TAMWORTH – Surrounded by friends, family and fellow officers, Penny Colby was sworn in as Tamworth police chief at the Tamworth selectmen’s meeting on Thursday afternoon. She is the second woman to be appointed police chief in Carroll County. Janet Hadley Champlin was sworn is as […]
Female Police Officer To Run New Domestic Violence Bureau
Turkey’s top police body has appointed a female police officer as the head of a newly-founded bureau in the Istanbul Police Department, one among dozens that were established across the country specializing in domestic violence against women and children. Kıymet Bilir Değerli, 39, was appointed as […]
Hailed As ‘Role Models’ – All Female Indian Police Unit Departs UN Mission In Liberia
12 February 2016 – “We see you as family,” Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf recently told the women of the all-female Indian police unit serving in her country under the United Nations flag. “If I had my will, I would have recommended for another unit of the […]
Female Police Officers Lead Students In Running Program
When teenage girls talk about stress, in Insp. Jackie Wilson’s experience, it usually revolves around exams, family pressures and appearance, often weight. In a bid to relieve some of those stresses, indelibly linked to high school careers, she suggests something that can often set teenaged hearts […]
Sexual-Misconduct Centre Received Dozens Of Complaints: Military Report
“Kudos to the Canadian Armed Forces. To read the full report check it out here.” – Jane Hall Dozens of military personnel and more than 20 civilians contacted a newly created sexual-misconduct response centre during the final four months of last year to report incidents of sexual assault […]
Women In Policing Topic Of UFV Alumni Panel Discussion
Forty years ago it was rare to see a woman in a police uniform. And when you did, chances are she was in a skirt and kept her gun in her purse. Now women comprise 20 percent of all police officers in Canada. Women in policing […]
Town of Johnston Hires Female Police Officer First in Nearly 30 Years
Johnston Police Department has hired their first female officer in nearly 30 years. Jacquelyn (Beth ) Roberson of Batesburg officially joined the department’s ranks Thursday, Jan. 21. Speaking to The Advertiser shortly after the hiring, Police Chief Lamaz Robinson said the move shows “women can be […]
Few In Number, Female Police Officers Play Big Role
Having worked at the Nogales Police Department for more than 20 years, Lt. Veronica Hernandez is the first woman to serve two decades on the city’s force. She was also NPD’s first female sergeant, first female HIDTA (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area) supervisor and, following a […]
High Ranking Female Officers In The Desert Pave Way
Melissa Desmarais has achieved a lot of firsts in the history of the Palm Springs Police Department. Since 2002, she’s achieved the distinction of the first female motorcycle officer, first female sergeant and, now, the first female lieutenant the department has ever promoted. In her 13 […]
San Jose’s First Woman Vietnamese Police Officer Promoted To Sergeant
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — San Jose Police Department’s Samantha Huynh is breaking new ground as the city’s first female Vietnamese officer promoted to the rank of sergeant. It’s a milestone for the local Vietnamese community. Since the end of the Vietnam war, San Jose’s Vietnamese population has become […]
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First Ladies In RCMP
