul Shastany, […]
Bradenton Gets First Female Police Chief
“Chief Melanie Bevan represents a small group — less than 2% of the police chiefs nationwide who are women.” – Jane Hall Bradenton, Florida — She rose through the ranks at the St. Petersburg Police Department and is now the top police officer with Bradenton police, picked from […]